Internal Proposal Review Program

Faculty,

The Center for Excellence in Research (CER, www.usc.edu/cer/) is a faculty-initiated program designed to increase the impact and prominence of scholarly research throughout the university.  CER has begun a peer-to-peer mentoring service for the review of draft research proposals by faculty outside home departments.  the program is particulary useful for faculty who are new to funded research, or who are submitting a proposal to a funding agency to which they have not applied previously.

To take advantage of this optional research support program, please follow these steps:

1. At least four weeks prior to due date: Contact Cevadne Lee in the Office of Research Advancement at cevadnel@usc.edu or 213-740-6709, and provide her with:
   
   ---Proposal title
   ---Funding agency/program
   ---Due date
   ---Names of principal investigator/co-principal investigators
   ---URL link to the solicitation

This information is needed to find a faculty member who is able to review your proposal.

2. Three weeks prior to due date: You will be notified whether a reviewer is available, and who is able to review your proposal.

3. At least two weeks prior to due date: Submit a complete draft of your proposal in electronic form to Cevandne Lee.

4. One week prior to due date: We will return comments to incorporate in your final proposal.

The faculty in our pool of reviewers have experience  in the following funding agencies:

NIH, NSF, DARPA, NASA, Department of Energy, NEH and Major Foundations


The reviewers have discipline experience in these areas:

History, International Relations, Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pathology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biochemistry, Earth Science

We are continuing to seek faculty members to volunteer to join our pool of mentors.  If you are interested in joining the pool, also contact Cevadne Lee, and her know about your prior funded research experience.  Also, please take advantage of CER's ongoing series of workshops that provide training in proposal preparation.

Randolph Hall
Vice Provost for Research Advancement