Description: The USC R&D Priorities Award provides seed funding for interdisciplinary collaborative research activities involving groups of faculty from multiple schools who are preparing a proposal for an externally funded grant in areas of R&D priorities outlined by the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Within the topics targeted by the federal government for FY23 funding, eligible topics for this RFP include: Energy Transition (research to develop clean power technologies harnessing clean energy solutions to achieve universal access to energy that is sustainable and affordable) and Blue Technology (research to develop technology that promotes a sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth in areas such as, but not limited to aquaculture, biodiversity, coastal protection, renewable energy output, cultural values, and tourism, while preserving the health of marine and coastal ecosystem). See RFP for more info.
Award: Up to $75,000 for one year
Eligibility: Applicants must be permanent, FT faculty at USC. TT and NTT faculty are eligible; visiting and adjunct faculty are not eligible. Proposals must designate a team that includes on PI and at least one co-PI. At least two separate USC schools must be represented between the primary appointments of the PI and co-PI. Faculty teams should include at least one assistant professor. Applications must identify and plan to apply to a specific externally-funded grant within the areas of research interest outlined above. See RFP for full eligibility requirements.
Deadline: April 4, 2022