Announcements
- UTRF’s Tech Maturation Grant program is accepting applications through October 24. See details in the Internal Grant Competitions section below.
- The Fall Undergraduate and Graduate Student Pitch Competitions will be held on Tuesday, October 28 in McKenzie Arena Room 301. View the full schedule here.
- The deadlines for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program have been extended to November. See solicitation for more details.
Limited Submission Competitions
The following programs have a limited submission requirement.
| Sponsor/Program | Internal Deadline | Limitations or Special Considerations |
| ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | November 5, 2025 | Eligibility is restricted to full-time assistant professors within two years of their initial tenure track appointment at the time of application (i.e., appointment began between January 1, 2024, to January 7, 2026). This is a full internal competition. A letter from your Department Head is required. See link for template. |
Internal Grant Competitions
| Sponsor/Program | Deadline | Limitations or Special Considerations |
| UTRF Tech Maturation Grant | October 24, 2025 | Deadline to route full proposal through Cayuse. PIs must have filed a UT invention disclosure related to the project before submission. |
| Mocs Innovate Mini-Grant Program | December 15, 2025 | Open to any UTC faculty or staff member. For additional information, please email Thomas-Lyons@utc.edu. |
| FY26 Open Publishing Support Fund | Rolling through 6/30/26 | Lead authors/applicants are limited to 1 award per fiscal year. |
External Funding Opportunities
ORSP has standardized the process for proposal notification, development, and submission. Click here to learn more and view required internal deadlines.
Looking for research development assistance? Learn more about ORSP’s Research Development services and request support here.
| Sponsor/Program | Deadline | Limitations or Special Considerations |
| NSF Translation to Practice (TTP-T and TTP-P) | January 20, 2026 | Deadline for Translation and Partner tracks only. The PI must hold a tenured or tenure-track position. Participation limits apply; see solicitation for details. |
| NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering : Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) | February 05, 2026 | Individuals may participate in no more than 2 proposals per year, regardless of role, across all subprograms. |
| NSF Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) | February 10, 2026 | No eligibility or participation limits. |
| NSF Translation to Practice (TTP-E) | Rolling through April 1, 2026 | Deadline for the Explore pilot track only. PIs must have an active, eligible NSF research award. See solicitation for further details |
| NSF STEM K-12 | No deadline | This program replaces the AISL, CSforAll, DRK-12, and Translation and Diffusion programs. No eligibility or participation limits. |
Sponsored Projects Policy Spotlight: Policy Procedure Regarding Other Support Disclosures to NIH
UT has added Policy Procedure Regarding Other Support Disclosures to NIH to GE0002. Per UT policy and NIH requirements, all faculty and researchers identified as Senior/Key Personnel on NIH research applications and awards must prepare an Other Support document utilizing the NIH-specific format page and associated instructions during Just-in-Time (JIT) Procedures and updated annually for the annual research performance progress report (RPPR). To satisfy the training requirements listed in this policy, each Senior/Key Personnel listed on the proposal must complete the Research Security Training (RST) in K@TE within 12 months before a JIT submission and recertify annually before each RPPR submission.
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