{"id":1104,"date":"2025-11-05T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/?page_id=1104"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:02:49","slug":"research-travel-internship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/research-travel-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Dornsife Research, Travel, and Internship Grant Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-977\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/09\/4032-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Students pose with a USC Dornsife flag in Reykjavik, Iceland.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/09\/4032-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2025\/09\/4032.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hands-on learning outside the classroom can expand your horizons and enrich your education in countless ways. USC Dornsife is proud to support students engaging in academic research, overseas study, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities. Click on the boxes to learn more about our various types of awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Undergraduate Grants\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/soar\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR)<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Dornsife students engaging in faculty-led research during the fall and\/or spring semesters are encouraged to apply for up to $1,000 in funding through the SOAR program. This includes spring Maymesters and fall Julymesters that involve a research component.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/surf\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) \/ Summer Humanities Undergraduate Research Fund (SHURE)<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">SURF and SHURE provide up to $3,000 in funding for Dornsife students participating in faculty-led research during the summer. Students participating in Problems without Passports (PWP) summer courses are also eligible to apply.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/other-scholarship-applications\/#research\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Major-Specific Research and Internship Grants<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Students pursuing research and internship opportunities, in selected majors, whether on or off campus, may be eligible to apply for an award to support these hands-on learning experiences.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/other-scholarship-applications\/#travel\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Major-Specific Travel Grants<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Students pursuing overseas study in selected majors or to selected countries may be eligible to apply for an award to support these hands-on learning opportunities.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/css\/exl-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>ExL Award<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The ExL Award supports Dornsife undergraduates interested in participating in hands-on learning opportunities such as service learning, professional conferences, or overseas study. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a declared Dornsife major.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Gateway Internship Pay It Forward Scholarship<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">By gaining real world experience through an internship, students add to their academic pursuits and strengthen career skills. The Pay It Forward Scholarship is awarded to sophomores, juniors, and seniors at USC Dornsife who participate in an unpaid summer internship at a non-profit 501 (c) organization or government agency.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cagr\/2025\/12\/11\/call-for-applications-2026-research-fellowships-for-usc-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Center for Advanced Genocide Research Fellowships<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research offers fellowships for students from any academic discipline to conduct original research drawing on the unique resources in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at USC including the Holocaust and Genocide Studies book collection, the Special Collections at USC Libraries, and the Visual History Archive.  <\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/usc-scholarships-and-outside-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Other Travel Scholarships<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Office of Overseas Studies has collected information on a number of scholarship opportunities, both within and outside USC, to support study abroad.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/internships\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Other Internship Grants<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">The USC Career Pathways office has collected information on a number of funding sources for participation in internships. <\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Details\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Contact us<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>If you have further questions, please contact our office. 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