Limited Submissions

A Limited Submission Opportunity (LSO) is a funding opportunity in which the sponsor sets an institutional limit for the number of proposals it will accept. These opportunities may be from federal sponsors, state sponsors, corporations, or foundations. In order to participate in an LSO, Syracuse University must organize to submit our most competitive proposal(s). This requires an internal competition, institutional review, and when applicable, a panel review.

This process does not include opportunities which are limited at the individual PI or department level. Additionally, this process does not address any student programs unless the proposals are submitted through the Office of Sponsored Programs with the student as PI.

Our Process

The Office of Research (OoR) will list limited submission opportunities on the Syracuse University Application Portal (InfoReady), post each LSO to this web page, and may e-mail LSO notices directly to faculty in cases where eligibility is restricted to a small group. Additionally, active LSOs will be included in the monthly Office of Research newsletter. If you do not currently receive the newsletter, please email vpr@syr.edu to request your addition to the distribution list.

If you are interested in applying to an opportunity that is not posted on the portal and Limited Submission web page, please email the solicitation details to LimitedSubmissions@syr.edu. OoR staff will evaluate the solicitation and determine how to proceed.

All interested applicants should review the full Syracuse University process for limited submission funding opportunities provided below.

Open Limited Submissions

For Open LSOs for which the internal deadline has passed and there are “slots” remaining, please e-mail LimitedSubmissions@syr.edu if you are interested in applying to the sponsor.

2026 Closed Limited Submissions

2025 Closed Limited Submissions