Opportunity Funds Application |

Opportunity Funds Application

Applicant Information

Institution(Required)

Contact Person Name(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Project Description

Project/Program Name(Required)

Opportunity Funds will also be considered if the program for which funds are sought is directly associated with one of the CRDA’s five industry clusters. Please select from the drop-down box, if applicable to your program, the relevant industry cluster.

How Much Are You Requesting?(Required)

Please provide how much you are requesting, up to $25,000.

How Will The Funds Be Spent?(Required)

Please describe in 200 words or less how the funds will be spent or how you plan to spend the money.

Cluster Type(Required)

Cluster Type (Other)(Required)

The LGC Opportunity Fund Grant requires institutions to provide either in-kind or matching dollars for projects selected for funding. What are the projected enrollment and expected revenues from tuition for each of the three years following its launch (or substantial overhaul) per this proposal?

Expected student enrollment in year 1, 2, 3(Required)

Expected tuition revenue in year 1, 2, 3(Required)

Briefly describe the topic, idea, or challenge you wish to explore using an LGC Opportunity Fund Grant.

SECTION: Eligibility

To qualify for an LGC Opportunity Fund Grant, your project must be related to at least one of the LGC’s targeted employment areas. Please write a short paragraph explaining its relationship. Targeted employment areas:

Advanced manufacturing, engineering services, and software development/IT support including analytics
K-12 Teacher Education and Administrative Leadership
Healthcare Management, Informatics and Big Data Analysis, and Community Wellness

Targeted Area Explanation:(Required)

SECTION: Project Pitch

In 200 words or fewer, explain why your proposed topic presents a unique opportunity for the LGC Opportunity Fund Grant and should be selected for funding at this time

SECTION: Approval Status

Please check all approvals that have been secured and completed, if relevant to your program

Graduate Curriculum Committee

Faculty Senate/Academic Affairs/Office of the Provost

SC Commission on Higher Education

SACSCOC

Other (describe below)

If any approvals are still needed, please describe in the box below what approvals remain for the program to be fully offered as described in this application, with student enrollment

SECTION: Letters of Support

This section is optional for all application submissions, required for programs seeking external support, but does highly improve the likelihood of acceptance with applicable reference letter(s). This includes letters of recommendation from local businesses, especially if they are interested in partnering or giving feedback to the course content of your program. This may also include similar programs nationally and how they have benefitted from a similar program. References can be:

Experts in the Field of Study
Executives among local area employers who can potentially benefit by hiring graduates of the program receiving LGC Opportunity Grant monies

Reference 1 – Full Name

Reference 1 – Email

Reference 1 – Phone

Reference 1 – File Upload

Max. file size: 128 MB.

SECTION: Authorization

I acknowledge that this application was completed with true and accurate information. If selected by the LGC Supervisory Council as a finalist, I understand that I will work with the Lowcountry Graduate Center to respond to any questions or modifications submitted to me in writing and complete a finalized project plan for approval. I understand that any funding award is contingent on the approval of a fully developed and completed grant proposal, in compliance with the requirements as outlined herein. I also acknowledge the responsibility to report on a timely basis to the Lowcountry Graduate Center outcomes annually once the program (or modifications) as outlined in this proposal is launched for each of three (3) successive years of this academic initiative for full transparency and accountability to the state appropriations used for this grant. I understand that any single program is only allowed one approved grant from the LGC Opportunity Fund every five years.

Before proceeding, please make sure you have approval of your Chair, Dean & Provost.

Signature of Applicant(Required)

Date/Time(Required)

SECTION: Budget Allocations

Statement illustrating anticipated enrollments
Revenue from tuition or other sources
Program expenses to demonstrate viability and sustainability over a three year horizon

Important – You can upload your documents here in this form. If you have any issues uploading your documents: after submitting this completed form, please email the LGC staff (info@lowcountrygradcenter.org) and attach a PDF of your pro forma statement illustrating anticipated enrollments, revenue from tuition or other sources, and program expenses to demonstrate its viability and sustainability over a three year horizon.

Statement illustrating anticipated enrollments

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Revenue from tuition or other sources

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Program expenses to demonstrate viability and sustainability over a three year horizon

Max. file size: 128 MB.

SECTION: Approvals

Important – In the form below, please enter the name and email of your Dean, Chair, and Provost. This step is required and will email them a copy of your proposal for approval.

Approval of Department Chair(Required)

Department Chair Email Address(Required)

Date/Time(Required)

Approval of Dean(Required)

Department Dean Email Address *(Required)

Date/Time(Required)

Approval of Provost(Required)

Letters/Emails of Reference

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 128 MB.