Stanford Research Development Office

Limited Submission Opportunities Portal

Welcome to Stanford’s Limited Submission Opportunities Portal. Here you’ll find internal competitions for external funding opportunities that limit the number of institutional applications.

Please view each opportunity below for basic information on funding amounts and deadlines. Click “Apply Now” for full eligibility details and internal proposal instructions.

View our Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about applying to a limited submissions opportunity and the internal review process.

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The Cancer League

The Cancer League 2026 Research Grant

$75,000 funding opportunity for Stanford faculty with PI eligibility whose innovative cancer research can make an immediate impact in the field or in the lives of patients.

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ON HOLD: FFAR New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award

1/15/26 UPDATE: The FFAR guidelines for the upcoming cycle are still not posted so the internal competition is on pause while we wait for confirmation that the program will continue.

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Covenant Foundation Grants

Funding to help creative Jewish educators develop and implement significant and financially responsible approaches to Jewish education that are potentially adaptable in other settings.

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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

Supports low-income, high-achieving students in STEM through scholarships and evidence-based programs that boost recruitment, retention, and graduation for STEM careers.

Gretener-Thürlemann Prize

Gretener-Thürlemann Prize in Chemistry

The Gretener-Thürlemann Prize honors outstanding scientists for "foundational and pioneering research of societal benefit."

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Transplant Research Network

Funding opportunity for Stanford faculty (with UTL, UML and NTLR appointments) that can participate in a heart transplant research network for adults or pediatric patients.

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NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART)

Supports IHEs in building capacity, infrastructure and training to accelerate research translation, strengthen technology transfer and create sustained economic and societal impacts across the U.S.

Kleberg Foundation

Kleberg Foundation Medical Research Grant Program (Spring 2026 cycle)

The Foundation is seeking highly innovative medical research proposals in basic biological and applied research that will have the greatest impact on scientific knowledge and human health.

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NSF CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service

The Scholarship Track funds academic institutions to award scholarships to students. In return, students agree to work in the AI or cybersecurity mission of a government agency.

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DOE Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research

Supports the procurement of equipment, software, instrumentation, and associated non-reactor upgrade requests that support nuclear energy-related R&D or education.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering

For early career faculty to have the freedom to take risks, explore new frontiers in their fields of study, and follow uncharted paths.

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NSF Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)

Conduct and disseminate rigorous qualitative and quantitative research on topics related to S-STEM and low-income student success.