Our editorial team is keeping abreast of the current status of federally funded opportunities. Such opportunities advertised here, to our knowledge at time of publication, are active. However, please continue to check solicitation websites for updates to U.S. Government opportunities of interest.

What is a Limited Submission?

A limited submission solicitation places a cap on the number of proposals Auburn may submit to a sponsor. Auburn coordinates limited submissions with notifications via this newsletter and competitions created in the Auburn University Competition Space (InfoReady).

To apply to any limited submission posted in this newsletter, click on the link within the announcement. Please refer to the Limited Submission Procedures page for a general list of requirements.

Found a Limited Submission opportunity that interests you?

If so, please contact the PSFS office sooner than later so that an internal competition can be created for a timely, university-wide, fair and equitable selection process that allows for ample time for review, feedback and revisions.

NSF: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE)

This program seeks proposals that a) explore ways for graduate students in STEM master's and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers, or b) support research on the graduate education system and outcomes of systemic interventions and policies. The program addresses both workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity-building needs in graduate education. With this solicitation, the IGE program will support proposals in two tracks:

Track 1 - Career Preparation and Student Success Pilots: Track 1 proposals may request a total budget (up to three years in duration) between $300,000 and $500,000.

Track 2 - Systemic Interventions and Policies: Track 2 proposals may request a total budget (up to five years in duration) up to $1,000,000.

**Please Note: Participation includes serving as a lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal or as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal. Organizations participating solely as evaluators on projects are excluded from this limitation.

Institutional Limit: Two (2) Proposals (see above note)

Internal Deadline: February 20, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: March 25, 2025, 5:00pm CT

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) - EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF Track

This program provides an opportunity for early career and non-tenured and tenured assistant/associate professor faculty to establish strong collaborations with the option to spend extended or periodic time (e.g., one, two, or three-month summer extended visit) at the nation's premier research facilities. The fellowship period may be used to initiate new collaborative relationships, to expand existing partnerships in ambitious new directions, or to make use of unique equipment not available at the PI's home institution. Successful fellowships will positively impact and potentially transform the recipient's research career trajectory. This fellowship support is intended to provide opportunities for PIs to establish collaborations and work at facilities of national prominence that would not otherwise be possible without the fellowship. EPSCoR Research Fellows program provides opportunities for the participation of one trainee, who must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree program, or a postdoctoral researcher from an EPSCoR jurisdiction. Staff members, such as technicians or lab assistants could be considered as trainees when properly justified.

Institutional Limit: Four (4) Proposals

Internal Deadline: February 28, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: April 8, 2025, 5:00pm CT

Student Creative Showcase + Performative Works Exhibition

February 24, 2025

6:00pm - 8:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)

Gogue Performing Arts Center

SHOWCASE brings together creative scholarship from across the university and includes contributions from both faculty & students. Attendees will be treated to original works of art, design and innovation, interactive exhibits and performances - all by AU students & faculty.

Now Showing!

The entire community is invited to view the collection of faculty submissions at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The exhibition will run through July.

The Showcase faculty exhibition at GPAC will run February 24-28 during their open lobby hours (10:00am - 4:00pm).

Team Science Spring Event on Stress Science

Registration is Open!

April 8, 2025

11:00am - 3:00pm

Auburn Alumni Center

This Team Science event will be a forum for faculty to develop interdisciplinary collaborations that advance stress research, enhance stress education, and strengthen stress management efforts on campus and in the community.

• Networking & Collaboration Opportunities
• Lunch Provided

By registering today, you will help shape the discussion and facilitate research collaborations!

Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute (AURPI)

The Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute (AURPI) is soliciting proposals from faculty who are collaborating with industry and/or community organizations to develop and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and economic viability of Alabama’s poultry and forestry industries with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of rural Alabamians. This request for proposal is intended for faculty to collaborate with industry or community organizations in support of the goals of AURPI’s project.

Proposals Due: March 17, 2025, 4:45pm CT

Biggio Center: Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program

The purpose of the Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program is to encourage enhancement of teaching and learning through financial support of selected projects. Projects or travel should directly benefit the instructor, students, and the University’s overall teaching program.

Tenured/tenure-track faculty from any discipline, or faculty from the Lecturer or Clinician title series with appointments continuing through academic year 2025-2026, may apply for a Breeden Endowed Grant. Preference will be given to early career, pre-tenured faculty. Proposals for collaborative projects involving multiple faculty and departments are encouraged.

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025, 4:45pm

University Writing Center: Excellence in Writing Across

the Curriculum

The University Writing Committee’s (UWC) Award for Excellence in Writing Across the Curriculum honors academic programs (undergraduate majors) and their faculty who have demonstrated sustained and successful efforts to integrate evidence-based pedagogical practices across an undergraduate major. One award of $20,000 will be given to an academic program to use for faculty professional development. These funds are unrestricted, but the UWC encourages programs to use the money to support writing-focused guest speakers, conference attendance, or research projects. 

 Application Packet Due: April 13, 2025

Funding Opportunities

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: Young Investigator Grants



The program is intended to facilitate innovative research opportunities and supports basic, as well as translational and/or clinical investigators. All research must be relevant to the understanding, treatment and prevention of serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia; bipolar; mood and anxiety disorders or early onset brain and behavior disorders.

In addition to supporting the full ranges of relevant neurobiological and psychobiological basic science, the foundation also supports clinical science, which can include careful studies using qualitative research approaches or research generating preliminary data to explore a new hypothesis generated by clinical experience or large sample studies.

Applications Due: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 11:59pm ET

NSF: Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice



This program's focus is on conservation goal-related research that will directly translate to on-the-ground biodiversity conservation efforts. Proposals that adopt a convergent approach between a changing environment, conservation, and the health of ecosystems and the organisms therein are especially encouraged. Proposals are also expected to incorporate project outcomes within the context of broader societal impacts and, as appropriate for the research proposed, engage non-academic partners in collaboration.

For proposals recommended for funding, NSF will fund the proposed research scope, and the foundation will fund the proposed conservation component of the project.

Proposals Due March 17, 2025, 5:00pm CT

Eppley Foundation for Research

The Eppley Foundation for Research exists to "increase knowledge in pure or applied science…in chemistry, physics and biology through study, research and publication.” Particular areas of interest include innovative medical investigations, climate change, whole ecosystem studies, as well as research on single species if they are of particular significance in their environments, in the U.S. and abroad. The Foundation is prepared to take risks.

The Foundation does not fund work that can qualify for funding from conventional sources such as the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health, or similar agencies at the state level.

LOIs Due: March 15, 2025, 5:00pm ET

Mellon Foundation: Arts and Culture

This foundation supports exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation practices while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem. Mellon works with artists, curators, conservators, scholars, and organizations to ensure equitable access to excellent arts and cultural experiences and support approaches that place the arts and artists at the center of thriving, healthy communities.

Proposals are accepted at any time.

Important Updates

NEW: Hanover Resources for Non-Federal Opportunities

• Grants Calendar for Non-Federal Research 
• On-demand webinar: Non-federal research funding
• Sign up to receive Hanover grant alerts and calendars for new and emerging funding opportunities

AU Libraries Love Data Week

February 10 -14

Auburn University Libraries will be hosting several activities for Love Data Week 2025, including a presentation on federal data sharing mandates and one on data privacy-preserving research methods. 

Learn more and register for events.

AU Libraries: Savvy Researcher Bootcamp

February 15, 2025

9:00am - 4:00pm

RBD Library

The Savvy Researcher Boot Camp is a day-long event geared to graduate students who want to take their research to a higher level. Workshop topics include how to locate scholarly sources, write a literature review, present research, manage data, organize citations, and more. A complete listing of workshops can be found here.

A special lunchtime program will feature presentations by Auburn’s 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) winners.

Register Here.

Hanover Research Webinars

Keys to a Competitive NSF Career Proposal

Thursday, February 27, 2025

11:00am CT

In this webinar, experts will identify the core elements of a strong NSF CAREER proposal, diving into when to apply, how to frame intellectual merit and broader impacts, and common missteps faculty make that decreases chances of funding.

Register Here.

• Upcoming Webinars in 2025
• Recently posted to the archives: Major Changes for NIH Grantseekers

Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available February 12, 2025 - April 18, 2025 and after May 23, 2025

Auburn University has partnered with Hanover Research for a number of grant development solutions including Pre-proposal Support; Proposal Development; and Capacity Building. Hanover's full-service grant development solutions are available to set goals, build strategies to achieve key grant-seeking objectives, and develop grant proposals that are well-planned, researched, and written. 

For information regarding Hanover’s core capabilities and project timelines, click here. If you are interested in a slot in the queue, please e-mail Tony Ventimiglia.

Hanover GLC Modules for NIH, NSF-CAREER & Grant Development

The Hanover Research Grants Learning Center (GLC) on-demand grant development training portal offers faculty enrollees the unique opportunity to receive targeted training through self-paced, interactive modules with step-by-step guidance and templates for prospective applicants to develop compelling proposals. In addition to NIH and NSF-CAREER modules, AU faculty now have access to a variety of new modules on grant seeking, development and revisions.

Auburn faculty interested in signing up for this training should contact Christine Cline for registration information.

Research Development and Grantwriting Newsletter

This online publication is a great source for current STEM and Humanities funding opportunities, tips and resources. Published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, access is available only for Auburn University faculty, staff and students with a valid user ID.