Funding opportunities generating sponsored projects may be solicited or unsolicited. Research Development can assist in finding funding or crafting a proposal.
Solicited
- Program Announcements (PAs) – No specific resources are set aside at the agency for the PA, but an area of research interest in a general discipline or subdiscipline is described
- Request for Applications/Proposals (RFAs/RFPs) – Specific resources have been allocated at the agency or sponsor for a given objective, and a public request has been issued with directions for proposers
- Request for Quote (RFQ) – A standard request for price quotations from competing procurement sources
- Informal Requests – non-federal sponsors and non-competing projects - the sponsor's representative and MIT's investigator together develop the proposal and agree to a budget
Unsolicited
An open request for applications with general submission guidelines, such as investigator-initiated proposals to the NSF or R01 applications to the NIH.
Limited Submissions
Some requests for proposals limit the number of applications that may be submitted from the Institute. Research Development manages limited submission proposals at the internal selection stage.