The Research Catalyst Program at USC funds interdisciplinary faculty research with strong potential for scholarly and societal impact across seven topic areas.
Community Research Collaboration (CRC) Awards support community-academic partnerships in participatory breast cancer research addressing California priorities to reduce the disease’s burden and improve public health.
Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS) supports Louisiana university researchers’ fundamental science and engineering projects to strengthen national competitiveness and prospects for federal funding.
The EPSCoR Research Incubators support STEM research in eligible jurisdictions, fostering collaboration, capacity-building, and societal impacts for long-term improvements in research competitiveness.
Pioneer Postdoctoral Fellowship supports recent PhD graduates in sustainability research and training at Caltech to address climate change and natural resource stewardship.
RIPS-LA at UCLA's IPAM is a summer program where undergraduates tackle real-world research problems from industry in teams, with mentorship and a focus on mathematical and computational solutions.