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Sponsored Research

Academic Affairs

About Sponsored Research

The UofSC Aiken Sponsored Research Office assists and facilitates sponsored program activity on campus. It helps identify external funding sources, helps develop new sources of funding, provides programs to help improve grant skills among faculty and staff, assists individuals in grant writing and budget planning, and provides review of grant proposals before they leave campus.

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Director of Sponsored Research

Dr. Nathan Hancock

803-641-3390
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USCERA

All proposals/budgets must be submitted through USCERA (Preferably 3-4 days before the due date) for approval and submission.

USCERA website

Resources

Resources for proposal preparation can be found at the USC Sponsored Awards Management website.

USC Sponsored Awards Management website

Includes resources for:

  • External Proposal Preparation/Budget preparation
  • Forms & Templates/Budget Templates and Samples
  • Essential Reference Information/Fringe Benefits (Currently 31.04% for Faculty)
  • Essential Reference Information/Facilities & Administration Costs (Currently 38% for Research)

The USCA coordinator at the USC Sponsored Awards Management is Elizabeth Schenk. For help with awards management, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Internal Funding Sources

Name

Amount

Description

Due Dates

RISE

$6,000

Financial support for research and scholarly activities at USC's system campuses (i.e. USCA)

November

ASPIRE I

$15,000

Financial support for research and scholarly activities at all USC campuses

January

ASPIRE III

$100,000

Infrastructure support such as multi-user equipment and facilities

February

Summer Scholars

$5,000

Mentoring a STEM student in the Summer Scholars Program

Spring

HAS Travel Award

~$1,000

Travel funding for those presenting scholarly work at conferences and meetings

Spring and Fall

SMART

$1,000

Mentor an underrepresented minority student for an 8 week summer research program

Spring


Student Funding Sources

Name

Amount

Description

Due Dates

UofSC Aiken Connections

$1,000

Mentored undergraduate scholarly/creative activities

November

USC Magellan

$3,000

Mentored undergraduate scholarly/creative activities

Oct and Feb

Summer Scholars Institute

$3,000

STEM summer research program for high school and undergraduate research

Spring

SC INBRE

Various

Mentored biomedical undergraduate research

November

McNair Trio

$2,700

Summer residency program for minority and disadvantaged students considering graduate studies

Spring

SMART

 

Underrepresented minority summer research program

Spring


Examples of external funding sources that USCA Faculty have received awards from:

  • National Science Foundation (CAREER)
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • National Audubon Society, Inc.
  • South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE)
  • SC Universities Research and Education Foundation (SCUREF)/SRNS/DOE
  • SRS Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)/NNSA/DOE
  • SC Department of Social Services
  • Department of Energy
  • SC Department of Education