Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) Graduate Research Grant Program
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the SPARC Graduate Research Grant Program is a merit-based award designed to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at USC. The overall objective of SPARC is to provide support and to encourage outstanding students to pursue new and exciting directions during their graduate career at the University of South Carolina. Importantly, the process of applying for a SPARC Grant trains students to write competitive research proposals, helping to equip more students with the skills and background necessary to seek national fellowship awards from the Federal Government and Private Foundations.