Institutionally Limited Proposals | Office of Research and Innovation

The Office of Research and Innovation is responsible for coordinating the internal review and selection of competing proposals when their number exceeds what is allowed by the sponsor as specified in their program announcement or request for proposals. This applies to all types of proposals (fellowship, individual awards, equipment, training, research, etc.), sponsors (federal, state, foundation, etc.), and award types (grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, etc.).

If you become aware of a proposal opportunity that imposes a restriction on MSU as a whole and you would like to apply, please communicate this to your departmental administrator or dean's office and to the Office of Research and Innovation at limited@msu.edu as early as possible.

Procedures and Guidelines

Unless noted below, institutionally limited proposals are due to the Office of Research and Innovation eight weeks before the agency deadline. Please confirm all tentative dates with the funding agency before submitting your internal documents.

Please direct questions and Notices of Intent to Apply to:

Kay Connelly, Associate Vice President
Hannah Administration Building
426 Auditorium Road, Room 249
Email: limited@msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-0306

Opportunities are listed in order by the internal deadline.

October 2024

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
10/22	NSF 24-573: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (RII-FEC)	Lof Intent due 12/17/24, Full proposal due: 1/28/25.

November 2024

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
11/13	Blavatnik National Awards	Nominations due 12/4/24.
11/19	NSF 24-608: Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE)	Preliminary proposal due 1/14/25, Full proposal due: 4/22/25.

December 2024

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
12/4	NSF, Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers	Applications due 1/29/2025.
12/13	NSF 24-599: Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)	Lof Intent due: 2/7/25, Preliminary Proposal due: 3/7/25, Full Proposal Due: 9/17/25.
12/13	NSF, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Expansion Program	Applications due 2/7/2025.
12/26	NSF, Designing materials to revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF)	Full Proposals due 2/4/2025.

January 2025

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
1/6	NSF, Faculty Development in geoSpace Science (FDSS)	Applications due 3/3/2025.
1/7	NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)	Applications due 3/4/2025.
1/8	NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I Programs	Applications due 3/5/2025.
1/8	NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II Programs	Applications due 3/5/2025.
1/8	NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Fast-Track Pilot Programs (SBIR-STTR Fast-Track)	Applications due 3/5/2025.
1/28	Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE)	Applications due 3/25/2025.

February 2025

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
2/3	Ono Pharma Foundation, Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program	Applications due 2/14/2025.
2/4	NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory – Quantum Testbeds (NQVL)	Applications due 4/1/2025.

March 2025

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
3/20	NSF 25-521 Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)	Agency deadline 5/15/2025.

June 2025

MSU Internal Application Deadline	Title and Details	Agency Deadline
6/6	Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology – Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering	Applications due 8/1/2025.
6/16	NSF, Major Instrumentation Program (MRI)	Applications due 11/14/2025.

Institutionally Limited Proposals Deadline Archive