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.

Limited Submission Announcements

Glenn W. Bailey Foundation Program Grants

The Bailey Foundation supports projects and programs that provide students and educators with enhanced resources for hands-on, STEM-based learning in an effort to empower students and educators in the U.S. to regain their status as global leaders in innovation and technology. The foundation provides a direct path to obtain funding for organizations seeking programmatic support for STEM education at all levels. Funding Programs include:

• STEM Sprouts - K - 5th Grade STEM
• STEM Stars - Advanced STEM for Grades 6 - 12th Grade
• STEM Scholars - STEM programs for and benefiting College and Post-Secondary Students
• Teen-Tech - Grants to fund Tech Competitions

Institutional Limit: One (1) Application Per Year

Internal Deadline: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: Accepted on a rolling basis

Department of State: FY26 U.S. Creative Tech Exchange

The U.S. Creative Tech Exchange (U.S.CTX) is a new international arts exchange program that drives economic growth by connecting U.S. creative professionals and technologists with international peers working at the intersection of the arts and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). The goal is to position American technology as a key driver of American innovation, economic, and cultural influence in art and technology.

For the purposes of this program, “arts” refers specifically to architecture, creative coding and gaming, fashion, graphic design, music and immersive art such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR); but excludes film and television.

U.S.CTX will support up to 30 participants through short-term, hands-on activities such as collaborative labs, fellowships, workshops, and public showcases. Applicants should propose a concept that leverages their strengths and includes clear plans for recruitment, program delivery, and measurable outcomes in creative arts, economic impact, and public diplomacy.

Institutional Limit: One (1) Application

Internal Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: July 6, 2026, 11:59pm ET

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)

The E-RISE program is designed to provide EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions with funding to support the ability to competitively engage in high quality research in a scientific field. It also incubates novel, leading-edge ideas that will lead to increased research capacity and competitiveness in the topical area and sustainable improvements in the jurisdiction's academic research infrastructure and human networks related to the chosen topical area. E-RISE aims to support EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions to:

1. Build a jurisdiction-wide network of teams of researchers and sectors that conduct and develop high-quality research in a defined STEM disciplinary area or topic of choice that is aligned with jurisdictional priority areas and EPSCoR's mission and goals.

2. Develop high quality hypothesis or problem-driven research projects, including projects that explore emerging or interdisciplinary research areas with high potential impact, and that will sustain project outcomes beyond the E-RISE funding.

3. Develop effective STEM education and workforce development opportunities within the research topic(s) that engage a breadth of audiences across the jurisdiction and establish meaningful partnerships at the individual and institutional levels both within the jurisdiction and beyond.

E-RISE projects are intended to result in sustainable infrastructure in a jurisdiction that positions research teams to be leaders in a STEM topical area at a national and/or international level.

Institutional Limit: One (1) Proposal

Internal Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 4:45pm 
Funder Deadline: August 11, 2026, 5:00pm CT

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.