Mentoring Postdoctoral Scholars at USC Text for use in NSF proposals December, 2011 Rationale For grant proposals that include funding to support postdoctoral researchers, the NSF requires a one page mentoring plan that describes mentoring activities for all postdocs supported by the project. An excerpt from the April 2009 Grant Proposal Guide, Chapter II Section […]
Announcements
Research Data Management and Sharing for Meeting Sponsor Requirements
Creating a BioSketch in SciENcv
Federal Regulatory Checks 1. Create Your Account in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) System: Go to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/ Register with either your USC or NSF ID login. 2. Start Your Biographical Sketch Create a Mini-Profile Create an NSF-Format Biographical Sketch 3. Enter or choose content for each element. The ORCID link is optional but […]
Minimum Salary for Postdoctoral Scholars
Effective January 1, 2020, the State of California’s minimum salary increased to $54,080 annually. The California minimum salary will continue to increase in 2021 and 2022 as follows: $58,240 effective January 1, 2021 $62,400 effective January 1, 2022 In light of the above, and in keeping with the University’s alignment of the Postdoctoral Scholar minimum […]
An Introduction to Cayuse SP
Announcement: As July 1st approaches, the Department of Contracts and Grants is excited to announce the release of our first training video introducing Cayuse Sponsored Projects (SP). Cayuse SP is a cloud-based application that will replace Kuali Coeus (KC) as the University-wide grants management pre-award and non-financial post-award system. Cayuse SP will integrate with several […]
Late Proposals
Announcement: Last minute and same-day proposal submissions do not allow enough lead time to conduct a proper review of proposals and can jeopardize the ability to meet a sponsor’s deadline. Please note the importance of routing final, ready to submit proposals to your DCG officer at least two (2) business days prior to the deadline […]