The LSP is responsible for the management of limited submission opportunities (LSOs). LSOs are extramural funding opportunities that either limit the number of applications UCSF may put forward to a given sponsor or require some other kind of internal coordination (e.g., to eliminate unnecessary duplication of instrument requests). The LSP is responsible for the dissemination, solicitation and selection of proposals for such limited submission funding opportunities at UCSF. The LSP is a selection process, not an award process. As the LSP is under significant time constraints, all reviewer feedback is optional. We encourage you to seek other avenues for proposal feedback.

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Calendar of Recurring LSOs

Current LSOs

Recent LSP Nominees

Extended Deadline

Process

Advisory Committee

Contact

Calendar of Recurring LSOs

Current LSOs

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St. Baldrick's Summer Fellows
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Internal Deadline: December 13th, 2018
Sponsor Deadline: December 31st, 2018

CDC Quantifying Contact Rates and Mixing Patterns in Workers in Non-healthcare Work Settings in the United States and Modeling the Effect of Workplace Social Distancing Measures in Reducing Influenza Transmission 
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Internal Deadline: December 19th, 2018
Sponsor Deadline: March 19, 2019

NIH HEAL Initiative: Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical Network
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Internal Deadline: December 19th, 2018
Sponsor Deadline: February 6th, 2018

CDC Improving Detection and Management of Glaucoma and Other Eye Diseases Among High Risk Populations
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Internal Deadline: December 20th, 2018
Sponsor Deadline: February 11th, 2019

CDC The Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet)
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Internal Deadline: December 20th, 2018
Sponsor Deadline: February 13th, 2018

CDC Research Approaches to Improve the Care and Outcomes of People Living with Spina Bifida
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Internal Deadline: December 20th, 2018
Sponsor Deadline: February 13th, 2018

Vallee Scholars
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Internal Deadline: January 3rd, 2019
Sponsor Nomination Deadline: February 1st, 2019
Sponsor Application Deadline: March 1st, 2019

St. Baldrick's Spring Funding Cycle
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Internal Deadline: January 3rd, 2019
Sponsor LOI Deadline: January 31st, 2019

The Moore Inventor Fellows Program
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Internal Deadline: January 6th, 2019
Sponsor Nomination Deadline: February 11th, 2019
Sponsor Application Deadline: March 4th, 2019

 

Recent LSP Nominees 

Table linked above is updated following every LSP nomination March 2018 - Present. 

Extended Deadline

_{Please Note: A LSO becomes eligible for Extended Deadline when the LSP internal deadline has passed without receiving any applications. An opportunity will remain open and listed below until the sponsor deadline. To express interest in applying for these opportunities, please email LOI form to [email protected].}

NIH NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program
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Sponsor Deadline: December 19th, 2018

NSF Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access)
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Sponsor Preliminary Deadline: December 20th, 2018

HRSA Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project
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Sponsor Deadline: January 8th, 2019

HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Planning
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Sponsor Deadline: January 18th, 2019

NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program
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Sponsor Deadline: January 22nd, 2019

CDC Using Real-time Prescription and Insurance Claims Data to Support the HIV Care Continuum
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Sponsor Deadline: January 22nd, 2019

NIH NIDDK Data Coordinating Center for the Diabetic Foot Consortium
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Sponsor Deadline: January 23rd, 2019

HRSA AIDS Education and Training Centers – National HIV Curriculum e-Learning Platform: Technology Operations and Maintenance
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Sponsor Deadline: January 30th, 2019

CDC Surveillance for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Other Viral Respiratory Infections Among Native Americans/Alaska Natives
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Sponsor Deadline: February 1st, 2019

CDC Understanding and Improving Immunization Services among Adult Hospital Inpatient and Observation/Clinical Decision Unit Settings
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Sponsor Deadline: February 1st, 2019

Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
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Sponsor Deadline: February 1st, 2019

NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution: Data Science Corps
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Sponsor Deadline: February 4th, 2019

AHA Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death Strategically Focused Research Network
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Sponsor Deadline: February 7th, 2019

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
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Sponsor Deadline: February 7th, 2019

CDC The GAIN (Greater Access and Impact with NAT) Study: Improving HIV Diagnosis, Linkage to Care, and Prevention Services with HIV Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Tests (NATs)
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Sponsor Deadline: February 15th, 2019

HRSA Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses toward Living Organ Donation
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Sponsor Deadline: February 15th, 2019

NIH Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38) - NCI ONLY
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Sponsor Deadline: February 19th, 2019

NSF Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)
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Sponsor Deadline: February 22nd, 2019
 

Process

1. LSP learns of LSOs in several ways: UCSF receives an invitation from a private foundation to submit nominees, a federal funding opportunity becomes available, the LSP receives direct notification of an LSO or an LSO is identified by the LSP.

2. The opportunity is announced to the campus via the LSP listserv and applications for an internal competition are invited. To subscribe to the LSP listserv, please visit https://listsrv.ucsf.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=LIMITED_SUBS and click "Subscribe." A list of all current LSOs as well as a table of typically recurring LSOs are maintained online (linked above).

3. All applications or internal LOIs are due to [email protected] by 11:59 PM on the internal due date, unless stated otherwise in the announcement.

4. Pre-Application vs. Internal LOI process:

a. Pre-Applications are used when the LSP anticipates more than a single application

i. Under the direction of the Chair, the LSP Advisory Committee identifies a review committee comprised of former awardees and faculty with area-specific expertise.

ii. Each application is reviewed and scored by at least two reviewers. The application with the best score is selected and the nominee receives institutional approval.

iii. The program will make an effort to avoid having multiple members of a specific department on a review committee.

b. Internal LOIs are used to gauge interest for any given LSO:

i. LSP Advisory Committee Chair reviews LOI and provides institutional approval for applicant to move forward with a full application.

ii. If multiple LOIs are received by the internal deadline, a full internal competition will be held, and applicants will be asked to submit a pre-application and then proceed with the workflow described above.

iii. If the LSP learns of a LSO with less than 30 days until the sponsor deadline, institutional approval is granted on a first come, first served basis

5. After institutional approval, nominees move forward with a full application to the sponsor:

a. For opportunities sponsored by private foundations, the LSP coordinates with UCSF's Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations to provide nominees with editorial support. Nominees are always notified if this support is available.

b. For all opportunities, the LSP notifies RMS of all internal nominees who have received institutional approval to move forward with the full application.

c. The LSP's involvement ends with results notification to all applicants. PIs should work with their department RMS teams and identify the date by which RMS will need the full application prior to the sponsor application due date. 

Advisory Committee

The LSP resides in the Research Development Office (RDO) and is provided operational oversight by the RDO Director and guidance through a faculty Advisory Committee. Together they are charged with establishing policies and procedures. The members of the current Advisory Committee, sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost, are:

• Mark Moasser, MD (Chair)
• Trever Bivona, MD PhD
• Sophie DuMont, PhD
• Elena Flowers, PhD RN
• James Fraser, PhD
• John Imboden, MD
• Suzaynn Schick, PhD
• Vineeta Singh, MD
• Marina Sirota, PhD 
   

Contact

Lisa Howard is the primary contact for general inquiries about the limited submission process. For more information contact via email ([email protected]) or phone (415.502.1662).