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PRIORITY OPPORTUNITIES | |||||
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Opportunity |
Agency |
Limitations |
Internal NOI by 5PM |
Agency Due Date |
Status |
NSF |
2 submissions for Track 1, 1 submission for Track 2, 1 submission for Track 3 |
5/5/25 |
11/14/25 |
Click here to submit an NOI through InfoReady. | |
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program |
NSF |
2 |
2/3/25 |
9/8/25 |
This competition is closed to NOIs and is currently underway in the next stage. |
Current and Expired Opportunities
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NOIs | ||||||
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Date Posted |
Title |
Agency |
Internal NOI by 5PM |
Agency Due Date |
Limitations |
Status |
4/3/25 |
Arts Build Communities (ABC) |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
4/10/25 |
7/1/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
Distinguished Scientist and Early Career Scientist Awards |
SURA |
4/4/25 |
12/31/25 |
1 per award |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
Carnegie Fellows Program |
Carnegie Corporation of New York |
4/4/25 |
November 2025 (projected) |
1 Junior and 1 Senior Scholar |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
Pew Biomedical Scholars |
Pew Trusts |
4/4/25 |
September 3, 2025 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
Searle Scholars |
Kinship Foundation |
4/4/25 |
September 2025 (projected) |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists |
Blavatnik Foundation |
4/4/25 |
December 2025 (projected) |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
Sloan Research Fellowships |
Sloan Foundation |
4/4/25 |
September 2025 (projected) |
3 per department |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/17/25 |
William T. Grant Scholars |
William T. Grant Foundation |
4/4/25 |
7/1/25 |
1 per college |
NOI Deadline Passed |
3/12/25 |
Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
3/28/25 |
8/7/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/6/25 |
2025 Grant Cycle |
Trinity Health Foundation |
2/24/25 |
3/19/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/27/25 |
Scientific Discovery through Computing (SCiDAC): Partnerships in Basic Energy Sciences |
DOE |
2/3/25 |
2/21/25 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/27/25 |
EXPRESS:2025 Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science
|
DOE |
1/30/25 |
2/25/25 |
2 per research area (10 total) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/8/25 |
NSF |
1/22/25 |
5/15/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
1/6/25 |
NEA |
1/13/25 |
2/13/25 OR 7/10/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
12/12/24 |
Mathers Foundation |
12/19/24 |
3/14/25 and 10/3/25 |
3 per deadline |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
12/9/24 |
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) |
NSF |
12/16/24 |
3/4/25 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
11/22/24 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
12/2/24 |
1/13/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
11/18/24 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
12/6/24 |
1/13/25 |
1 to EITHER |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
11/18/24 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
12/6/24 |
1/13/25 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
11/18/24 |
DOE |
11/22/24 |
12/20/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
11/13/24 |
Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) |
NSF |
11/20/24 |
2/4/25 |
5 (2 slots have been filled, 3 remain) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
10/22/24 |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applied to Nuclear Science and Technology |
DOE |
10/25/24 |
11/14/24 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
8/30/24 |
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics |
9/11/24 |
10/11/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
8/29/24 |
NSF |
9/6/24 |
2/7/25 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
8/19/24 |
NSF |
8/26/24 |
11/20/24 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
7/18/24 |
Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Material and Process |
DOE |
7/23/24 |
8/21/24 |
1 per topic area (4 total) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
6/25/24 |
NEH |
7/26/24 |
9/18/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
6/3/24 |
NSF |
6/17/24 |
10/29/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
6/7/24 |
DOE |
6/14/24 |
7/19/24 |
1 per topic area (3 total) |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
6/3/24 |
DOE |
6/7/24 |
7/9/24 |
4 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
4/29/24 |
NEA |
5/6/24 |
8/1/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
3/28/24 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
4/4/24 |
7/1/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/25/24 |
Carnegie Corporation of New York |
3/29/24 |
November 2024 |
1 Junior and 1 Senior Scholar |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/25/24 |
Pew Trusts |
3/29/24 |
September 2024 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/25/24 |
Searle Foundation |
3/29/24 |
July 2024 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/25/24 |
Blavatnik Foundation |
3/29/24 |
October/November 2024 |
1 per category |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/25/24 |
Sloan Foundation |
3/29/24 |
September 2024 |
3 per department |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/25/24 |
William T. Grant Foundation |
3/29/24 |
early July 2024 |
1 per college |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/22/24 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
2/29/24 |
4/1/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/19/24 |
DOE |
2/26/24 |
3/19/24 |
3 per research area (15 total) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/6/24 |
Trinity Health Foundation |
2/20/24 |
3/20/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/9/24 |
DOE |
2/16/24 |
3/13/24 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/2/24 |
DOE |
2/12/24 |
2/28/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/31/24 |
NSF |
2/7/24 |
4/22/24 |
2, INCLUDING participation as a non-lead |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/26/24 |
USDA |
2/2/24 |
5/3/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/23/24 |
Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research |
2/2/24 |
2/21/24 |
1 for both UTK and UTIA combined |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/22/24 |
DOE |
1/29/24 |
3/19/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/22/24 |
Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP) |
NSF |
1/29/24 |
Multiple: 5/7/24, 9/3/24, and 1/7/25 |
1 per deadline |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/18/24 |
Mathers Foundation |
1/26/24 |
Multiple: 3/22/24 and 10/4/24 |
4 per deadline |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/9/24 |
Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards |
NSF |
1/17/24 |
3/12/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/9/24 |
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) |
USDA |
1/17/24 |
2/9/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/8/24 |
South Arts |
1/17/24 |
3/1/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
10/23/23 |
NEA |
1/10/24 |
2/15/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/28/23 |
DOE |
12/5/23 |
1/5/24 |
4 (1 per topic) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/1/23 |
Graham Foundation |
11/8/23 |
2/25/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/1/23 |
NEH |
11/8/23 |
2/14/24 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/1/23 |
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) |
NSF |
11/8/23 |
2/20/24 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
10/12/23 |
ORAU |
First-come, first-served |
Rolling |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
10/6/23 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
11/3/23 |
1/16/24 |
1 for Arts Access and 1 for Arts Project Support OR Rural Arts Project Support (cannot submit to both) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
10/11/23 |
ORAU |
10/27/23 |
12/15/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
8/2/23 |
NSF |
8/23/23 |
10/31/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
7/31/23 |
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH) Project Call |
TAMU |
8/14/23 |
9/11/23 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
7/18/23 |
NSF |
8/1/23 |
10/31/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/24/23 |
NEH |
6/16/23 |
9/20/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
5/16/23 |
Inertial Fusion Energy Science & Technology Accelerated Research (IFE-STAR) |
DOE |
5/18/23 at 11:59pm |
5/30/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
5/12/23 |
NSF |
5/19/23 |
8/1/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed | |
4/27/23 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
5/10/23 |
6/2/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/10/23 |
NSF |
4/17/23 |
6/20/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/6/23 |
USDA |
4/11/23 |
5/3/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/3/23 |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
4/10/23 |
5/26/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/3/23 |
DOE |
4/10/23 |
4/25/23 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/3/23 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
4/10/23 |
7/3/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
3/24/23 |
Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) FY23 |
DOE |
3/28/23 |
4/17/23 |
1 per topic area (9 total) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
3/3/23 |
DOE |
3/9/23 |
3/31/23 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/22/23 |
South Arts |
3/1/23 |
5/1/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/22/23 |
DOE |
2/27/23 |
3/23/23 |
1 per topic area |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/20/23 |
Mathers Foundation |
2/27/23 |
Spring Grants: March 31
Summer/Fall Grants: July 28 Winter Grants: December 1 |
4 per deadline |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/8/23 |
Lockheed Martin |
2/22/23 |
3/10/23 |
10 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/13/23 |
NIH |
2/20/23 |
5/18/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/3/23 |
EXPRESS: 2023 Exploratory Research for Extreme Scale Science |
DOE |
2/20/23 |
3/8/23 |
4 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/2/23 |
Trinity Health Foundation |
2/16/23 |
3/22/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/31/23 |
DOE |
2/6/23 |
3/1/23 |
4 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/31/23 |
Energy Innovation Hub Program: Research to Enable Next-Generation Batteries and Energy Storage |
DOE |
2/6/23 |
3/9/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/23/23 |
Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) |
NSF |
1/30/23 |
3/27/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/23/23 |
Partnerships for Innovation – Research Partnerships Track (PFI-RP) |
NSF |
1/30/23 |
5/2/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/20/23 |
DOE |
First-come, first-served |
2/3/23 |
1 per subtopic |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/9/23 |
DOE |
1/13/23 |
2/9/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
12/16/22 |
Graham Foundation |
1/6/23 |
2/25/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
12/14/22 |
DOE |
12/16/22 |
1/12/23 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
12/12/22 |
NEA |
12/19/22 |
2/9/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
12/7/22 |
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) |
NSF |
12/14/22 |
3/2/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
12/1/22 |
NSF |
12/8/22 |
2/21/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/30/22 |
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH) Project Call |
TAMU |
12/7/22 |
1/9/22 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
11/30/22 |
Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) |
NSF |
12/7/22 |
2/23/23 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
10/7/22 |
ORAU |
10/28/22 |
12/15/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
10/3/22 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
10/31/22 |
1/17/23 |
1 for Arts Access and 1 for Arts Project Support OR Rural Arts Project Support (cannot submit to both) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
9/13/22 |
Quantum Sensing Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuSeC-TAQS) |
NSF |
9/20/22 |
12/16/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
9/12/22 |
DOE |
First come, first served |
10/12/22 |
1 per topic area (6 total) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
9/12/22 |
Mathers Foundation |
9/19/22 |
11/30/22 |
4 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
6/7/22 |
NEH |
7/5/22 |
9/21/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
6/6/22 |
DOE |
6/13/22 |
8/1/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
6/6/22 |
DOE |
6/9/22 |
7/8/22 |
1 per Subtopic 2a, 2b, 3a, and 3b. Other subtopics are not limited. |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
5/24/22 |
South Arts |
6/1/22 |
8/1/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
5/24/22 |
NEA |
6/1/22 |
8/4/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
5/13/22 |
Mathers Foundation |
5/23/22 |
7/31/22 |
4 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
5/3/22 |
NSF |
5/10/22 |
8/1/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/22/22 |
USDA |
5/6/22 |
6/15/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/25/22 |
IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) |
NSF |
5/2/22 |
7/18/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
4/18/22 |
EXPRESS: 2022 Exploratory Research for Extreme Scale Science |
DOE |
4/25/22 |
5/12/22 |
6 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
4/18/22 |
Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Centers (MMICCs) |
DOE |
4/25/22 |
5/17/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
4/18/22 |
DOE |
4/25/22 |
5/5/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/18/22 |
Randomized Algorithms for Combinatorial Scientific Computing |
DOE |
4/25/22 |
5/19/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
4/18/22 |
Data Visualization for Scientific Discovery, Decision-Making, and Communication |
DOE |
4/25/22 |
5/10/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
4/4/22 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
4/11/22 |
7/1/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/1/22 |
Mellon Foundation |
4/8/22 |
5/16/22 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
3/30/22 |
DOE |
4/6/22 |
5/24/22 |
4 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
3/28/22 |
In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture FY23 Project Grants |
South Arts |
4/4/22 |
5/16/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
3/30/22 |
DOE |
First-come, first served |
4/19/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
3/7/22 |
Lever for Change |
3/14/22 |
4/7/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/28/22 |
NSF |
3/7/22 |
5/10/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/21/22 |
NSF |
2/28/22 |
5/16/22 |
1 per CIP track (no limitations on other tracks) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/18/22 |
Chemical and Materials Sciences to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Low-Carbon Manufacturing |
DOE |
2/21/22 |
3/16/22 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
2/7/22 |
NSF |
2/14/22 |
5/2/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/3/22 |
NRC |
2/10/22 |
4/5/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
2/3/22 |
Trinity Health Foundation |
2/10/22 |
3/23/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/31/22 |
DOE |
2/3/22 |
3/18/22 |
1 for each topic area, 2 total |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/24/22 |
Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) |
NSF |
1/31/22 |
Rolling |
1 per year |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/18/22 |
NSF |
1/25/22 |
7/13/22 |
1 for the RP track |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/10/22 |
Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SCiDAC): Partnership in Nuclear Physics |
DOE |
1/18/22 |
2/24/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/10/22 |
DOE |
1/18/22 |
2/28/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/10/22 |
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) |
USDA |
1/18/22 |
3/31/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
1/10/22 |
DOE |
1/13/22 |
2/15/22 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
1/3/22 |
Graham Foundation |
1/10/22 |
2/25/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
12/6/21 |
NSF |
12/13/21 |
3/1/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/29/21 |
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) |
NSF |
12/6/21 |
2/22/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
11/22/21 |
NEA |
12/13/21 |
2/10/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/22/21 |
DOE |
First-come, first served |
1/7/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/1/21 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
11/22/21 |
1/18/22 |
1 for Arts Access, 1 for Arts Project Support OR Rural Arts Project Support (cannot submit to both) |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
11/1/21 |
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) |
NSF |
11/8/21 |
2/1/22 |
3 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
10/25/21 |
Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards |
NSF |
11/1/21 |
11/30/21 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
10/4/21 |
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) – Interdisciplinary Research Groups |
NSF |
11/1/21 |
6/20/22 |
1 MRSEC application, with 2-3 IRGs |
NOI Deadline Passed |
10/11/21 |
NSF |
10/18/21 |
1/14/22 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
9/8/21 |
Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research |
DOE |
9/15/21 |
11/11/21 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
9/3/21 |
NSF |
9/10/21 |
2/22/22 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
8/30/21 |
Conservation Outreach – Racial Equity and Justice Conservation Cooperative Agreements |
USDA |
9/6/21 |
10/25/21 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
8/5/21 |
NRC |
8/12/21 |
10/4/21 |
1 per grant type |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
8/3/21 |
DOE |
8/10/21 |
9/10/21 |
1 per topic area |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
6/23/21 |
John Templeton Foundation |
6/30/21 |
8/20/21 |
1 Please note that this is a call for teaming. |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
6/23/21 |
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institutes |
NSF |
7/16/21 |
This is a call for interest in a potential opportunity |
N/A |
NOI Deadline Passed |
5/24/21 |
NEA |
6/1/21 |
8/5/21 |
2 |
NOI Deadline Passed |
|
4/5/21 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
4/12/21 |
7/1/21 |
1 |
NOI Deadline Passed |