USC Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Grant Period: Fall 2024 (Note: Should COVID-19 rates increase, we ask all faculty supervisors and their students to conduct their research projects remotely)

The Office of the Provost will provide a limited number of fellowships for undergraduate research each academic year in the fall, spring and summer terms. Each undergraduate student funded by the program will receive a stipend in the amount of $1000 ($3000 in Summer) to support research in any academic field for a period of not less than ten weeks at 8-10 hours per week for Fall and Spring, and 20 hours per week in the Summer (no less than eight weeks) during the awarded term. All full-time USC faculty engaged in research are eligible to serve as faculty supervisors.

Application Instructions

Applications will be available beginning in late July 2024. Eligible undergraduate students will submit the following by Thursday, August 22, 2024 (11:59 pm) to be considered for funding:

• Please select Student Online Application and go to Undergraduate Programs – Provost Fellowship Application Fall 2024. Go to sign-in (located at top right hand corner) to access application. You will also be asked to include your intended research project (one page 500 word limit) on the application. Students should use the text box provided on the portal (preferred). If you have images (i.e., symbols, charts, graphs etc.,) then you may want to use the browser feature on the application to upload your one-page project descriptions.
• Provost Faculty Supervisor Recommendation. The portal will generate an email to faculty supervisors so that you can complete an online or upload a faculty recommendation letter through a link provided to them via their USC email address. Please note: Faculty Supervisor Recommendation Forms are valid for one year. Faculty whose previous recommendation forms are less than a year old are encouraged to enter “Use faculty recommendation already on file” when submitting recommendation form through the portal. Faculty may elect to either upload their recommendation letters using the upload browser feature or copy and paste their recommendation in the text box provided through the portal.

All funding decisions will be announced by mid September 2024.

Please note: If you find an error in your application, please do NOT select the withdraw option unless you are certain that your summer plans have changed. Please keep it in draft mode or exit out and begin a new application.

Student Eligibility Requirements

• Enrollment of 12 or more units at USC during Fall 2024 in a program leading to an undergraduate degree (Progressive Degree students are ineligible to apply for Provost Fellowship awards).
• Prior volunteer or funded research experience with a research active USC faculty member is preferred.
• USC cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Preference will be given to students whose USC cumulative GPA is 3.5 or better.
• Students must complete at least 64 units before submitting an application.
• Current Provost Fellowship recipients who plan to apply for a fellowship must an online application, an updated project description and faculty recommendation letter (valid for one year only) and a two-page final summary report (due towards the end of the semester). Students who received a Provost Fellowship this semester and intend to re-apply for the upcoming semester must complete another online Provost Fellowship application along with an updated project description for the upcoming term.
• All funding decisions will be announced by mid September 2024.

Direct Deposit Stipend Instructions

If you are a US citizen or permanent resident, you have the option of receiving your stipend by direct deposit to a checking or savings account. To opt into direct deposit, please follow the directions that is outlined in the “How to Sign Up for Direct Deposit SSTI” pdf document. If you are an international student, we will be contacting you separately to go over your payment options.

If you are awarded a fellowship and do not have Direct Deposit, your stipend checks will be mailed to your local address directly from USC Financial & Business Services. Please insure that your local address is accurate on OASIS at the beginning of each semester/term. We are no longer able to pick-up from the University Payroll Office and distribute them to students from our office.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT, it is not necessary to resubmit the form.All funding decisions will be announced by mid September 2024.

Please note: If you find an error in your application, please do NOT select the withdraw option unless you are certain that your summer plans have changed. Please keep it in draft mode or exit out and begin a new application.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions, please read the FAQ. Otherwise contact us below.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. David Glasgow via email at dglasgow@usc.edu.