Office of Research
PI Academy
Ongoing
The Office of Research offers educational opportunities for USC faculty researchers
at all career stages to increase research funding competitiveness.
The PI Academy introduces faculty members to grant processes at USC and provides guidance
on administering grants through various university offices.
Required Research Training and Resources
Asynchronous and ongoing
University of South Carolina offers a variety of training and educational opportunities
for those involved in all aspects of research. Training requirements and resources
are explained regarding: Human Subjects Protection; Good Clinical Practice; Animal
Care Use; Responsible Conduct of Research; Export Controls.
Propel Research Mentorship Program
Application (nomination)
Supporting new and early-career faculty is one of our key missions. The Propel Research
Mentorship Program provides participating faculty nine months of face-to-face intensive
mentorship, education, editing support and more as they plan, draft, finalize and
submit a proposal for a federal grant from either the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) or the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Research Computing Workshops and Tutorials
Ongoing
The Research Computing program (RC) works with researchers to improve their project
performance and secure computing resources not only at the university level but beyond,
to National Labs and other high profile HPC resources (e.g., Hyperion High Performance
Computing (HPC) supercomputer cluster, the Linux computing environment, machine learning
and deep learning, scientific computing programming languages, and quantum computing.
Propel AI (nomination)
Propel AI (Artificial Intelligence) grows faculty competence in cutting-edge AI technologies
and the rapidly changing landscape of AI research. The program incubates brand new
research initiatives in AI and enhances interdisciplinarity collaborative partnerships.
Program participants will engage in six one-day workshops led by expert guests with
a focus on hands-on skill building, creative planning and built-in networking. They
will also match with a group of fellow Propel AI scholars with intersecting interests
for guided small group conversations.
Thomas Cooper Library Workshops
Ongoing
The library offers a number of workshops throughout the year. Many of these are designed
to support faculty research. Topics include: Data Management, Text Analysis, Publishing
in Scholarly Journals, Publishing and Digital Scholarship, Text and Data Mining &
Analysis, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, and Citation Management Tools.
For more information and to view a calendar of workshops, visit the library website.
Agency Workshops
Ongoing and online
Agency workshops introduce grant-awarding agencies, their funding opportunities and
effective strategies for crafting agency-specific proposals.
For more information and to view a calendar of workshops, visit the Research Training and Education Services website.