USC Stevens will soon announce a formal award / grant program for students, so check back soon to learn more!

In the meantime, the following links will direct you to various grants, awards, and competitions focused on innovation available to researchers and students. USC Stevens does not influence the outcome of non-USC Stevens grant programs, and this section should be seen only as a resource. Please contact the specific organization for more information.

If you have a grant, award, or competition you would like to include in this list, please contact us

USC Grant and Award Programs

• USC Zumberge Faculty Research and Innovation Fund

Federal Programs for New and Young Businesses

• Small Business Administration
  
• Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) 
• Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) 
  
• SBA on Financing Your Business
  
• National Science Foundation Innovation and Organizational Change Program

National Competitions

• Los Angeles Basin Clinical and Translational Science Institute Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program: 2007-2008
  
• Stanford Technology Ventures Program's: Roundtable on Entreprenuership Education
• 2008 CTT Innovation Conference
• Ansari X Prize: Large Purse Prizes for space exploration, climate change, and human genome, to name a few