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USC Fellowships and Awards Available Via The Graduate School

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Travel Grants for participation in professional meetings

2007-2008 Deadlines:

1 September 2007:    For travel October 2007 - February 2008

1 February 2008:    For travel March 2008 - May 2008

1 May 2008:    For travel June 2008 - September 2008

 

The Graduate School encourages student presentation of research at professional meetings by offering grants to degree-seeking graduate students. These are meant to supplement what has been committed by the unit to support the student's travel. Requests must be submitted before travel.

2007-2008 Travel Grant announcement

Fall 2007 Travel Grant recipients

Spring 2007 Travel Grant recipients

Summer 2007 Travel Grant recipients

September 2007 Travel Grant recipients

 

Graduate School Fellowships

2007 Deadlines:

First Round - 5 February 2007

Second Round - 26 February 2007

First Round - 30 March 2007

 

These highly competitive fellowships are "recruiting fellowships" and offered to promising applicants to the Graduate School. Nominations are made by individual graduate programs. Applicant awards must be matched by the department. The fellowships are granted for the first year, and are renewable for an additional year for Masters students and for an additional three years for doctoral students.

2007 Graduate Fellowship announcement

2007 Graduate Fellowship recipients

 

Trustee Fellowships

2007 Deadline: 16 February 2007

There are four fellowships in this category:

C. C. ROYAL FELLOWSHIP

DERA D. PARKINSON FELLOWSHIP

GEORGE M. REEVES FELLOWSHIP

RHUDE M. PATTERSON FELLOWSHIP

The first three are given to "a graduate student pursuing either a master's or doctoral degree", and carry a $500 award, the last was established "through a bequest from the late Mrs. Rhude M. Patterson for women in the humanities and social sciences" and carries an award of $1000. Nominations are made by individual graduate programs.

2007 Trustee Fellowship announcement

2007 Trustee Fellowship recipients

 

USC Educational Foundation Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award

2007 Deadline: 23 March 2007

Students and faculty members are invited to submit nominations for the USC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARD given to a graduate teaching or instructional assistant. Nominations should be made on the basis of outstanding performance in teaching, as well as academic excellence.

2007 Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award announcement

2007 Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award recipients

 

Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Study

2007 Deadline: 23 March 2007

This award is for an outstanding graduate student who has demonstrated an excellence in graduate study at the University. Graduate students whose overall academic achievements are outstanding should be considered for nomination of this award. Nominations are made by individual graduate programs.

2007 Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Study announcement

2007 Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Study recipients

 

Graduate Incentive Scholarships

2007 Deadline: 15 March 2007

This fellowship is to aid in the financial need of African-American graduate students to attend the University of South Carolina. The primary function of this fellowship is to recruit new African-American graduate students to the University of South Carolina. Priority is given to African-American graduate students seeking degrees in academic majors with low representation. Retention of previous fellows is the secondary aspect of this award.

Note: The application procedures, application deadlines, and evaluation process for this award will be changed in the coming 2007-2008 academic year.

2007 Graduate Incentive Scholarship announcement

2007 Graduate Incentive Scholarship recipients

 

Summer Dissertation Fellowships

2007 Deadline: 26 March 2007

Two awards of $2500 each will be awarded to two outstanding doctorate students who have demonstrated an excellence in their doctoral studies at the University. Students whose overall academic achievements are outstanding should be considered for nomination of this award. Nominations are made by individual graduate programs.

2007 Summer Dissertation Fellowship announcement

2007 Summer Dissertation Fellowship recipients

 

Outstanding Dissertation Awards

2007 Deadline: 1 June 2007

Two awards of $1000 are made in each of two categories each year. The categories rotate. The categories considered for 2007 are

(1) Biological and Life Sciences

(The following list, although not all-inclusive, illustrates the field considered as Biological and Life Sciences: biology; botany; zoology; ecology; embryology; entomology; genetics; nutrition; plant pathology; plant physiology; anatomy; biochemistry; biophysics; microbiology; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; and related fields. Also included are agriculture, forestry, and related fields.)

and

(2) Humanities/Fine Arts

(The following list, although not all-inclusive, illustrates the fields considered as Humanities/Fine Arts: history; philosophy; language; linguistics; literature; archaeology; jurisprudence; the history, theory and criticism of the arts; ethics; comparative religion; and those aspects of the social sciences that employ historical or philosophical approaches.).

Nominees must have completed their doctorate between July 1 two years prior to the deadline and June 30 in the year of the deadline. Nominations are made by individual graduate programs.The categories for this award rotate in a two year cycle, such that next year's (2008) categories will be: (1) Social Sciences, and (2) Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering.

2007 Outstanding Dissertation Awards announcement

2007 Outstanding Dissertation Awards recipients

 

Graduate School Research Assistantships Program 2007-2008

Deadline: 1 August 2007

Fifteen to twenty research assistantships of $6000 (half-time) and $12000 (full-time) to be made for the 2007-2008 AY. The intent of this program is to provide one-time funds for hiring graduate assistants, enable them to work more closely with faculty on ongoing innovative research projects (scholarly or creative endeavors), and to assist faculty who are beginning new research projects (scholarly or creative endeavors). Nominations are made by individual graduate programs.

 

2007-2008 Research Assistantships Program announcement

2007-2008 Research Assistantships Program recipients

 

Outstanding Thesis Awards

2007 Deadline: 28 September 2007

Two awards of $500 are made in each of two categories each year. The categories rotate. The categories considered for 2008 are (1) Life Sciences and (2) Social Sciences, Business, and Education. Nominees must have completed their master's between Fall 2005 and Summer 2007. Nominations are made by individual graduate programs. The categories for this award rotate in a two year cycle, such that next year's (2009) categories will be: (1) Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering, and (2) Humanities and Fine Arts.

2008 Outstanding Thesis Awards announcement

2008 Outstanding Thesis Awards recipients

 
 
 

For more information, contact Stanley Dubinsky

Phone: 1-803-777-4243

Email Address: dubinsky@sc.edu

 

Also check for information at: USC Office of Fellowship and Scholar Programs

 

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