USC sets new milestone for research funding
(Courtesy: University of South Carolina)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina has reached a new research milestone for the 2024 fiscal year, according to a press release.
University officials said the school received $309 million in sponsored awards during the one year period that ended on June 30.
This year’s funding level represents a double-digit percentage increase over last year in critical areas such as health research and energy innovation, said USC.
“Across the university, we are making great strides forward in research activity, as demonstrated by this all-time high in funding awards, and we are enhancing USC’s reputation as a leading research institution,” USC President Michael Amiridis said.
The university’s increase in federal funding comes from a variety of agencies and reflects a wide range of the school’s research.
Officials said the funding helped overall sponsored awards to increase by 27%, research grants increased 31% to $225 million, and federal funding also increased by 35% over last year.
“Through our outstanding researchers, with robust support from the Office of the Vice President for Research, USC is advancing science and technology, and we are creating solutions for critical challenges facing our state,” USC President Michael Amiridis continued.
In addition to the double-digit growth in sponsored-awards funding for the university as a whole, several of USC’s individual colleges also posted large gains over the previous year:
- Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing: $69.3 million; 67 percent increase
- Arnold School of Public Health: $59 million; 17 percent increase
- College of Arts and Sciences: $53.8 million; 25 percent increase
- College of Pharmacy: $12.8 million; 67 percent increase
- College of Nursing: $8.6 million; 82 percent increase
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