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This list is far from exhaustive -- check out these tools to search for additional opportunities and collaborators. When you find a funding source that fits your project, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) for assistance with your proposals and grant applications. Note: OSP requires ten (10) business days for review and approval of all proposal submissions. This timeline provides at minimum five (5) business days to assist in creating the internal business-related elements and five (5) business days for internal routing and approvals. You can read more about this timeline here.


CSTAR Call for Pilot Projects - Letter of Intent due April 3, 2023. Applications notified whether to submit full proposal May 1, 2023; full proposals due June 12, 2023.

NSF EPSCoR $20,000 Planning Grants for $20M State of Nebraska Track-1 Proposal - Submission Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2023.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows - Full proposal deadline is April 11, 2023.

Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation Statewide Grants Program - Application Form - 2023 Grantee's Responsibilities - Completed applications due April 30, 2023.

State Justice Institute - Project Grants - Grant application deadline is May 1, 2023.

Iowa West Foundation project support grants - Letters of Inquiry are due January 1, May 1, and September 1; if selected, completed applications are due January 15, May 15, and September 15.

NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) - Deadline date for full proposal is May 9, 2023.

2024 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science - Applications being accepted through June 21, 2023.

2024 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Design - Application deadline is Monday, June 12, 2023, 5 p.m. ET.

NSF Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning, or VITAL, Prize Challenge - Applications due June 30, 2023.

RWJF Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health - Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline.

RWJF Evidence for Action - Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline.

Nebraska Academic Research and Development Grant - Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline.

Omaha Community Foundation - Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline.

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