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.

If you find an opportunity of interest 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.

For a list of current and forcasted Limited Submission Opportunities in Pivot 
Click Here.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships

The Sloan Research Fellowship Program recognizes and rewards outstanding early-career faculty whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders and who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study.

Candidates must

• hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field.
• be tenure-track, though untenured, as of September 15, 2026
• carry a regular teaching obligation.

Institutional Limit: Three (3) Per Department

Internal Deadline: July 31, 2026, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: September 15, 2026, 11:59pm ET

Funding Opportunities

Samsung: Global Research Outreach

The Global Research Outreach program is an annual call for the world’s leading universities to propose innovative research ideas that will be evaluated for their novelty and alignment with Samsung’s various research fields in STEM. Research themes include:

• Scientific AI
• Quantum Computing
• Next Computing
• Advanced Devices
• AI System Architecture
• Environment Tech for Sustainability

Proposals Due: August 23, 2026

DOE Joint Genome Institute: Community Science Program 
New Investigator Call

The CSP New Investigator Call is for investigators and research initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI proposals, and lead PIs cannot have been lead PI on any previously accepted JGI CSP or FICUS proposal.  

Competitive projects will provide pilot data to assess feasibility of a novel approach or form the foundation for a large-scale CSP proposal submission. Sequence requests should not exceed 3 Tb in total.

White Papers Due: September 8, 2026

TREE Fund: Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative and John P. White Grant Program

This fund provides financial support for arborists and urban foresters to effectively communicate the value of trees and urban forests via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others.

Research should facilitate or engage interactions between urban forest managers, arborists, and other professionals committed to maximizing value/use of the urban forest resource. Suggested areas of investigation (this list is not all-inclusive) might include:

• Quantitative and/or qualitative analysis of urban forest benefits to humans and communities
• Policy formation and program implementation
• Nature-based solutions
• Ecosystem services.

LOIs Due: September 15, 2026

NEH: Scholarly Collaborative Research

The Collaborative Research program supports the advancement of humanistic knowledge through collaboration between two or more scholars. NEH encourages projects that incorporate multiple points of view, explore new avenues of inquiry in the humanities, and lead to manuscripts for print publication or to interpretive digital projects. Interdisciplinary projects, including those involving the sciences, are welcome.

This year’s competition will accept only applications on topics in the history and culture of the United States in any period from the Colonial Era to the present, or topics in Western civilization from antiquity to the present.

The Collaborative Research program has three funding categories that support different types and stages of collaborative projects:

• Planning International Collaboration
• Manuscript Preparation
• Scholarly Digital Project

You must identify only one category for funding, even if your project is part of a complex research agenda. You may submit follow-up applications for subsequent stages of the same project.

Applications Due: September 16, 2026

American Association of University Women (AAUW): Community Action Grants (CAG)

Community Action Grants fund innovative, community-based projects that create pathways for girls in grades K-12 to develop STEM confidence, skills, and identity — encouraging them to pursue STEM higher education and careers.

Strong proposals clearly align with AAUW’s approach and incorporate one or more of the following elements:

• Hands-on STEM learning experiences
• Mentorship or exposure to women in STEM
• Family or caregiver encouragement
• Intentional confidence, identity, or belonging-building experiences.

LOIs Due: September 17, 5:00pm ET 

American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship Program



ACLS invites research proposals from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and interpretive social sciences. ACLS Fellowships are awarded competitively to individual scholars, including independent scholars, whose projects demonstrate exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and compelling writing. ACLS is committed to inclusive excellence, defined as the pursuit of academic excellence that is enriched by a plurality of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. 

Applications Due: September 17, 2026, 5:00pm ET

Pershing Square Foundation: Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery (MIND)

The MIND Prize supports and empowers early-to-mid-career investigators to rethink conventional paradigms around neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). The MIND Prize catalyzes interdisciplinary approaches and facilitates collaborations across academic departments and institutions. It fuels groundbreaking research that will accelerate the understanding of NDDs at every level.

Projects may range from the invention of novel tools, techniques, and technologies for mapping and analyzing the brain to bold approaches that demonstrate extraordinary therapeutic potential. Research domains may include—but are not limited to—neurobiology, brain imaging and mapping, machine learning, drug delivery, and synthetic biology.

LOIs Due: September 21, 2026, 5:00pm ET

Save the Date!

USDA-ARS Research Meeting

August 26, 2026

9:00am -11:00am

Melton Student Center, Room 2222

USDA-ARS Acting Director of the Southeast Area, Dr. Bhinu Pillai, and Dr. Phillip Owens  will meet with USDA-ARS funded researchers and administrators from across Auburn to share information about ARS funding, administration pressure to ensure compliance with award Terms and Conditions, and Congressional and Administration intent for the funds Auburn receives. 

Dr. Owens will also discuss the importance of the Form 115 Manuscript Review Process and will address any other specific issues AU researchers might have during a Q&A session.

Registration not required.

NASA and SciENcv

Pursuant to Grant Information Circular 26‑02, NASA now has the capability complete required disclosure forms (biographical sketches/current and pending) via SciENcv. The schedule is as follows:

1. June 25 – August 31, 2026: Applicants have the option to submit disclosure forms via either: 
   a. Word fillable forms downloaded from the GOM website or 
   b.SciENcv-generated forms
   
2. Effective September 1, 2026: NASA will only accept the NASA-specific, SciENcv-developed forms. Word-based forms will no longer be accepted.

Research Security Training Requirements Update

Beginning August 5, 2026, all covered individuals named on NASA grant and cooperative agreement proposals will be required to attest that they have completed research security training prior to proposal submission. This attestation will be made by signing a certification included in the NASA biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support forms. this requirement is in accordance with Grant Information Circular 26‑02.

CCTS Mock Study Sessions
Be the Reviewer

August 18 &19, 2026

1:00pm - 2:30 pm

via Zoom


Ready to strengthen your grant-writing skills? These sessions allow participants to score a previously submitted grant using NIH criteria and to explore how reviewers shape critiques.

• K Grant Review: August 18
• R01 Grant Review: August 19

Register Here by August 11.

CCTS Clinical Investigator Training Program (CITP)

CITP is a concise five-week course focusing on the roles and responsibilities of principal investigators in clinical research, highlighting administrative infastructure, and aims to streamline trial activation processes. The program emphasizes the duties of investigators in human clinical trials.

Apply by September 4, 2026.

Hanover Research Webinars

Grantseeking for Teaching-Centered Insititutions

Thursday, July 30, 2026

11:00am CT

This session will show Teaching-Centered Insititutions how to to craft competitive proposals by leveraging the strengths of thier mission and highlighting student involvement and how to connect with funders who value education-focused environments 


Register Here.

• 2026 Calendar of Webinars
• Recently Uploaded to the Archives: Roundtable: Sustaining Research Growth in Today’s Funding Environment ​

Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available after October 19


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 Christine Cline.

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, NSF-CAREER and Non-Federal funders, 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.

Free CITI Training Modules

Auburn subscribes to several training modules via the CITI Program website that may be of interest to researchers and research administrators. Each module is self-paced and can be finished in one or multiple sessions. Click on the link above to read descriptions.



• Essentials of Grant Proposal Development
• Essentials of Research Administration