Open Call Funding

Below, find general funding opportunities of broad interest to the UT Austin research community. There are no limits to the number of proposals that may be submitted by UT Austin investigators for open call funding opportunities. 

To see funding opportunities from a specific agency posted here, or to have a specific awardee listed, please email vpr.rdt@austin.utexas.edu. 

Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
09/17/2024
Who can apply:
PIs or co-PIs must hold primary, full-time, paid appointments in research or teaching positions at US-based campuses/offices of institutions eligible to submit to this solicitation (see above). A minimum of one PI and two co-PIs must participate in each proposal. 
Fields/Areas:
chemical engineering, chemistry, bioengineering, environment, sustainability, climate change, transport systems
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health
Sponsor Deadline:
09/25/2024
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support
Fields/Areas:
basic, translational neuroscience, neurological health
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
09/30/2024
Who can apply:
PI, co-PI, or other senior project personnel must hold either: a tenured or tenure-track position, or a primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position at a US-based campus of an organization eligible to submit. PI's can apply to no more than one Core Programs, Large Projects proposal. 
Fields/Areas:
computer science, computation, information science, engineering
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
10/03/2024
Who can apply:
Open to all qualified applicants.
Fields/Areas:
Invites proposals for fundamental research (basic research or use-inspired basic research) that advances knowledge in one or more of the three Research Tracks: Research on STEM Learning and Learning Environments, Research on Broadening Participation in STEM fields, and Research on STEM Workforce Development.
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sponsor Deadline:
10/08/2024
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s))
Fields/Areas:
health disparity, health equity, alzheimer's, dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, parkinson's, tuberous sclerosis, stroke,
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/11/2024
Who can apply:
Open to all qualified applicants.
Fields/Areas:
interdisciplinary, systems-oriented, biosphere processes, climate, land use,  invasive species, Macrosystems Biology
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/20/2024
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
epidemiology, mathematics, quantitative, computation, evolution, disease, transmission
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/20/2024
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits for BPE Tracks 1-3. For BPE Track 4, the PI must be the Dean of the College of Engineering (or equivalent) or Higher of the submitting Lead Institution.
Fields/Areas:
engineering, Hispanic-serving institution, HSI, Latino, LGBTQ, disabilities, socio-economic, underserved minorities
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/27/2024
Who can apply:
no restrictions
Fields/Areas:
editing, translation, humanities, literature, philosphy, history
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/27/2024
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
humanities, interdisciplinary, science, social sciences
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/18/2025
Who can apply:
A person may be PI or co-PI on no more than ONE proposal.
Fields/Areas:
biology, environment, ecosystem, biological sciences, multi-disciplinary
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/15/2025
Who can apply:
Open to all qualified applicants.
Fields/Areas:
Supports the development of cyberinfrastructure (CI) for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics). EAR-supported geoinformatics opportunities will fit into three tracks: Catalytic track, Facility track, and Sustainability track. These tracks broadly support the lifecycle of geoinformatics resource development, from pilots (Catalytic) to broad implementation (Facility) to sunsetting and long-term sustainability (Sustainability).
Sponsored by:
NSF-BSF
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
Applications must be submitted jointly by an Israeli, and an U.S. scientist from a U.S. research institution. The addition of a UK, or a Chinese scientist to the proposal, to form a multinational proposal, is also allowed. 
Fields/Areas:
Various