Research Initiatives and Infrastructure

Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) provides support services to USC investigators through a number of activities and programs, including administering internal award programs, overseeing nominations for limited submission funding opportunities to external sponsors, managing of shared resources through Priority Software FBS and facilitating faculty mentoring and training through the Center for Excellence in Research.

Funding

Internal award programs of close to $8M per year in grants.
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Limited Submissions

Competitions for awards by outside agencies for which USC can nominate a limited number of candidates.
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Shared Resources

USC’s shared resources that enable faculty and students to perform cutting-edge research.
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CER

Each semester, CER organizes workshops for USC researchers to provide them with the skills to seek funding and more.
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Announcements

Navigating Research and Scholarship at USC

Whether you’re new to USC or simply need a refresher, we would like to invite you to attend this year’s Navigating Research and Scholarship at USC for faculty, staff, postdocs, PhD students, and graduate students on Friday, August 18 from 9 AM

New Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research & Innovation (OORI) grant programs are tailored to support a diverse range of research areas, scholarship, and artistic and cultural expression and are currently under revision, with new award programs being created. We are happy to

RFP: President’s Sustainability Research Award

Integrating sustainability as a core value in USC’s strategic planning is a critically important institutional commitment. In addition to implementing impactful sustainability initiatives across USC’s campuses, great opportunities exist to expand and enhance USC’s research strengths and capabilities in sustainability.

Calendar

See the calendar below for our award deadlines, training workshops and office closures: