The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research & Innovation (OORI) has established a competitive program to support USC undergraduate or graduate students and their faculty mentors to pursue groundbreaking use-inspired research and early-stage entrepreneurship that translates student intellectual property for social and economic good. Faculty mentors are responsible for submitting the proposal for teams that must include student researchers who represent multiple disciplinary domains. Teams may also include postdoctoral researchers and high school students.
Deadline: 5 PM Pacific Time on March 25, 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
Adam Zimmerman, USC Gould School of Law
Corresi
Albert Han, Keck School of Medicine of USC
A novel salivary liquid biopsy methodology and sampling apparatus for HPV+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma screening
Chris Swain, Iovine and Young Academy
Artesia
Dan Wadhwani, USC Marshall School of Business
Momentum: Building Financial Freedom in NCAA Athletes
Dong Song, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
A next-generation neural interface for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders
Ellis Meng, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
CleanDorm
Joseph Sherbanee, Iovine and Young Academy
NeoTrek Footwear
Jean Michel Arnoult, Iovine and Young Academy
BioFlare
William Resh, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service Labor Market

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