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Office of Undergraduate Research
Legare 223
Phone: 803-777-1141
Email: our@sc.edu






 
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Partner Offices (other offices on campus that students in research might find helpful)
Departmental Research pages
Opportunities to present your research
Publishing opportunities
Creating posters
Writing abstracts
Oral presentations and powerpoint
Sources of Support

 

Partner offices: OUR works closely with many offices on campus that students in research would find helpful. All of these folks are extremely nice. Some of these offices include:

  • The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs provides assistance for students interested in applying for fellowships and scholarships. For example, the Goldwater scholarship provides up to $7,500 for outstanding juniors/seniors interested in careers in math, science, or engineering. Contact them to find out more!

  • The Office of Pre-Professional Advising helps students interested in law school or the health professions. This office assists with the application process, offers job shadowing, and provides a host of other opportunities, activities, and assistance.
     
  • The Career Center is an excellent resource for students at all levels of their academic career - from resume prep to interviewing skills to job search. The Career Center also assists with internships and co-ops if these opportunities are more what you are looking for.

  • Service Learning provides students the opportunity to learn about social issues and to apply that knowledge in the community.

  • Student Success Center provides free academic assistance, including supplemental instruction, tutoring, general skills consultations, math help, etc. Everything to help you be a successful student!
     
  • The Writing Center offers free consultations and constructive feedback to help writers accomplish their own goals. Also has some great links on the “Students” page for helping yourself.
     
  • University Housing has an incredible variety of academic support opportunities under: Residential Learning Initiatives. This includes a full page of Academic Success Tip Sheets and Resources such as Exam preparation, getting to know your professors, concentration and memory tricks, etc.
     
  • The Office of Student Engagement helps connect students to opportunities beyond the classroom, including service-learning, the Sophomore Initiative, leadership opportunities, etc.

  • The Honors College offers a number of funding opportunities for Honors students interested in research including travel funds to conduct and present research.

Departmental research pages

If you know of department specific undergraduate research pages that are not listed here, please contact the OUR.


Opportunities to present undergraduate research:

If you are interested in participating in one of these opportunities, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research. We would like to make sure you and your mentor receive the recognition you deserve for this work and we may be able to assist with your travel costs.


Publishing opportunities:
For professional peer-reviewed/archived journals, speak with your research advisor/mentor. If you are interested is a student driven research journal, try these:


Creating posters:


Writing abstracts:


Oral presentations and powerpoint:


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