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.

Mellon Foundation: 2026 Higher Learning Program Open Call for Concepts

Higher Learning’s Open Call for Concepts supports inquiry into issues of vital social, cultural, and historical import. Projects should engage teams of scholars and/or students, and have visible, enduring impact at the institution The Mellon Foundation invites institutions of higher education to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects focused on either of the following two areas:

Unruly Intelligences (AI)
How might different forms of AI – generative, predictive, agentic, and others, including models that are currently still theoretical – complicate or exacerbate the inequalities that arise from norms? With so much at stake, the humanities have an urgent role to play in shaping contemporary understanding of artificial and other intelligences – and in making practical, informed recommendations about how to regulate and/or adopt AI in our learning, work, and most intimate lives.

Normalization and Its Discontents

How does the concept of normalcy govern notions of human life, and when doesn’t it? What are the structures and systems that keep it in place, in realms as disparate as the aesthetic, socioeconomic, psychological, physiological, political, spiritual, and ethical? What, if anything, does the historical knowledge of its recent invention – and vigorous social rejections – enable?

Applications must be demonstrably grounded in the humanities and led by humanities scholars. Experimental methodologies, interdisciplinary and community collaboration, and pathways to informing campus and/or wider policies and practices are welcome. 

Institutional Limit: Three (3) Concept Papers

Internal Deadline: November 12, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: December 1, 2025, 3:00pm ET

Oak Ridge Associated Universities: Ralph E. Powe, Jr. Faculty Enhancement Awards



These competitive research awards provide seed money for junior faculty members that often result in additional funding from other sources. Eligibility for the Powe Awards is open to full-time assistant professors at ORAU member institutions within two years of their tenure track appointment  (January 1, 2024 to January 7, 2026)  at the time of application. The applicant’s institution is required to match the award.



Research must fall within one of these five disciplines:

• Engineering and Applied Science
• Life Sciences
• Mathematics/Computer Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Policy, Management, or Education

Institutional Limit: Two (2) Nominations

Internal Deadline: November 19, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: January 7, 2026, 12:00noon ET

NIH: Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages Collaborative Program Grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose projects addressing complex and challenging biomedical problems within the mission of NIGMS. Multidisciplinary research teams must have a highly integrated approach for each of their project goals. The Collaborative Program Grant is designed to support research in which funding a team of interdependent investigators to achieve a unified scientific goal offers significant advantages over supporting individual research project grants.

Applications may address any area of science within the NIGMS mission. NIGMS supports generalizable, foundational basic research that increases understanding of biological processes at a range of levels, from molecules and cells, to tissues, whole organisms, and populations. NIGMS also supports research in a limited number of clinical areas that affect multiple organ systems. Truly new interdisciplinary ideas for approaching significant biological problems are encouraged. Applications that bridge the research interests of more than one area of science supported by NIGMS are also encouraged but must remain within the NIGMS mission.

Institutional Limit: Two (2) Applications

Internal Deadline: November 19, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: January 27, 2026, 5:00pm CT

Registration required and ends November 7.

Funding Opportunities

Rotary International: Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART)

The goal of CART is to encourage exploratory and developmental Alzheimer's Disease research projects within the U.S. by providing support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data, but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. Proposals should be distinct from those projects designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area unless it is intended to extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications. 

LOIs Due: December 5, 2025 

Tyson Scholars of American Art Program

Crystal Bridges and the Tyson Scholars program invite scholars focused on visual art, architecture, craft, visual and material culture, performance art, or new media to apply. This program is a residential research and writing-focused fellowship for interdisciplinary scholars expanding the boundaries of investigation into American art from any time period. The program provides access to the Crystal Bridges permanent collection; the scholarly community of Northwest Arkansas; visiting scholars, speakers, and artists; and resources at Crystal Bridges and the University of Arkansas library and archives

Applications Due: December 18, 2025

National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME): Regional Node Request for Proposals

The National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME), funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the SEMI Foundation as the National Network Coordination Hub (“Hub Operator”), is soliciting proposals from regional consortia/Nodes to accelerate, expand, and improve microelectronics talent development across the United States.

Selected Regional Nodes will serve as collaborative, place-based partnerships that coordinate education, workforce, and industry partners to launch, scale, and deliver high-quality education and training programs aligned with both local and national semiconductor talent needs. This initiative seeks regional consortia to enhance microelectronics talent development through industry-aligned education, workforce pathways, hands-on training, and digital resource sharing. It aims to modernize education infrastructure, expand teaching capacity, and strengthen U.S. competitiveness in semiconductor industries while fostering a robust domestic talent pipeline.

Proposals Due: December 22, 2025, 11:59pm ET

American Psychological Association (APA): James Marshall Public Policy Fellowship

The SPSSI James Marshall Public Policy Fellowship trains early career scientists to 1) contribute to the effective use of scientific knowledge about social issues in the formation of public policy at the federal level; 2) educate the scientific community about how research can contribute to the development of public policy; and 3) establish a more effective liaison between social scientists and various policymaking mechanisms. The fellowship provides support for a postdoctoral-level fellow to work full-time for one year (e.g., September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027) in the United States Congress in Washington, DC.

The Marshall Fellow should expect to use psychological research to inform the public policymaking process while working full-time in a congressional office. The fellow participates in a range of activities involving the application of psychological research to analyze specific social policies and develop science-informed policy. The policy focus of the work varies from year to year depending on the fellow’s congressional placement. Candidates must be a member of SPSSI.

Applications Due: January 2, 2026

Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP)

The 2025 Request for Proposals aims to fund expert teams to deliver rapid, outcome-oriented science addressing the most critical challenges facing humans and our planet. The SNAPP approach is based in collaborative science and encourages proposal development that is co-designed by scientists, decision-makers, and implementers. Proposed working groups are led by 2-3 Principal Investigators (PIs) from separate organizations and composed of 12-15 members from non-profit, academic, indigenous, community, government, or mission-driven entities. 

The most successful proposals will include:

• Knowledge to Action: Transforming scientific information into a pathway to evidence-based implementation of conservation and sustainability practices
• Visionary, Cross-Sectoral Science: Inter-organizational collaboration that would not have happened in the absence of SNAPP funds
• High Impact Science: Outcome-oriented science outputs, including papers, reports, and tools, that are co-created with decision-makers
• Future Conservation Science Leaders: Capacity development for interdisciplinary science-to-action Research Fellows

Concept Papers Due: January 6, 2026, 11:59 HT

Allen Foundation: Research Grants in Nutrition

This program supports research, education, and training initiatives in human nutrition, emphasizing maternal and child health, nutritional habits, and health promotion. It encourages dissemination of nutritional knowledge, training educators, and addressing emergency hunger and malnutrition challenges. There should be a focus on food security, sustainable agriculture, and dietetics.

Applications Due: January 15, 2026, 12:00midnight ET

NSF: Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG)

This program seeks to advance the development and adoption of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) methods to increase scientific understanding of the Earth system. The program supports projects that advance AI techniques and/or innovative uses of sophisticated or novel AI methods to enable significant breakthroughs in addressing geoscience research question(s) by building partnerships between experts in AI and Geosciences. The key characteristic of a CAIG project is its potential to both answer important geoscience questions and improve AI techniques while also bringing together experts from both the AI and geoscience fields.

Proposals Due: February 4, 2026, 5:00pm CT

Important Updates

Hanover Research Webinars

Facilitating Stakeholder Engagement in Grant Development

Thursday, November 20, 2025

11:00am CT

For many large-scale grants, funders are aiming to foster cross-sector and community engagement to maximize the impact of their awards and solve complex challenges. This webinar will review key considerations and best practices for engaging partners and stakeholders in the grant development process to ensure that impact is realized.

Register Here.

• Final Webinar of 2025: Deciphering Feedback from Grant Reviewers
• Recently posted to the archives: Engaging Non-specialist Audiences in Grantwriting

2026 Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Science Conference
March 11-13, 2026
Callaway Gardens, GA

Join fellow CCTS partners and researchers from across the region to present the best new health-related preclinical, clinical, implementation, and population-based research and build collaborative relationships.

Register Here.

Submit Your Abstract by November 10, 2025.

Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available December 8 -12 and after January 28, 2026


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.

Council on Government Relations (COGR) Resource Page


This resource page offers continually updated information concerning the 2025 Administration Transition in regards to federal funding.

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.

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

The federal funding landscape is changing daily, necessitating extra due diligence on the part of funding seekers. When perusing a solicitation, 1) make sure you are viewing the latest version, 2) read all notes in the headers and margins, and 3) follow provided links to ensure a solicitation is still active and accepting applications.