Sign up for Savannah River National Laboratory Day at USC
The Savannah River National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of South Carolina invites undergraduate students, graduate students, along with faculty and staff who mentor STEM students to join us for SRNL Day on Wednesday, October 1, in the Russell House Ballroom. Participants are invited to explore internships, discover postdoctoral positions, engage in panel discussions and more. Advance registration is required by September 19, 2025.
Deadlines Extended: Sign up for the Research Core Fair
Deadlines have been extended to sign up and submit an abstract for the 2025 Research Core Fair, coming up on Friday, September 19, 2025, to spotlight the wealth of resources that are available to researchers and share many updates to core services.
- Register to attend by Friday, September 12.
- Students and postdocs who wish to present a poster at the event should submit an abstract by Friday, September 5. All poster presenters will receive a $500 voucher for use at one of several participating core facilities.
The Research Core Fair is open to all USC students, faculty, and staff. The day will feature 10-15 minute talks broken down into four focused sections. There will also be tables for each research core, posters by students and postdocs, and prizes for the best student and postdoc posters. The Office of the VPR will provide breakfast and lunch to attendees and presenters.
Faculty: Encourage your undergraduate students to apply for grant funding
Application deadlines for grant funding through the Office of Undergraduate Research are coming up in October. Now is the time for undergraduates and mentors to review available grants to determine eligibility.
Magellan Scholar proposals are due in USCeRA by Wednesday, October 8, at 5:00 p.m. Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant applications are due by Tuesday, October 21 at 5:00pm. Grants associated with Living Learning Communities on the Columbia campus have been reenvisioned and streamlined; these grants are now called the Undergraduate Research Campus Partner Grant and have a deadline of Tuesday, October 21 at 5:00pm.
Encourage your students to contact OUR to discuss eligibility and application questions: our@sc.edu or 803-777-1141.
New Monthly Grant Awards Report: July 2025
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share our monthly report listing new grant awards USC faculty researchers across the university system received between July 1 and July 31, 2025. Please note that some awards received toward the end of that period might have missed the reporting cut-off. In such cases, the award will be listed in the next monthly report. Review the July 2025 report.
New from University Libraries: Navigating Research Fraud
University Libraries has created a guide on Navigating Research Fraud. Topics include
citation manipulation, predatory publishers and research misconduct. The Libraries will also hold a virtual workshop, “Staying Scholarly: Navigating Predatory Publishing, Citation Manipulation, and Research Fraud,” on Tuesday, October 7.