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ASPIRE AI: Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence in Artificial Intelligence - Research and Grant Development Services | University of South Carolina Research and Grant Development Services Research and Grant Development Services ASPIRE AI: Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence in Artificial Intelligence The ASPIRE AI program offers USC faculty an opportunity to pursue artificial intelligence The Office of the Vice President for Research is proud to invest in USC's present and future research excellence through the Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, or ASPIRE AI program.
Since 2012, ASPIRE has been one of the university's primary funding mechanisms to support research by USC faculty at all levels, across all campuses. ASPIRE AI expands the reach of this program to include research projects focused specifically on artificial intelligence. The goal of ASPIRE AI is to advance USC faculty research on artificial intelligence by funding meritorious research projects across disciplines.
ASPIRE AI particularly emphasizes support for faculty integrating and developing novel AI applications who intend to pursue subsequent extramural funding, as well as interdisciplinary teams who combine AI expertise with domain knowledge. If you have questions about the ASPIRE AI program, please contact Emily Devereux , Associate Vice President for Research Development.
ASPIRE AI Request for proposals and application materials ASPIRE AI proposals for 2025-26 are due by 5 p. m. on February 18, 2026 2025-26 ASPIRE AI Request for Proposals (pdf) The RFP contains details, guidance, and links for the current funding cycle.
ASPIRE AI Review Rubric (pdf) NEW beginning 2025-26 - ASPIRE AI proposals will be evaluated using this rubric by a peer review panel. Applicants are encouraged to use the rubric during proposal development. Budget Instructions and Forms Instructions and forms for documenting and justifying ASPIRE AI funding requests.
USCeRA Submission Instructions (pdf) This document provides a step-by-step guide that may be helpful in submitting your This toolbox provides a number of helpful instructions and links that may help you Submit your final internal funding report To submit your final ASPIRE AI report, please complete the VPR Internal Grant Report Form. Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional.
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Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (Stepping-up Technology Implementation competition) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education. This program aims to improve results for students with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; supporting educational activities of value in the classroom for students with disabilities; providing captioning and video description; and ens…
The Robotics Grant Program is a grant from the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) that funds school-based robotics programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. Awarded through a competitive application process, the program provides up to $3,500 to eligible local education agencies (LEAs) in Alabama. Applicants must be public school systems submitting on behalf of schools with K–12 students. The grant supports the purchase of robotics equipment and program development aligned with AMSTI guidelines. Applications are submitted online through the AMSTI Robotics Grant portal. The Fiscal Year 2026 application deadline was September 30, 2025. Questions should be directed to robotics@amsti.org. The program is managed by the Alabama State Department of Education under State Superintendent Eric G. Mackey.
NIH's June 1 omnibus reset added Direct-to-Phase II to the STTR program for the first time. The change compresses university spinouts' funding timeline from three years to fifteen months, but the 30% research-institution subaward, feasibility-evidence rules, and IP licensing mechanics are not yet sorted at most universities.
Read articleDARPA and NSF launched a joint program on June 1 to fund university work on AI interpretability, control, and adversarial robustness. Awards run $750K to $3M+ per project, the forum launches this summer, and the universities listed in the AI Forge repository will sit closest to the money. The Request for Information closes June 22.
Read articleOn June 1, 2026, DARPA and the National Science Foundation announced AI Forge — a jointly governed forum that will fund, guide, and manage university-led research on AI interpretability, AI control, and adversarial robustness. The RFI on sam.gov closes June 22. The forum itself will be administered by a new nonprofit launching in summer 2026. The structure is what matters: this is not a one-off solicitation, it is a multi-year venue for university-government-industry research that operates outside the normal merit-review timelines of either agency. What university research teams should be doing in the seventeen-day window between the announcement and the RFI deadline — and what the forum model means for federal AI funding through FY 2028.
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