The University of South Carolina has retained its top "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation in the 2018 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Only 130 universities, including Harvard and Stanford, share this elite designation.
Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research offers graduate students in all areas of study a unique opportunity to compete for grants of up to $5,000 to fund research, scholarly and creative projects. This academic year, 57 students from eight different academic units will receive SPARC grants.
From engineering to art, these outstanding researchers perform at the highest level and make big impacts on the University of South Carolina research and scholarly community.
The Vice President for Research and Carolina Distinguished Professor is the first ever National Academy of Inventors Fellow at the University of South Carolina.
The Office of the Vice President relies on faculty members throughout the USC System to serve as reviewers for our internal funding and awards programs for faculty and students. Serving on a review committee is a great way to support the USC research community and keep our internal funding and award programs vital and strong.
The Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking nominations for our three signature Breakthrough award programs: Breakthrough Leadership in Research, Breakthrough Stars and Breakthrough Graduate Scholars. All nominations for these programs are due by Friday, October 26, 2018.
Consistent increases in extramural funding at South Carolina's flagship university have been boosted by internal investment in new lines of research and shared infrastructure, incentivization of interdisciplinary collaboration and recruitment of outstanding faculty, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students.
This new round of funding will support five more years of work at the multi-disciplinary center, which conducts cutting-edge research on regulating inflammation to treat autoimmune disorders.
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are invited to a special Grant Writing Basics Workshop on Wednesday, September 19. The workshop includes an overview of strategies for grant writing and budget development, followed by a panel discussion featuring past SPARC and ASPIRE I, Track II-B reviewers.
The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting SPARC Grant applications until Wednesday, October 10. SPARC applicants are required to attend a SPARC application workshop, which will be offered four times beginning on Thursday, August 30.
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to invite undergraduate students working on summer research projects with USC faculty to share their work at the 2018 Summer Research Symposium on Friday, July 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the Thomas Cooper Library's Hollings Program Room.
We invite all undergraduate research students to join us for Research: Next Steps to Success, a series of professional development workshops led by USC faculty and staff throughout the summer.
USC is one of only 177 institutions invited to submit an application for the 2019 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award, which provides $300,000 over four years to the selected assistant professor who shows outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. Pre-proposal applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018.
The Office of the Vice President for Research is proud to announce the results of our 2018 ASPIRE I, II and III internal research funding competitions. The office initiated the annual ASPIRE grant program in 2012 to fund promising research, and shared research infrastructure, to strengthen USC's competitiveness for external grants, and to increase research and scholarship throughout the USC System.
Discover USC is seeking faculty, staff, postdocs and students to serve as reviewers/judges and volunteers at Discover USC on Friday, April 20. Sign up today--registration closes at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6!
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to honor 10 USC faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to USC's research community through service as reviewers and committee members for our internal funding and awards programs.
The Vice President for Research is pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the Research Initiative for Summer Engagement, or RISE grant awards. This year, 24 faculty researchers from USC's system campuses will receive RISE funding to support their summer research projects.
Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research offers a competitive research grant program for graduate students from all areas of study. This academic year, 54 students from 10 different academic units will receive SPARC grants of up to $5,000.
The Office of the Vice President for Research is proud to honor a new class of outstanding researchers with the 2018 Breakthrough Leadership in Research, Star and Graduate Scholar awards.
USC's Office of the Vice President for Research has, since 2011, made major investments in the university's research community at every level. Funding programs for student and faculty research have contributed to big gains in Carolina's competitiveness, and made impacts on the development of individuals along the way.
In 2014, USC's postdoctoral scholars joined together to form a new organization, the USC Postdoctoral Association. This group provides networking, professional development, social support and other opportunities for a campus community that might otherwise fall through the cracks.
The USC faculty has broken its external funding records for three years in a row, garnering $253.6 million in sponsored awards in fiscal year 2017. Read about some of the notable research projects raising the bar and helping Carolina compete at the highest level.
Read about some of the most fascinating and timely research and scholarly activities happening at USC today, from projects addressing the opioid epidemic to a discussion on the legal implications of self-driving cars.
Undergraduate students from every discipline from STEM to the arts are encouraged to apply to gain real-world experience while pursuing projects of their own design with funding through Magellan programs. The time has never been better to get started.
A new grant from the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research will position South Carolina as a leader in advanced materials manufacturing, and develop a new pipeline of diverse and highly skilled talent through collaborations among ten colleges and universities around the state.