2017 News

Students awarded Rotary Global Grant for Study in South Africa, Britain

Two University of South Carolina students, Ryan Anderson and Rachel Lunsford, have been named recipients of the Rotary Global Grant to pursue a Masters of Public Health at University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a Masters of International Business at the University of Cambridge, UK, respectively. Anderson is sponsored by the Five Points Rotary Club, while Lunsford is sponsored by the Spring Valley Rotary Club, both of which are in Rotary District 7770.

Two University of South Carolina Students Awarded GEM National Consortium Fellowships

The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs is pleased to announce De'Aira Bryant and Blakeley Hoffman have each been awarded a GEM National Consortium Fellowship. Both Bryant and Hoffman were selected by Adobe Systems Incorporated, where they will complete the internship component of the fellowship. The GEM program seeks to enhance the value of the nation's human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups at the master's and doctoral levels in engineering and science. The fellowship provides a stipend, tuition assistance, and a paid summer internship in 2017. More than 4,000 GEM Fellowships have been awarded since the program's inception 41 years ago.

USC Continues To Produce Hollings Scholars

Three rising juniors at the University of South Carolina have been chosen as 2017 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholars. This year's recipients, Alexis Bantle, Casey Brayton, and Patrick McKenzie, bring the total number of USC Hollings Scholars to 45 over the 13years of this national competition, with 20 won in the past three years alone. This makes the University one of the top four Hollings Scholars producers in the nation since the inception of the scholarship in 2005.

Gamecocks Garner Awards to go Around the World

USC will be sending Gamecocks across the world this summer and academic year through the Boren Scholarship, the Princeton in Asia Fellowship and the US-UK Fulbright Commission Summer Institute.

USC Announces Seven Fulbright US Student Grant Finalists

For the 16th consecutive year, USC will be represented abroad by Fulbright US Student grantees conducting research, studying and serving as English Teaching Assistants. This year our seven Fulbright Finalists (those offered the Fulbright Student grant) are Victoria Belcher, Caroline Blount, Selena Dyer, Ian Giocondo, James Jacocks, Chelsea Morris, and Julie Whitehead, while four USC students, Kevin Anneken, Anais Parada, Mark Rodehorst, and William Welsh, have been named Alternates. These students are among the over 1,900 U.S. citizens who will teach, conduct research and provide expertise abroad for the 2017-2018 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as record of service and demonstrated leadership in their respective fields. Since 1983, USC has had over 100 Fulbright student scholars in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, conducting research, studying in graduate programs and teaching English in K-college settings.

USC Sophomore Awarded Udall Scholarship

The University of South Carolina is thrilled to announce that sophomore Casey Brayton has been named a 2017 Udall Scholar. She is a member of the South Carolina Honors College.

USC Announces Winners of International Fellowship Awards

The University of South Carolina announces the winners of three national fellowship competitions: the Critical Languages Scholarship (CLS) funded by the US Department of State, and the DAAD RISE summer program in Germany and the DAAD RISE Professional both funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

University of South Carolina Student Named Whitaker Fellow

The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs is excited to announce that Ryan John Geiser has been named a Whitaker International Fellow.

25th Consecutive Year USC Students Earn Goldwater Scholarship

For the twenty-fifth consecutive year, USC students have been named Goldwater Scholars. A total of 51 Goldwater Scholarships have been won by USC students since 1990, with 50 of those Goldwater Scholars members of the South Carolina Honors College.

USC NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Winners

Three current USC students and five USC alumni have been awarded 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF). Current students De'Aira Bryant, Brock Fletcher, and Dylan Madisetti, and alumni Laquita Grissett, Mackenzie Meece-Rayle, Michele Repetto, Paris Smalls, and Elizabeth Yankovsky have all been named NSF GRF Fellows. One other current graduate student, Alicia Lamarche and five alumni, Joseph Andrews, Alexandra Hooks, Kelly McCabe, Drew Patterson, and Sydney Pullen were selected for Honorable Mentions in this prestigious graduate fellowship competition.

Two University of South Carolina Students Awarded Mount Vernon Leadership Fellowship

The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs is thrilled to announce Rebekah Parris and Olivia Reszczynski have been named 2017 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows. This year, 16 fellows were selected out of a pool of approximately 950 applicants from across the nation.

USC Student Named Truman Scholar Finalist

The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs is pleased to announce that Nick Santamaria has been named a Truman Scholar Finalist. Highly competitive and prestigious, the $30,000 Truman Scholarship is awarded to approximately 60 juniors nationally for superior academic ability, a strong record of service and leadership, and plans for careers in public service.

Rhodes Scholar Jory Fleming

University of South Carolina senior Jory Fleming has been named one of the 32 winners of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

USC Senior Named Rhodes Scholarship Finalist

The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs is excited to announce that current senior Jory Fleming has been named a finalist to compete for one of the 32 Rhodes Scholarships awarded nationally. Fleming will interview in Atlanta, GA on November 18 and 19.

USC Senior Named Marshall Scholarship Finalist

Current University senior Carl Garris has been named a 2017 Marshall Scholar Finalist. Garris will interview for the scholarship in mid-November in Atlanta. The University of South Carolina has had two Marshall Scholars: Elizabeth Nyikos in 2009 and Nicholas Miller in 2001.

National Fellowships and Scholar Programs