RISE RFP: Senior Campuses (4-year) [PDF]
Provides detailed information for USC faculty working at the Comprehensive Institutions / Senior Campuses (USC Aiken, Beaufort, and Upstate) about applying for RISE funds.
The Research Initiative for Summer Engagement, or RISE, program was initiated in 2012 to support summer research for faculty members at USC's system campuses. This program employs a competitive application process to provide money for summer salary, research supplies, travel related to research and undergraduate student support to bolster scholarship throughout the USC system. Along with helping faculty develop research programs, RISE also aims to equip Palmetto and senior campuses to better serve their local communities as well as to support the larger university mission.
RISE Requests for Proposals
The RISE Request for Proposals is announced each fall, for funding the following summer. Faculty complete and submit their RISE applications via USCeRA, the University of South Carolina electronic research administration software system.
Applications for the Summer 2025 RISE grant cycle are due December 17, 2024.
Detailed information about RISE eligibility, funds available, required components of the RISE application, allowable and unallowable costs, post-award requirements and the RISE application review process are included in the requests for proposals (RFPs) available below. If you have additional questions about the RISE program, please contact Julie Morris of Research and Grant Development.
RISE RFP: Palmetto College Campuses [PDF]
Provides detailed information for USC faculty working at the Palmetto College campuses (USC Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter, Union, and Palmetto College) about applying for RISE funds.
RISE Application Forms
Faculty apply for RISE funding through USCeRA, but some forms must be completed outside of the system, and then attached. Below, you will find these forms.
RISE Budget Request Form [XLSX]
Use this form to enter your detailed RISE budget request.
RISE Current and Pending Support Form [DOCX]
Use this form to document other project support that is current, pending, or planned for the near future, for each investigator on the RISE project for which you are seeking funding. This form is required even if there is no other funding (mark “no other grant support”).
RISE Award Documents
2024 RISE Terms and Conditions [PDF]
2024 RISE recipients should refer to this document for detailed guidance on the grant period, expenditures, compliance, publications and presentations, extensions and the final report or research findings.
RISE Final Report Format Template [DOC]
This form provides a fill-in-the-blanks template to ensure your final report is formatted properly and includes all vital details.