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