USC College Dean’s Office of Graduate Programs Funding Opportunities
USC College funding opportunities are coordinated with our goals for Ph.D. education at and are designed to enhance research and professionalization opportunities.  All of our funding opportunities are competitive and require an application and the support of your department chair and your committee chair.

Notification of our competitions is sent to the department faculty Directors of Graduate Studies and Staff Graduate Advisors, who pass the information directly to students. Further information can be found on the professionalization page.

Fall 2008
Graduate Student Professionalization Initiative Academics>Ph.D. Programs>Professionalization

Spring 2009
Graduate Student Professionalization Initiative Academics>Ph.D. Programs>Professionalization
International Research & Travel Award
Conference Attendance Award
Summer Dissertation Research Award
Diversity Enhancement Student Summer Research Award
Diversity Enhancement Placement Assistance Award
Marta Feuchtwanger Merit Award for Research on the Historical or Political Novel
Final Summer Dissertation Completion Award
Final Year Dissertation Completion Award

Research Grants and National Funding Opportunities
The USC College Dean’s Office of Research & Advancement updates their grants and awards database daily. http://college.usc.edu/tools/mytools/Funding_Opportunities/search_content.cfm

USC Graduate School Fellowships for Continuing Students: Each year the Graduate School holds fellowship competitions for continuing students.