The following pages provide detailed information on a selection of prestigious and notable limited submission opportunities that Pitt competes for on a regular basis. Each page includes program details, eligibility requirements, internal selection processes, and key dates to help you determine fit and prepare a strong application. This page will continue to be updated. For support in applying for prestigious and honorific awards, please visit our Honorific Awards Training Course.
Humanities & Social Sciences
- Carnegie Fellows Program - Prestigious humanities and social sciences award
Biomedical and Life Sciences
- Keck Research Program - High-risk, high-reward research in science and engineering
- Pew Biomedical Scholars - Biomedical research awards for promising early-career investigators
- Rita Allen Scholars - Pain, immunology, and neuroscience research for early-career faculty
- Searle Scholars Program - Early-career biomedical and chemistry research awards
STEM
- Keck Research Program - High-risk, high-reward research in science and engineering
- NSF S-STEM - Scholarships and institutional support to advance students in STEM