Below is a list limited submission funding opportunities that occur on a regular basis. A university-wide Internal selection process is required for each program.
Active VPDoR managed limited submission competitions are available on the Stanford Limited Submissions Opportunities Portal. For additional information, please visit the limited submissions FAQs or email the VPDoR Limited Submissions Program Team at limitedsubmissions@stanford.edu.
| Sponsor | Program Name | Anticipated Sponsor Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| LUI Che Woo Prize Company | LUI CHE Woo Prize | January |
| NSF | Major Research Instrumentation Program | January |
| NSF | Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program (Cycle 1) | January |
| Cancer League | Research Grant | January |
| Mary Kay | Research Grant (no website, invitation sent to MCD) | January |
| Radiologic Society of North America | RSNA Scholar | January |
| Mallinckrodt | Scholar Program | January |
| Brain Research Foundation | Seed Grant Program | January |
| Damon Runyon | Clinical Investigator | February |
| Agilent | Early Career Professor Award | February |
| Microsoft | Faculty Fellowship | February |
| Baxter Foundation | Faculty Scholar (no website, invitation sent to MCD) | February |
| Ono Pharma Foundation | Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards | February |
| Vallee Foundation | Vallee Young Investigator Award | February |
| Kleberg Foundation | Medical Research Grant | March |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | PCRF Grant | March |
| V Foundation | Pediatric Cancer (no website, invitation sent directly to SU) | March |
| V Foundation | V Scholar (no website, invitation sent directly to SU) | March |
| Breast Cancer Alliance | Exceptional Project | April |
| David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Fellowships for Science and Engineering | April |
| Mathers Foundation | Grants Program (Spring Cycle) | April |
| V Foundation | V Clinical Scholar (no website, invitation sent directly to SU) | April |
| W.M. Keck Foundation | Medical Research Program and Science & Engineering Program (Cycle 1) | May |
| V Foundation | Adult Translational Cancer Research (no website, invitation sent directly to SU) | June |
| Edwards Foundation | Grants Program | June |
| William T Grant | Scholars Program | June |
| Brain Research Foundation | Scientific Innovations Award in Neuroscience | June |
| The New York Academy of Sciences | Takeda Innovators in Science Award | June |
| Archer Foundation | Archer Award | July |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Fall Cycle Grants (Infrastructure and Fellows) | July |
| Mathers Foundation | Grants Program (Summer/Fall Cycle) | July |
| NSF | Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program (Cycle 2) | July |
| ADA | Pathway to Stop Diabetes | July |
| Pew Charitable Trust | Pew-Stewart Scholars in Cancer Research | July |
| New America | Public Interest Technology-University Network Challenge Grant | July |
| Breast Cancer Alliance | Young Investigator | July |
| Falk Trust | Catalyst | August |
| Gabrielle's Angel Foundation | Grants Program | August |
| Mallinckrodt | Grants Program | August |
| Greenwall | Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | September |
| Kleberg Foundation | Medical Research Grant | September |
| NSF | National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program | September |
| Pew Charitable Trust | Pew Biomedical Scholars | September |
| Sloan Foundation | Research Fellowships | September |
| Rita Allen | Scholars Program | September |
| Kinship Foundation | Searle Scholars Program | September |
| The Pac-12 | Student-Athelete Health and Well-Being Grant Program | September |
| Tang Prize Foundation | Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science | September |
| Tang Prize Foundation | Tang Prizes in Sustainable Development, Sinology, and the Rule of Law | September |
| Ho-Am Foundation | Ho-Am Prize | October |
| Francis Families Foundation | Parker B. Francis Fellowship | October |
| Curing Kids Cancer | Research Award | October |
| Blavatnik Family Foundation | Blavatnik National Awards | November |
| W.M. Keck Foundation | Medical Research Program and Science & Engineering Program (Cycle 2) | November |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Moore Inventor Fellowship | November |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network | Young Investigator (no website, invitation sent to directly to SU) | November |
| Mathers Foundation | Grants Program (Winter Cycle) | December |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Spring Cycle Grants (Scholars, Research, Supportive Care, Summer Fellowships, Consortium) | December |