Michael Beets, Ph.D.
Professor, Exercise Science
Arnold School of Public Health
Public Health Research Center
Propel introduces new tracks for faculty seeking external funding
This year's Propel participants will have the opportunity to enroll in either our new NSF CAREER or DOE tracks or the existing NIH and NSF offerings.
APPLY FOR PROPEL MENTORSHIP
Program overview
Propel supports faculty members new to the large federal grants application process who want to apply for a large grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) or the Department of Energy (DOE).
This program provides participating faculty with nine months of intensive mentorship, education, workshops and editing support as they plan, draft, finalize and submit their NIH, NSF or DOE proposal.
Program length: Academic year
Number of in-person sessions: 8 half-day sessions
Available tracks
- NIH
- NSF
- NSF CAREER
- Those submitting for the first time and those who are resubmitting to CAREER are both eligible for this track. If you are working on a resubmission, you have the option of beginning the program in either August or January.
- DOE
- Participants will attend most sessions with NSF participants but will also participate in DOE-specific breakout sessions
Eligibility requirements
To be considered for Propel, faculty members must:
- Be employed at USC Columbia, the USC schools of medicine in Columbia or Greenville, a four-year USC comprehensive institution or a USC Palmetto College campus.
- Hold the title of assistant or associate professor (including assistant and associate
research faculty).
- Full professors pursuing NIH/NSF/DOE grant funding for the first time are also eligible.
- Be new to the federal grant application process or have only received relatively small external grant awards/subawards.
- Not have received a large federal grant such as an NIH R01 or a medium/large NSF award of $500,000 or more.
Participant expectations
Propel participants are expected to:
- Attend eight in-person program sessions on Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Take the lead in scheduling at least one mentor meeting per month.
- Submit draft proposal sections on schedule and implement feedback.
- Plan, develop and submit a competitive grant proposal by the program’s end.
Propel faculty lead