CURRENT LIMITED COMPETITIONS FOR EXTERNAL FUNDING
An internal competition is necessary when an external funding solicitation limits the number of submissions that can come from a single University or UEI number. Below, please find the current list of active and recent competitions. For open competitions, please follow the instructions sent out over the PI listserv and outlined in the competition in InfoReady. You can access open competitions by clicking on the "Apply to Open Limited Comps." button below. The outcome of past competitions are accessible below by filtering by competition title or sorting by the UNM or agency deadline. If you don't see a limited opportunity you are interested in here or if you have questions, please contact limited@unm.edu.
UNM Deadline | Competition Title | Solicitation | Agency Deadline | # of UNM Slots & Awardee Names |
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Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:00pm | NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) |
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Full proposal due: 3/3/26 | 2 slots: TBD |
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 12:00pm | 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program |
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Nomination submission due: 11/7/2025 | 2 slots: TBD |
Wed, 09/03/2025 - 12:00pm | NSF, Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL Test Bed) (NSF 25-541) |
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Full proposal due: 11/20/2025 | 1 slot: Gregory Taylor |
Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm | State of New Mexico: 2025 & 2026 New Mexico Workforce Conference (RFP# 26-631-1001-00057) |
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09/03/2025 | 1 slot: Melanie Sonntag |
Thu, 08/07/2025 - 12:00pm | NIH Collaborative Grant Program (PAR 23-077) |
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01/27/2026 | 2 slots, No applicants |
Wed, 07/30/2025 - 5:00pm | NSF, Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net): S-STEM Research Hubs (NSF 23-536) |
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Full proposal due: 8/13/2026 | 1 slot (as single institution, subawardee, or collaborator): Donna Riley |
Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00pm | NEH, Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence (20251210-RAI) |
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Full proposal due: 10/1/25 | 1 slot: Alex Webb |
Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00pm | NSF, EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC) (24-573) |
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LOI due to NSF: 12/16/25, Full proposal due: 1/27/26 | 1 slot: Tara Drake |
Thu, 07/03/2025 - 12:00pm | NEH, Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition |
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Full proposal due: 9/4/2025 | 1 slot: Joseph Garcia |
Tue, 07/01/2025 - 12:00pm | NM DWS, Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) Study (RFP# 26-631-6001-00044) |
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Full proposal due: 7/23/25 | 1 slot: Melanie Sonntag |