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
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

Wright Foundation Standard Pilot Program

Broadly supports mechanistic research in cancer, arthritis, & cardiovascular disease

Up to $50K per project

Submissions due April 

Feb/Mar

KSOM Full-time faculty

Wright Transformative Cancer Grant Pilot Program

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

Epstein Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Research Grant

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)

Dean’s Pilot Grant

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.