The Office of the Vice President for Research is excited to announce that applications are open for Excel funding for 2025. Excel grants support faculty scholarship and creative output in the liberal arts, humanities and social sciences. Now in its third funding round, the Excel Program is open to tenure and non-tenure track faculty at USC Columbia and all Palmetto College campuses.

Quick Excel Facts:

• Projects may be funded up to $18,000, with a requested project period of up to 15 months beginning May 1, 2025.
• Funds can be used in a variety of ways depending on the project. Coverage for travel, graduate student salary, project supplies, and publication costs are among the allowed uses for this funding package.

Information regarding specific details and application guidelines can be found here, in the 2025 Excel Request for Proposals (pdf).

Excel applications are due Tuesday, October 22, 2024. 

For questions please contact Julie Morris in the Research and Grant Development Office, jamorris@mailbox.sc.edu.

 

31 July 2024