The Keck School of Medicine offers multiple research grant programs which provide investigators with enabling funds to pursue new research directions. Some of these programs are available only to Keck School of Medicine faculty while others are also available to faculty from other USC Schools. To aid in determining your eligibility for each award, the most recent request for applications (RFA) is linked to each opportunity below. The RFAs are updated several months prior to each grant’s due date for the current year. The Keck School of Medicine also works with the SC CTSI to disseminate information on their programs, which are listed below.
Internal Grant Funding Opportunities Sorted by Calendar Year Submission Due Date
GRANT OPPORTUNITY | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT | APPLICATION DUE DATE | RFA RELEASE DATE | ELIGIBILITY |
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Donald & Delia Baxter Foundation Faculty Scholar Program |
Broadly supports mechanistic research across diverse areas |
Up to $100K |
Submissions due mid-late February |
January
|
KSOM junior faculty without significant previous extramural funding Text |
Broadly supports mechanistic research in cancer, arthritis, & cardiovascular disease |
Up to $50K per project |
Submissions due April |
Feb/Mar |
KSOM Full-time faculty |
|
Supports high impact cancer research |
Up to $100K per project |
Submissions due April |
Feb/Mar |
KSOM Full-time faculty |
|
SC CTSI Standard Pilot Grant |
Broadly supports clinical, community-engaged & outcomes research & research to improve clinical research processes |
Up to $50K per project |
LOI submissions due September, Submissions from successful LOI due November |
August |
All Faculty |
SC CTSI Multidisciplinary Pilot Grant |
Broadly supports clinical, community-engaged & outcomes research & research to improve clinical research processes |
Up to $125K per project (requires department/institute cost share) |
LOI submissions due September, Submissions from successful LOI due November |
August |
All faculty |
Supports research to advance the development of therapies or new preventive strategies for Alzheimer’s disease |
$125- 250K per project |
Submissions due September |
July |
One MPI from one of 5 health schools, other MPI(s) from other school(s) |
|
Broadly supports research in basic, translational, clinical, and community-engaged research areas |
Up to $75K per project (requires department/institute cost share) |
Submissions due October |
August |
KSOM Full-time faculty |
For inquiries/questions regarding KSOM internal rewards, please email Cort Brinkerhoff or Dr. Sarah Hamm-Alvarez. For SC CTSI inquires/questions, please contact directly at SC CTSI email.