Major Support for Current Faculty
Deadline: Application must be submitted by January 27.
(In the event that a deadline falls upon a weekend or a university holiday, that deadline will move to the first workday following the posted date.)
Award Amount: Up to $25,000. Requests for more than $25,000 must be approved by the WiSE Director prior to submission.
Directions: Submit online application.
This competitive program offers awards of up to $25,000 and is aimed at offsetting subtle biases, barriers, and career interruptions that have been shown to hinder the advancement of women faculty in science and engineering at research universities. To be eligible, applicants must have faculty appointments in the departments of the Viterbi School of Engineering or the natural science and math departments of the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics & Astronomy).
- USC Women in Science and Engineering
- 1042 Downey Way, DRB 140*
- Los Angeles, CA 90089-1111
- (213) 740-0996
- (213) 821-5252
- wiseprog@usc.edu
*The WiSE Suite is located in DRB 232.
In this Section
Grants and Awards
Faculty
- New Faculty Recruitment
- Support for Facilitating Diversity in Faculty Searches
- Major Support for Current Faculty
- Lloyd Armstrong, Jr. Endowed Chair
- Supplemental Faculty Support
- Faculty Bridge Funding
- Support for Faculty Pregnancy, Childbirth and Adoption
- Child Care Subsidy
Postdocs and PhD Students
- Postdoctoral Support
- Merit Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research
- Fellowship Support to Accommodate Pregnancy, Birth of a Child, and Adoption for Ph.D. Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
- Child Care Subsidy
- Graduate Top-off Fellowship
- Merit Fellowship for Current Doctoral Students
- Travel Grants