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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 to 12 PM via Zoom.

We have prepared an exciting and informative program on the latest and greatest resources and support available at USC to help you conduct research and scholarship.

Please join us to:

• Hear how USC Communications can help you promote your research and participate in the national conversation as an expert in your field.
• Brush up on the resources USC Libraries has to offer, from research guides to print and digital collections and more.
• Find out about the high-performance computing as well as data solutions and storage services of USC Advanced Research Computing.
• Learn about the proposal and award management services and training at your disposal from Contracts and Grants.
• Discover what funding, research training, and proposal review services are available through Research Initiatives and Infrastructure.
• Prepare for corporate and foundation relations by learning how USC Advancement can help you build mutually beneficial relationships with external partners.
• Connect with Research Strategy and Development, USC’s liaison between faculty and the government’s many federal funding agencies.
• Find out how the Stevens Center can maximize the translation of your research into products through licenses and collaborations.
• Optimize your translational research with funding, training, and community connections from Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
• Reinforce not just safety but also occupational health in your research by learning about the training and services Environmental Health and Safety has to offer.
• Strive for the best in animal research through the quality animal care, veterinary medicine, and research support services from Department of Animal Resources.
• Ensure the safety and welfare of your human subjects by getting up-to-date with all the services available from the Human Research Protection Program.

We think this program will help you make the most of your time at USC. If you plan to attend, don’t forget to register and save the date. And we look forward to seeing there!

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This event is organized by the USC Research and Innovation (R&I)’s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.

USC Research and Innovation (R&I) 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 announce new grant programs, including: the Institutional Training Planning Award, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Mentorship Award, the Alternative Methods to Animal Research, Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences and revised programs: the Instrumentation Award, the Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award as well as the call for nominations for the Associates Award for Creativity in Research and Scholarship.

Click here to download the Requests for Proposals and for additional information on all programs. R&I Programs are administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact us at rii@usc.edu should you have additional questions – we are here to help!

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.

The USC Associates Awards are the highest honors the university can bestow on its members for their distinguished achievements. Faculty from all schools and academic units are strongly encouraged to nominate colleagues with exceptional records of creativity in research.

The Core Instrumentation Fund Special Solicitation – Small Equipment aims to provide USC researchers with greater access to shared equipment and key resources, including datasets and repositories, in addition to core instrumentation already available through existing core facilities. 

The solicitation will consider requests up to $30,000 (smaller budgets welcomed) and invites proposals from core facilities for the acquisition of small equipment, datasets, and/or repositories. 

Applications proposing acquisition or licensing of datasets or repositories not associated with a core facility must be made by the school research dean (or designee). All equipment/datasets/repositories supported under this announcement must be advertised and made available to the entire USC research community. The fund is not intended for purchase of computing equipment, unless it is integrated with other types of instrumentation.

Please visit our grants portal for additional details: https://rii.usc.edu/funding/

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your proposal or have additional question, please contact the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) at rii@usc.edu

This portal requires information about the PIs (and Co-PIs) in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.

The RFP for the Zumberge Research Coordination & Team Building has been posted in the Funding section.