As a researcher at the College of Social Work, you’ll join a network of faculty with a proven track record of external grant funding. Our faculty scholarship has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Kidney Foundation, the Fulbright Scholar Program, the Duke Endowment, the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, among others.

 

University Funding Sources

In addition to research mentors at the college, you will be able to access university resources from the Office of the Vice President for Research designed to support your scholarship. The university’s research support offices offer a range of services and can help you with tasks such as preparing a proposal for funding, identifying funding opportunities or managing data.

The University of South Carolina also offers a signature group of internal funding and awards for faculty, students and postdoctoral researchers.

 

ASPIRE (Advanced Support Programs for Innovative Research Excellence funding program)

The ASPIRE program offers USC faculty an opportunity to compete for funding in three primary tracks, each designed to bolster research excellence at the university. ASPIRE-I funding is designed to support faculty seeking to develop a new research project for which they ultimately plan to seek external funding. Track II is intended to encourage interdisciplinary, collaborative research among at least three faculty representing a minimum of two USC colleges or schools. ASPIRE III funding supports the procurement of multi-user research equipment and/or facilities to enhance USC's research infrastructure.