Research & Discovery
Sometimes individually, sometimes in groups, USC undergraduates conduct research with guidance from distinguished faculty leaders. Imagine presenting your findings at a conference or publishing your research. With so many opportunities and funding sources, you can do it here.
Discovery Scholars
Our Signature program that honors students who engage in undergraduate research with faculty guidance.
McNair Scholars
A federally funded program that encourages low-income and first-generation college students as well as students from historically underrepresented ethnic groups to aim at graduate studies and an academic career. Check them out!
Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly & Creative Work
The Undergraduate Symposium provides students with the unique opportunity to exhibit and share examples of their significant research and creativity with the university community. Takes place in April - it's a happening!
Medical Preceptorship Program
For pre-medical students interested in learning more about the field of Pediatric Medicine. See what this program offers.
Fellowships and Funding
Several fellowships opportunities provide financial support for students interested in conducting research as undergraduates. Check out these possibilities.
- USC Provost's Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- Rose Hills Foundation Science and Engineering Fellowships
- Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR)
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF)
- USC Institute for Global Health Grant Programs
- USG Academic Research Fund
Research Programs – by school
USC schools encourage the Discovery Scholar ideal of undergraduate research with programs of their own. See what's available in your area of study.
- Directed Research (490)
- Marshall School of Business
- Viterbi School of Engineering
- Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Keck School of Medicine (Health Promotion and Global Health)
- Sol Price School of Public Policy
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)
Our groundbreaking effort to increase the representation and success of women in the sciences and engineering at USC - undergraduates included!
Research Centers
Check out USC's many research centers and institutes from the arts and humanities, the social and natural sciences, to engineering and technology. We even have an Institute for Innovation!
