The RISE Program provides financial support for faculty at USC's system campuses to take their research and scholarly activities to new heights.
The Research Initiative for Summer Engagement, or RISE, program was initiated in 2012 to support summer research for faculty members at USC's system campuses. This program employs a competitive application process to provide money for summer salary, research supplies, travel related to research and undergraduate student support to bolster scholarship throughout the USC system. Along with helping faculty develop research programs, RISE also aims to equip regional and senior campuses to better serve their local communities as well as to support the larger university mission.
I saw a need to create a system by which our regional and senior faculty have the time release to develop their research programs in the summer months.
— Prakash Nagarkatti
The RISE Request for Proposals is announced each fall, for funding the following summer. Faculty complete and submit their RISE applications via USCeRA, the University of South Carolina electronic research administration software system.
Detailed information about RISE eligibility, funds available, required components of the RISE application, allowable and unallowable costs, post-award requirements and the RISE application review process are included in the requests for proposals (RFPs) available below. If you have additional questions about the RISE program, please contact Associate Director of Research and Grant Development, Beth Herron.
The below requests for proposals are from the 2021 RISE grant cycle (2020-21 academic year).
Provides detailed information for USC faculty working at the regional campuses and extended university (USC Aiken, Beaufort and Upstate) about applying for RISE funds. Please note this request for proposals document is for the 2021 funding cycle.
Provides detailed information for USC faculty working at the Palmetto College campuses (USC Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter, Union and Palmetto College) about applying for RISE funds. Please note this request for proposals document is for the 2021 funding cycle.
Faculty apply for RISE funding through USCeRA, but some forms must be completed outside of the system, and then attached. Below, you will find these forms.
Use this form to enter your detailed RISE budget request.
Use this form to document other project support that is current, pending or planned for the near future, for each investigator on the RISE project for which you are seeking funding.
2021 RISE recipients should refer to this document for detailed guidance on the grant period, expenditures, compliance, publications and presentations, extensions and the final report or research findings.
2020 RISE recipients should refer to this document for detailed guidance on the grant period, expenditures, compliance, publications and presentations, extensions and the final report or research findings.
This form provides a fill-in-the-blanks template to ensure your final report is formatted properly and includes all vital details.