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
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 […]
Trojan Learn Technical Update
Announcement: In the past year, web browsers have taken an aggressive stance on protecting web browsing privacy and reducing security threats. Unfortunately, this has caused some issues with the online course experience including tracking progress and course completions in Trojan Learn. These security measures include: Blocking Flash-based content Blocking third-party cookies Preventing cross-site tracking […]