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Office of the Vice President for Research

Racial Justice and Equity Research Fund

The Racial Justice and Equity Research Fund supports the University of South Carolina’s commitment to ending racial injustice, racism and discrimination while promoting racial equity and justice throughout society. This faculty funding opportunity is a collaboration between the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

The Racial Justice and Equity Research Fund (RJERF), offered through a collaboration between the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was initiated in 2020, with the goal of providing financial support to help USC faculty apply their skills and expertise to address this vital issue of national importance. By empowering our world-class faculty with funding to pursue research and scholarship to further the causes of racial justice and equity, Carolina aims to promote real and lasting racial justice in our local community, state and nation.

This special research program provides funding up to $15,000 to support activities including, but not limited to:

  • Developing new, innovative research or scholarly projects to deepen understanding of the ways race, racism and racial prejudice function in society and generate substantive advancements for racial equity or racial justice
  • Taking existing research and scholarship on racial equity and justice in a new direction
  • Organizing a conference or meeting with the goals of generating information on effective practices and gathering innovative ideas

Questions? Contact Julie Morris at
803-563-8376
jmorris@sc.edu 

 

RJERF Materials 

For Potential RJERF Applicants: 2023 RJERF Request for Proposals document (PDF)

The 2023 Request for Proposals document details the application requirements for those planning to apply for 2023 funding through this program. All 2023 RJERF applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2023.

For 2022 RJERF Recipients: 2022 Terms and Conditions - Funding round three (Feb 2022-Apr 2023) (PDF)

The 2022 Terms and Conditions document for funding round three provides guidance for Racial Justice and Equity Research Fund recipients whose projects were funded in December 2020.

 

 

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