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 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
Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:00pm NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) PDF icon NSF S-STEM 2026_Letter.pdf Full proposal due: 3/3/26 2 slots: TBD
Mon, 09/08/2025 - 12:00pm 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program PDF icon Carnegie Fellows Program_OVPR Letter 2026.pdf 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) PDF icon NSF PCL Test Bed_OVPR Letter 2025.pdf 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) PDF icon NMDWS_RFP_26-631-1001-00057_2025-2026_WIOA_Conf_Final_8.11.2025.pdf 09/03/2025 1 slot: Melanie Sonntag
Thu, 08/07/2025 - 12:00pm NIH Collaborative Grant Program (PAR 23-077) PDF icon NIH Collaborative Program OVPR Letter 2026.pdf 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) PDF icon NSF 23-536_ Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) _ NSF - National Science Foundation.pdf 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) PDF icon NEH Humanities Research Centers on AI_OVPR Letter 2025.pdf 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) PDF icon NSF EPSCoR RII FEC_OVPR Letter 2025.pdf 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 PDF icon NEH 20250904-PQ_OVPR Letter 2025.pdf 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) PDF icon NMDWS_RFP_26-631-6001-00044_Labor_Force_Participation_Rate.pdf Full proposal due: 7/23/25 1 slot: Melanie Sonntag

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