Slots: 2 USC nominees
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, February 7th, 2025, 5pm PT Closed.
Nominations Due: March 15, 2025
External Deadline: April 20, 2025
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 20
Anticipated Award Amount: $875,000 over five years
Eligibility: Faculty who are within the first three years of their faculty careers and engaged in research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering. Disciplines considered: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering.
Award Details and Application Guidelines: https://www.packard.org/approach/fellowships-for-science-engineering/
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. We are not using our standard template for this opportunity; please see below for more information.
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Research statement: Describe why the research is important and outline the general goals for the next five years. The statement should also indicate, in general, how funds will be used. This does not need to be a detailed budget and will not be binding on the actual use of funds. The research statement must be limited to 1,400 words (Maximum 2 pages of text, prepared in 12-point font with 1-inch margins). If there are relevant figures, images or references, include these separately on a third page.
- (2) CV (Maximum 5 pages)
Note: The portal requires information about the 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.
Purpose
This prestigious fellowship supports highly inquisitive and passionate early-career researchers who take a creative approach to their research, dare to think big, and follow new ideas wherever they lead. Packard emphasizes support for innovative individual research that involves the fellow, their students, and junior colleagues, rather than extensions or components of large-scale, ongoing research programs.
Recognizing that certain research areas already have access to relatively generous funding (i.e., clinical research, research associated with the design and construction of large national facilities such as accelerators and space stations, and applied research of direct relevance to national security), the Packard Fellowships are directed to other, less generously supported endeavors.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.