The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) coordinates the selection process for grant competitions, in instances where a limited number of applications are accepted from the University of Pennsylvania. These opportunities are listed in the table below. In general the process involves the following steps:
The tabular listing is provided to assist individual Schools in planning ahead for each competition. However, please be advised that agency deadlines and internal deadlines are subject to change.
Award | Funding Institution | Applicants | Period | Budget | External Deadline |
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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Family Foundation | 1 nominee / category / institution | $250,000 | Nov.16 | |
Scientific Innovation Awards | Brain Research Foundation | 1 nominee / institution | 2 yr | $75,000 / yr | 1-Jul |
Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program | Brain Research Foundation | 1 LOIs / invited institutions | 1 yr | $50,000 | 4-Jan |
Science and Technology Centers (STC) | National Science Foundation | 3 applications / institution | 5 yr | ||
Fellowhips for Science and Engineering | David and Lucille Packard Foundation | 2 applications/invited institutions | 5 yr | $875,000 | 15-Mar |
Mallinckrodt's Scholar Program | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | 1 application | 1 yr | $60,000 | 1-Aug |
Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award | Hartwell Foundation | 2 applications / invited institutions | 3 yr | $100,000 / yr | 15-Sep |
Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Program | Johnson & Johnson | 1 application | 3 yr | $150,000 | 27-Sept |
Moore Inventors Fellows | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | 2 applications/invited institutions | 3 yr | $200,000/yr | 15-Nov |
Allen Distinguished Investigator Program | Paul G. Allen Family Foundation | 2 submissions / institution | 3 yr | $1 - $2 million | |
Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences | Pew Charitable Trusts | 1 application / institution | 4 yr | $60,000 / yr | 15-Jul |
Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program | Rita Allen Foundation | 1 application / invited institutions | 5 yr | $110,000 / yr | 11-Sep |
Investigators in Mathematics, Physics and Theoretical Computer Science | Simons Foundation | 2 applications / field of research | 5 yr | $100,000 / yr | 31-Oct |
Investigators in Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems | Simons Foundation | 1 application / institution | 5 yr | $100,000 / yr | 31-Oct |
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | 1 application / institution | 1 yr | $75,000 | 10-Feb |
Searle Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences | The Kinship Foundation | 1 application / invited institutions | 3 yr | $100,000 / yr | 30-Sep |
Research Foundation | University of Pennsylvania Foundation | 1 yr | varies | ~ 15 Oct | |
Program for Science and Engineering | W.M. Keck Foundation | Invited institutions | 1 - 5 yr | $500,000 - $5mil | 1-Nov |
Program for Medical Sciences | W.M. Keck Foundation | Invited institutions | 1 - 5 yr | $500,000 - $5mil | 1-Nov |
Research Award for Cardiovascular Disease | W.W. Smith Charitable Trust | 1 application | 1 yr | $70,000 - $120,000 | 15-Jul |
Research Award for AIDS | W.W. Smith Charitable Trust | 1 application | 1 yr | $70,000 - $120,000 | 15-Jul |
Research Award for Cancer | W.W. Smith Charitable Trust | 1 application | 1 yr | $70,000 - $120,000 | 15-Jul |
Penn investigators interested in applying for a limited funding opportunity should contact their School representative or OVPR at vprgrant@upenn.edu.
Representative | School | Title |
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Patricia Lindner | Annenberg | Senior Director of Finance |
Helen Mitchell-Sears | Education | Director of Sponsored Programs |
R. Polk Wagner | Law | Associate Dean |
David Brainard | Arts and Sciences | Associate Dean, Natural Sciences |
Dana Graves | Dental Medicine | Associate Dean for Translational Research |
Jessica DeJesus | Stuart Weitzman School of Design | Grants Manager |
Cherie Kagan | Engineering & Applied Science | Associate Dean for Research |
Jon Epstein | Medicine | Executive Vice Dean for Research |
Therese Richmond | Nursing | Associate Dean for Research |
Praxedes Jimenez | Social Policy and Practice | Assistant to the Dean |
Phil Scott | Veterinary Medicine | Associate Dean for Research |
Ellen Furxhi | Wharton | Senior Director, Office of the Deputy Dean |
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