The University of Southern California (USC) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have partnered to identify new ways to spark deeper academic cooperation, catalyze research collaborations, and jumpstart increased people-to-people scientific exchanges. Leading research universities in the United States and India are deeply committed to strengthening meaningful, high-impact, and co-designed research partnerships. This partnership will enable bilateral academic cooperation, critical to our shared security and geopolitical, commercial, and economic futures. The USC-IISc Collaborative Network Award program, an innovative program funded through the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI), will promote highly innovative collaborative research projects and activities that include faculty from both institutions.

This award’s overarching goal and focus will be to encourage and facilitate increased collaborations between a network of USC and IISc faculty in any area of science and engineering, including health and medicine. Multidisciplinary projects that cross disciplines are strongly encouraged.

For additional information, and to download the Request for Proposals, please click here.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your proposal or have additional question, please contact the Research Initiatives & Infrastructure at rii@usc.edu.

Silvia da Costa, PhD

Director, Research Initiatives and Infrastructure