Description: Aimed at supporting research and scholarship that addresses critical gaps in knowledge on equity, diversity, and inclusion, or benefits diverse communities. To be considered for this award, applications must: (a) plan to apply for an externally-funded grant on an eligible topic; (b) provide a realistic plan for sustained funding or support beyond the end of the award; and (c) demonstrate that a Zumberge award will help attract further external research support. Research topics eligible for this program need to address diversity defined to include and not be limited to, characteristics such as national origin, language, race, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, age religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, veteran status, educational background, and family structures. While proposals from individual PIs are eligible, applicants proposing collaborative research activities that are interdisciplinary and involve faculty from multiple USC schools are encouraged.
Award: Up to $30,000 in pilot research support
Eligibility: Full-time tenure track and non-tenure track faculty are eligible. Visiting & adjunct faculty ineligible. Topics eligible for funding from the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute or the Ming Hsieh Institute or not eligible for Zumberge D&I Awards. Faculty who have previously received a Zumberge D&I Award as the PI are not eligible to apply; collaborating PIs on previous Zumberge D&I awards are eligible to apply. Applicants may not apply to the Zumberge Individual award program during the same award cycle. See website for more information.
Deadline: 5 pm, Feb. 22, 2021