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 |
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Fri, 06/13/2025 - 12:00pm | McCune Foundation Grant |
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9/15/2025 | 7 slots: TBD |
Mon, 06/09/2025 - 12:00pm | **Lottery** NM Funders Collaborative, Educate 2 Elevate (e2e) Grant |
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7/7/2025 | 1 slot: TBD |
Mon, 06/02/2025 - 12:00pm | Searle Scholars Program 2026 |
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Full proposal due: 9/30/2025 | 1 slot: TBD |
Tue, 04/15/2025 - 12:00pm | Con Alma Annual Grant and Northern New Mexico Health Grant |
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5/30/2025 | 4 slots: Farel Torres (HSC) for the NNM Grant; Farel Torres (HSC), Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, Aijuan Cun for the Annual Grant |
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 5:00pm | W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program |
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Keck concept counseling period July 1 - August 15; Full proposals due November 1 | Up to 8 slots: TBD |
Mon, 03/31/2025 - 12:00pm | Beckman Scholars Program |
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6/13/2025 | 1 slot: Christina Takacs-Vesbach |
Wed, 03/26/2025 - 1:00pm | William T. Grant Scholars Program |
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Required Mentor and Reference Letter Deadline: June 11, 2025; Application Deadline: July 1, 2025 | 1 per college: SOE: Oliva Lanier |
Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:00pm | DoD, Research and Education Program for HBCUs/MIs: Equipment/Instrumentation FY 25, W911NF25S0005 |
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4/28/25 4pm EST | 3 slots: Nicholas Jaegers, Heng Zuo, Olivia Lanier |
Mon, 03/24/2025 - 12:00pm | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant Program |
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Full Proposal due 8/1/25 | 1 slot: Katie Kivlighan |
Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:00pm | Pew Biomedical Scholars Program |
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Institution nomination due to Sponsor 5/14/25; Full application due 9/3/25 | 1 slot: Olivia Lanier |