Limited Submissions

What are "limited submissions?"

Limited submission programs are competitive funding programs that restrict the number of proposals that may be submitted from one institution. Institutional nominees for programs with limited submission restrictions are determined through an internal review process. 

View list of limited submission competitions (WINS website)

Please be aware that we make every effort to identify and post limited competitions on the WINS website. However, if you become aware of a funding opportunity with limited submission requirements that is not listed, please immediately contact vpr-wins@uiowa.edu with the program title, due date and the URL.

How does the institutional nomination process work?

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) initiates an internal WINS competition if a competitive grant program restricts the number of proposals that may be submitted from one institution, and the competition is open to faculty and staff members of more than one college. The OVPR sets an internal deadline by which interested individuals must apply to be the institutional nominee.  The application materials are reviewed by the collegiate Associate Deans for Research, senior staff members from the OVPR, and selected faculty. The selected nominee(s) submit a full proposal to the sponsor by the program deadline.
 
The application materials are reviewed by the collegiate Associate Deans for Research, staff members from the Office of the Vice President for Research, and selected faculty. The selected nominee(s) submit a full proposal to the sponsor by the program deadline.
 
If a competition with a limited number of applicants is open to faculty and staff members of only one college (or closely related colleges such as the College of Medicine and the College of Public Health), it will be advertised on the WINS site and the college will organize its own review process to select the University's applicant.
 

Internal nomination competitions, whether they are conducted by individual colleges or through UI WINS, are generally advertised in the  Grant Bulletin. The collegiate Associate Deans for Research also distribute news of each competition within their colleges.

Grant Limitation and Action Examples
Limitation
Action
Unlimited by number of applications per university, college or department
Route your proposal through the Division of Sponsored Programs at least five days in advance of the deadline
Limited by number of applications per institution
Apply through the WINS system; applications reviewed by appropriate associate deans for research, faculty and OVPR staff
Limited by number of applications per college
Apply through the WINS system; each college to organize its review process
Limited by number of applications per department
Contact the department chair before applying
Limited but not listed in WINS
Contact vpr-wins@uiowa.edu or call OVPR staff at 319-384-3332 with the program title, due date and the sponsor's URL
Interested in applying for a limited submission grant but the WINS internal deadline has passed
Contact vpr-wins@uiowa.edu or call OVPR staff at 319-384-3332.  You may still be able to apply if there was no initial interest or if the number of applicants who plan to formally submit is less than the number permitted by the sponsor 

 

Contact

Cheryl Ridgeway
Office of the Vice President for Research
319-384-3332

https://research.uiowa.edu/wins/