SC EPSCoR/IDeA

Research Symposia

The Research Symposia (RS) initiative is designed to enhance various forums, including symposia, workshops, and conferences, for the presentation and discussion of research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences; and human resource development (HRD) initiatives.  The RS initiative will provide for awards up to a maximum of $10,000 per proposal.

Research symposia, conferences and workshops should have as their prime purpose the stimulation of potential collaborations and teaming to address large federal research initiatives.  It is also expected that RS awards will enhance educational and research environments that further the recruitment of undergraduate students to graduate programs at South Carolina's comprehensive research universities (CRUs).  RS awards are intended to add specific value to statewide academic research infrastructure.  Proposals requesting support may include collaborative projects among the state's predominately undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and CRUs.  It is important to note that this program is not the appropriate mechanism to request support for individual travel to workshops and conferences.

The SC EPSCoR/IDeA Office supports RS awards with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the biological, biomedical, chemical, and physical sciences; engineering; and technology.  RS awards bring faculty and students together to discuss recent research findings and techniques, and also promote HRD initiatives, including junior faculty mentoring and increasing participation by underrepresented groups in research.  Symposia, workshops, and conferences should include: (a) researchers, scientists, and administrators as speakers to present relevant examples of work on the event topic; (b) gathering of participants working toward a similar goal; and (c) adequate time for formal and informal discussions among event participants.  Proposals requesting RS support are expected to demonstrate significant faculty involvement from multiple institutions in South Carolina.

Proposals for RS support must include a rationale for the choice of topic(s), date(s), and location.  Proposals that are of an applied nature, and especially where relevance to industry is claimed, should include an industrial scientist or engineer on the agenda.

Please see the solicitation for more specific information, proposal guidelines, and submission processes.

Solicitation: Research Symposia (pdf)
Effective: August 4, 2008
Cover Sheet: Standard (doc)
Budget Page(s): Standard (doc)