Non-Federal Limited Deadlines

Recordings at Risk

Council on Library and Information Resources

For the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting. Eligible media include but are not limited to: magnetic audio and video tape, grooved discs, wax cylinders, wire recordings, and film (with or without sound). Projects will be evaluated on potential scholarly public significance, urgency, viability of long-term preservation plans, and approach to accessibility. 

Collections proposed for preservation must be located in the United States or its territories. All work must occur between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. Applicants must create descriptive and technical metadata for all digitized content, and must dedicate this metadata to the public domain.Register for webinars offered February 12 and 26.

Dartmouth may submit one proposal.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu:
one-page description of your proposed project, including your funding request
current CV use "Recordings at Risk" as the subject line

Deadlines:

February 10 - internal application deadline

External Deadline:  April 14, 2025

Exhibition Competition

Henry Luce Foundation

For scholarly loan exhibitions that contribute significantly to the study and understanding of art of the United States, including all facets of Native American art. The loan exhibition grants advance the Program’s efforts to empower art museums to reconsider accepted histories, foreground the voices and experiences of underrepresented artists and cultures, and welcome diverse collaborators and communities into dialogue.

Dartmouth may submit one exhibition per year.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project idea; total amount of your funding request; current CV. Use "Luce Exhibition Competition" as the email subject line.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to work with Dartmouth's Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations, which has a strong relationship with the Henry Luce Foundation.

Deadlines:

February 10 - internal application deadline

External Deadline:  April 26, 2025

Research Funding

The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation

For innovative proposals in the life sciences which have a published proof of concept and may not be fundable at the federal level.  
Areas of interest include:
immunology
microbiome
structural biology
cellular physiology
cancer biology
genetics
genomics
microbiology and infectious diseases
stem cell biology
neuroscience
Areas not supported:
COVID-19 related research projects (aims or sub-aims)
plant biology research
oceanography
space exploration
global warming
medical imaging technology
electrical engineering technology development projects
human subjects
clinical trials
drug discovery and development

Dartmouth may submit three proposals.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@Dartmouth.edu by February 13:
one-page summary of your proposal, including your funding request
current CV
use "Mathers research grant" as the email subject line

Deadlines:  

- February 13 for internal submission
- March 14 for external submission deadline is for a letter of inquiry

Selected applicants and the Corporate and Foundation Relations representative must register by February 28. March 14 deadline is for a letter of inquiry. Invited full proposals will be due May 23.

There are spring and fall application cycles.

Research Grants

Retirement Research Foundation

For research that seeks to identify interventions, policies and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers. Preference for projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network. Areas of interest:
Interventional trials; translational studies; and health services and policy research
Projects that build on the investigator’s past studies
Proposals that include robust dissemination plans, if appropriate, to assure that findings reach audiences positioned to act on them

Recent research grants have been as high as $217,000.

There are three annual deadlines for letters of inquiry: February 1, May 1 and November 1.

Dartmouth may submit one letter of inquiry per deadline.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu by February 24:
one-page description of your research proposal, including your funding request
current CV
use "Retirement Research Foundation" as the email subject line

Deadlines:

February 24 - internal application deadline

External Deadline:  May 01, 2025

William T. Grant Scholars Program

William T. Grant Foundation

For early-career scholars in any discipline who have the potential to become influential researchers. Support for five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand the recipients' expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Research plans must address questions of theory, policy and practice for youth ages 5–25 in the United States, in one of these two focus areas:
1) Programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes;
2) Strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth.
Eligibility: tenure-track; no more than seven years since completion of terminal degree or first residency.

2025 deadlines:
- March 1 for internal submission
- June 11 for external submission of mentor and letter of reference
- July 1 for external application

Arts & Sciences, Thayer, Geisel, Guarini and Tuck may each submit one application. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu: one-page description of your project idea; current CV. Use "William T. Grant Scholars Program" as the email subject line.

Special Projects

Huo Family Foundation

For proposals that tackle key questions within the broad topic of the effects of usage of and exposure to digital technologies on brain development and function (including physiological responses), social behavior and interactions, and mental health of children and young people. The four-year grant amount is up to $390,000 per year.

Dartmouth may submit one application.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to LimitedFunding@dartmouth.edu:
one-page summary of your research proposal
current CV
Use "Huo Family Special Projects" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:  

March 17 for internal submission
External Deadline: May 25, 2025

Pew Biomedical Scholars

PEW Charitable Trusts

For early-career assistant professors with independent labs. Area of interest: science research relevant to human health, with creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. No clinical trials. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility:
doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field
full-time assistant professor
first assistant professor appointment on or after June 11, 2021 (exceptions apply)
The same person may only apply twice. This program is distinct from the Pew-Stewart Scholars program, and no person can be nominated for both in the same year.

Key deadlines:
March 31: internal application deadline
May 14: institutional nomination deadline
June 11: application portal opens
September 3: external application deadline

Dartmouth College may nominate one candidate. To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu:
one-page description of your research plan
current CV
Use "Pew Biomedical Scholars" as the email subject line.

Science & Engineering Research

W.M. Keck Foundation

For high-risk, high-reward science and engineering research projects which would not otherwise receive support from traditional funding agencies, and which have the capacity to spur ground-breaking new territory in the field or open entirely new pathways of work. For fundamental/basic science. Collaboration with investigators from other universities is viewed favorably. Not relevant for projects that would be funded by governmental agencies. Please visit this link for further insights on Keck's expectations and priorities.

Dartmouth Corporate and Foundation Relations may submit up to four concept papers.

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

• one-page concept paper using the Foundation’s guidelines
• Attach to the concept paper examples of feedback from federal agencies indicating your project is: out of scope/too high risk/overly ambitious for federal funding.
• total amount of your funding request
• current CV
• use “Keck Foundation — Science and Engineering" as the email subject line

Key deadlines:
May 1, 2025 internal application deadline

There are two annual deadlines for submitting an *internal* application to be selected as a Dartmouth nominee: May 7 and November 7.

Medical Research

W.M. Keck Foundation

For high-risk, high-reward medical research projects which would not otherwise receive support from traditional funding agencies, and which have the capacity to spur ground-breaking new territory in the field or open entirely new pathways of work. For fundamental/basic science. Collaboration with investigators from other universities is viewed favorably. Not relevant for projects that would be funded by governmental agencies. Please visit this link for further insights on Keck's expectations and priorities.

Dartmouth Corporate and Foundation Relations may submit up to four concept papers.

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

• one-page concept paper using the Foundation’s guidelines
• Attach to the concept paper examples of feedback from federal agencies indicating your project is: out of scope/too high risk/overly ambitious for federal funding.
• total amount of your funding request
• current CV
• use “Keck Foundation — Medical" as the email subject line

Key deadlines:
May 1, 2025 internal application deadline

There are two annual deadlines for submitting an *internal* application to be selected as a Dartmouth nominee: May 7 and November 7.