The Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) Institutional Training Planning Award (ITPA) will assist in developing and enhancing USC’s institutional research infrastructure by preparing faculty to submit competitive institutional training applications to federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Institutional training awards are the primary driver in improving a university’s ability to educate the next generation of skilled researchers and prepare them to pursue scientific careers and competitive research funding opportunities. To submit an institutional training grant application, faculty members must collect a wealth of data from university departments and mentors, conceptualize program administration, identify mentoring faculty, develop a comprehensive training plan, and design a program evaluation framework. Awards funded under this program will assist faculty in these planning activities and help them to prepare for proposal submission.
Deadline: 5 PM PST, February 18, Annually View the RFP for full proposal requirements. |
Proposal Submission
Proposals must be submitted via our Grant Portal.
For additional information or inquiries, please contact us at rii@usc.edu.
Awardees
Past Awardees
2024
Kathleen Page, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Michael Goran, CHLA
Training in Diabetes & Obesity across the Lifespan and in Diverse Populations
2023
Genevieve Dunton, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Jennifer Unger, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Methodological Training for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control
Thank you for your interest in the Office of Research Innovation award programs.
All award programs are currently on hold pending confirmation of our FY25 budget.
Subvention funds supporting ORI’s award programs are made at the highest level of the university. Once we have confirmed our FY25 budget, we will re-activate this website.
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Thank you for your patience.
Silvia
SILVIA DA COSTA, PH.D.
University of Southern California
Director, Research Initiatives and Infrastructure