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Institutionally Limited & Time-Sensitive Opportunities (Weekly Email)

Institutionally Limited & Time-Sensitive Opportunities

Greetings,

Please see below our weekly digest of new limited submissions and time-sensitive opportunities.

This Week’s Announcements:

  • New Nominations
  • New Limited Submissions
  • Other Funding Opportunities of Note

New Nominations

  • Congratulations to Morgan Polikoff (Rossier) for being nominated to submit for the IES Predoctoral Training Grant in Education Sciences. This slot was granted on a first-come, first-served basis by Research Initiatives and Infrastructure as the LOI deadline was extremely tight (December 12th, 2024).

New Limited Submissions

  • Please find below two limited submissions, one of which is time-sensitive, for your perusal and distribution. Links to each opportunity are below:
  • (1) HRSA-25-070: Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)
  • (2) CDC RFA-IP-25-111: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases(time-sensitive)
  • Process for Limited Submissions: PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. PIs must create their own SurveyMonkey account in order to proceed with submission. Materials to submit include:
  • (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review.
  • (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
  • 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.

Other Opportunities of Note

  • Please find below more information about the International Balzan Foundation Prize, which will be awarding prizes in four subjects: (1) Classics: Athenian Democracy Revisited; (2) History of Contemporary Art; (3) Atoms and Ultra-Precise Measurement of Time; and (3) Gene and Gene-Modified Cell Therapy.
  • Neuroscience and Society Grants
    • Funder: Dana Foundation
    • LOI Priority Deadline: January 31, 2025
    • Grant Amount: $150,000 for a period of up to 18 months
    • Description of Funding Opportunity: Support for pilot experiential education programs in Neuroscience & Society for graduate students in neuroscience, the humanities, social sciences, law, medicine, and other relevant fields. Programs should combine science and non-science approaches to equip students to think deeply about neuroscience and associated ethical, legal, and societal issues.
    • Please email Jennifer Lidar if you are interested in applying.

If you are interested in renewing an existing limited submission grant, please contact RII as soon as possible by writing to rii@usc.edu.

Also, if you see a limited submission on our webpage that you wish to submit to, but the internal deadline says “Contact RII,” reach out to rii@usc.edu to submit, as a slot is still available for the call.

Best,

Mike Yarsky (he/him)

Program Specialist | Research Initiatives and Infrastructure

yarsky@usc.edu | https://usc.zoom.us/my/yarsky

University of Southern California

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