Non-Federal Limited Deadlines

Below is a list of upcoming programs with proposal submission restrictions. Please make sure to check each individual opportunity announcement for eligibility, specific deadline and submission information. This is not a comprehensive list of all limited submission proposals, and while this page will be updated regularly, it should be used in conjunction with other grant information resources available from individual funding agency websites. *Important: If a program has a limited submission requirement and you do not see it on the list below, please notify limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu and follow the procedure outlined here.

 

Medical Research Awards

Sponsored by: Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research

Amount: $75,000 per year for three years

For cancer investigators in the early stages of their careers. The institution may only nominate two applications, one in mainstream/conventional research and one in integrative research. The Foundation seeks to support Integrative research projects that explore evidence-based complementary interventions, optimize the manner in which mainstream care is delivered and improve the lives of those living with cancer, specifically the hematologic malignancies. 

Integrative (complementary) therapies may include:

  • Acupuncture
  • Integrative Mind-body interventions
  • Manipulative and body-based therapies
  • Meditation
  • Music therapy
  • Nutrition
  • Physical fitness
  • Use of biologically-based agents (but not in “conventional” ways)
  • Yoga


The Foundation seeks to support clinical trials and/or pre-clinical research which address reducing patients’ physical and emotional distress during or after cancer therapy.

Examples include:

  • Neurophysiologic, neuroendocrine, and biochemical pathways triggered by massage therapy, including animal studies or instrument-based approaches such as imaging techniques
  • Mechanistic studies of herbs, nutritional supplements, or natural products to enhance cognitive function or treat depression or anxiety
  • Herb-drug interactions
  • Basic biological mechanisms and processes that underlie acupuncture, meditation or yoga including studies in man or animal models or those employing imaging

 

Internal deadline: Jun 01, 2026

External deadline: Aug 14, 2026

*For internal review, email the following to DCC.Institutional.Applications@dartmouth.edu by midnight on June 1st:

  • your biosketch
  • two-page maximum letter of intent detailing:
    • the scientific premise underlying the proposed work
      • the specific aims
      • how the proposed work is of outstanding promise and will have high impact on the field of cancer research

 

**Any questions can be sent to Edward Usherwood, NCC Director of Research Development (Edward.J.Usherwood@dartmouth.edu).**

 

St. Baldrick's Fellows

St. Baldrick's Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jun 01, 2026**

For third and fourth or fourth and fifth years of pediatric oncology fellowship training. Dartmouth may submit one proposal per year.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "St. Baldrick's Fellows" as the email subject line.

Important dates:

June 1 - internal application deadline

July 9 - deadline for letter of inquiry

August 28 - deadline for invited full proposal

 

Infrastructure Grants

St. Baldrick's Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jun 01, 2026**

Support for clinical research associates so institutions can treat more children on cancer clinical trials.

Dartmouth may submit one proposal per year. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "St. Baldrick's - Infrastructure" as the email subject line.

Important dates:

June 1 - internal application deadline

July 9 - deadline for letter of inquiry

August 28 - deadline for invited full proposal

Velux Stiftung Forestry Program

Sponsored by: Velux Stiftung

**Internal deadline: Jun 30, 2026**

External deadline: Sep 21, 2026

Amount: From 50,000 CHF To 100,000 CHF

The foundation supports innovative, impact-oriented research in sustainable forest management, climate change, and biodiversity, with funding of CHF 50,000-100,000 annually for projects lasting up to four years.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

  • one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
  • current CV
  • use the title of this RFP as the subject line

Sloan Research Fellowships

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jul 02, 2026**

For early-career scientists and scholars in these or related fields:

  • chemistry
  • computer science
  • Earth system science
  • economics
  • mathematics
  • neuroscience
  • physics


Must be tenure-track but untenured as of the application deadline. Faculty position must carry a regular teaching obligation. Application requires two representative articles from your independent research. Sloan will release the foundation's application deadline on July 15. The external deadline has been September 15 in previous years. For questions about this opportunity and anticipated application materials, please contact corporate.and.foundation.relations@dartmouth.edu

Dartmouth may nominate up to three candidates in each area. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: 

  • one-page description of your project idea
  • links to the two representative articles you intend to include in your application
  • current CV


Use "Sloan Fellowships" and the field you intend to apply to in the subject line.

 

Searle Scholars Program

 Sponsored by: Searle Scholars Program

**Internal deadline: Jul 08, 2026**

External deadline: Sep 30, 2026

Amount: $450,000

The Searle Scholars Program offers $450,000 in grants over three years to support first- and second-year assistant professors in these fields:

  • biochemistry
  • cell biology
  • genetics
  • immunology
  • neuroscience
  • pharmacology
  • related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences


Not ordinarily for purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components. See "Current Scholars" for funded examples. Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after May 1, 2025. The appointment must be their first tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent).

Dartmouth may nominate one candidate. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@Dartmouth.Edu:

  • one-page document addressing the primary Searle criterion: your potential to make innovative and high-impact contributions to research over an extended period of time
  • current CV


Use “Searle Scholars” as the email subject line.

 

Engineering Information Foundation - Women in Engineering Program

Engineering Information Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jul 13, 2026**

External deadline: Aug 31, 2026 (There are two annual deadlines: Feb 28 and Aug 31.)

Amount: From $5,000 To $25,000

Supports women in engineering by funding outreach to girls in middle school and high school, and programs to improve the retention rate of undergraduate women in engineering. Grants of up to $5,000 for female-led Engineers Without Borders projects. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

  • one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
  • current CV
  • use the title of this RFP as the subject line

Velux Stiftung Ophthalmology Program

Sponsored by: Velux Stiftung

**Internal deadline: Jul 14, 2026**

External deadline: Oct 01, 2026

Amount: From 50,000 CHF To 100,000 CHF

The Velux Stiftung's ophthalmology program funds innovative research to reduce visual impairments in LMICs by strengthening local institutions and developing tailored biomedical solutions. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

  • one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
  • current CV
  • use the title of this RFP as the subject line

Visual Arts & Education and Cultural Resilience Grant

Sponsored by: Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

**Internal deadline: Jul 16, 2026 **

External deadline: Sep 11, 2026

Amount: From $25,000 To $50,000

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation funds projects and organizations that promote the study and presentation of modern and contemporary visual arts, with a focus on painting and printmaking. Applicants must be U.S.-based nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or qualifying public institutions or entities working through an established fiscal sponsor. Eligible organizations must demonstrate that the visual arts are a primary focus of their mission and activities, with sustained engagement through exhibitions, collections, public programming, scholarship, education, or artist-centered institutional initiatives.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

  • one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
  • current CV
  • use the title of this RFP as the subject line

Saving Lives at Birth in Low-Resource Settings

Sponsored by: Laerdal Foundation

**Internal Deadline: Jul 16, 2026**

External Deadline: Oct 01, 2026

Amount: To $50,000

The grant supports practically-oriented research projects aimed at reducing maternal and newborn mortality, focusing on interventions around the day of birth - including prevention of stillborn deaths

Priority will be given to applications that:

Extend beyond local impact, demonstrating long-term practical value and inspiring advancements in other regions or countries
Have innovative approaches to more efficient education and implementation

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by the internal deadline:

  • one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
  • current CV
  • use the title of this RFP as the subject line
     

Project Support

Sponsored by: Laerdal Foundation

**Internal Deadline: Jul 16, 2026**

External Deadline: Oct 01, 2026

Amount: To $50,000

In this category the Foundation is funding practically-oriented research projects that strengthen evidence, improve education and implementation, and support better emergency care in areas where preventable mortality remains high. 

 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.eduby the internal deadline:

  • one-page description of your research proposal; include the amount of your funding request
  • current CV
  • use the title of this RFP as the subject line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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