Summer Programs offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research
The OUR provides a variety of opportunities that are open to all students conducting research at USC during the summer.
- Summer Environmental Health and Safety Trainings and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (required by NSF grants).
- 2027 Professional Development for All Student Researchers Summer Research Workshop Series
- The Summer Research Symposium will be held in late July.
- Summer Research at South Carolina Newsletter keeps students and faculty up to date on trainings, workshops, the Summer Research Symposium, and other opportunities to support a fun and productive summer. This weekly publication is available to all students and faculty; signups typically begin in May. Students and Faculty can sign up for the summer newsletter using this link.
For Primary Investigators hosting USC students engaged in research during summer semesters:
Research Registry
USC undergraduate students who engage in research, scholarly or creative projects with a mentor or supervisor during the summer semester must register their projects in the OUR Research Registry.
Summer Research at South Carolina Newsletter
Students and and faculty can stay up to date on summer trainings, workshops, the Summer Research Symposium, and other opportunities to support a fun and productive summer. This weekly publication is available to all students and faculty; signups typically begin in May. Students and Faculty can sign up for the summer newsletter using this link.
For Program Directors of REU programs or other externally funded research programs:
Complete this registration form if you are hosting an externally funded 2027 summer research program to to stay updated on summer programming and events.
The OUR will host a meeting of all summer PI and relevant campus offices at the beginning of the Spring semester to streamline information sharing for onboarding your students visiting from another institution.
Connect with Other On-Campus Resources
Affiliate Status: Students visiting from other institutions will need to be in the HR system as affiliates in order to get a USCID, USC email address, and a Carolina Card. To start this process, you must complete the USC Affiliate Information Form for each student. This task must be done before many other things can happen, so it is important to start this process as soon as you have your summer REU roster. Please note that there are complexities associated with admitting students under the age of 18 to your summer program.
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Research Registry
USC undergraduate students who engage in research, scholarly or creative projects with a mentor or supervisor during the summer semester must register their projects in the OUR Research Registry.
Photography Waiver
Students involved in summer undergraduate research programs need to sign the photo and video release form found at this link: Photo and Video release form - Marketing and Communications | University of South Carolina
Contact the Office of Undergraduate Research
The OUR can be reached by phone at 803-777-1411 or by email at our@sc.edu. Our office is located on the historic Horseshoe in Legare College, room 120. For information on summer programming or the Summer Research Symposium, please contact Ashley Collins at ashley.collins@sc.edu.