Leveraging the Power of a Statewide Network
SC INBRE Benefits
Journal access for PUIs
SC INBRE has an agreement with the USC School of Medicine Columbia Library to provide journal access to our PUI institutions. Contact us for more info.
Free grant review
Email us your NIH biomedical-related grant at least six weeks before the deadline for confidential, expert review and feedback.
Discounted usage of the USC Instrumentation Research Facility (IRF) for PUIs
The IRF will give a discount to researchers from SC INBRE’s PUIs and Outreach Institutions. This discount allows eligible external researchers to access all IRF equipment and services at internal pricing, ensuring greater affordability and support for their research needs. Contact Dr. Austin Worden, IRF Director, for more info.
Annual networking and learning opportunities
SC INBRE offers two annual events:
Our Science Symposium, open to anyone from our network institutions, is held after the first of the year (typically in February). Podium presenters are SC INBRE grant recipients or student flash talks; poster presenters have received SC INBRE funding through grants or institutional funds.
Our Career Development Workshop, open to all, is held in mid-June and features sessions for biomedical/STEMM researchers of any level from summer high school students through seasoned faculty.
Funding Programs
SC INBRE solicits proposals annually for our Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP). The DRPP supports two funding mechanisms designed to grow faculty-led research projects and provide biomedical research training opportunities for students: Research Projects (RP) and Pilot Projects (PP).
Research Project awards are the largest award funded through the DRPP. These two-year awards, up to $55,000 per year, are targeted towards early-career investigators that need support to build their research programs but can also support established investigators that want to change direction in their research.
Four different Pilot Projects are funded for one year:
Curriculum Development Awards (CUREs) (Faculty, $15,000)
Launch Awards (Faculty, $15,000)
Bioinformatics Pilot Projects (BIPP) (Faculty, $15,000)
Mentored Student Pilot Projects (MSP) (Students, $3,000)
