National Awards
National Recognition of Excellence
The extraordinary talents of our faculty have contributed to the University of South Carolina's designation as a research institution of “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The faculty and students of USC are consistently recognized both nationally and internationally for their research, scholarship and creative activity.
All faculty are encouraged to pursue opportunities for excellence in their disciplines. Each award title is linked to the organization or agency where complete information on application procedures and deadlines can be found.
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Faculty National Award Recipients
View a complete list of our nationally recognized faculty.
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Student National Awards
National Fellowships and Scholar Programs is the home base for Stamps, Carolina, McNair, 1801 and Horseshoe Scholars.
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Faculty Sponsored Award Programs [pdf]
List of prominent faculty sponsored grants and fellowship programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering and health fields.
Faculty Recognition Awards and Fellowships
The American Association of Universities collects the number of faculty members by institution receiving awards, fellowships, and memberships in the National Research Council (NRC) list of highly prestigious awards [pdf]. That list includes: research/scholarship awards, teaching awards, prestigious fellowships.
Learn more about some of the more prominent grant and fellowship programs [pdf].