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SCALE - Grants

Prepare for your application


Identify the funding tier for your application

Before submitting a SCALE Affordable Learning Grant application, make sure that your proposed activity is eligible for a Grant and identify which funding tier you should apply for: Tier One (up to $1,000); Tier Two ($1,001-$2,500); or Tier Three ($2,501-$5,000). Information to help you pick the correct tier is provided under Scope of program, but if you’re not sure, ask us (email Ellan Jenkinson at ejenkinson@pascalsc.org). 


Understand how your application will be reviewed

Each application is reviewed on criteria common to all applications. Consult the review criteria that apply to all applications before drafting your application.

Submit your application

Applications should be submitted via the SCALE Affordable Learning Grant Application form by the Project Lead. The Project Lead is the person responsible for completion of the activity as planned, accounting for the use of awarded funds, and reporting on the activity after completion. In the event that the Project Lead leaves employment at the PASCAL institution during the grant period, the institution is responsible for oversight of the approved grant including completion according to the Affordable Learning Institutional Grant Program timeline.

The Project Lead should fill in the application form and save it as a PDF file. Completed application should be submitted, along with all required documents and endorsements, via email to Ellan Jenkinson (ejenkinson@pascalsc.org). 

The application and all supporting documents must be submitted by midnight EDT on April 29, 2022

Review Process

Applications are received by PASCAL and distributed to an external Grant Review Committee. The Grant Review Committee is composed of out-of-state reviewers selected by PASCAL. The Grant Review Committee will evaluate the proposals using a review criteria that includes the following:

  • Intended purpose of activity
  • Clearly described outline for the project
  • Clearly defined outcomes and evaluations
  • Clear understanding of challenges that could be encountered and plans to mitigate them

Applications are evaluated according to the review criteria. The Grant Review Committee may contact a campus partner to provide an expert opinion on applications related to work being done in conjunction with them.

Notification of decision

All Project Leads will be notified about the status of their grant proposal by May 20, 2022

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