SCICU awarded $48,135 for student completion grants
COLUMBIA, S.C. – May 23, 2023 – S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is pleased to announce the receipt of a Power:Ed award that will provide completion grants for students at financial risk for dropping out of college.
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USC Upstate Receives $50K from Power:Ed to support student biomedical research
Spartanburg, S.C. – April 26, 2023 – University of South Carolina Upstate has received a $50,000 award from Power:Ed to prepare state students for careers in the life sciences. Funds will support the summer research program ER(Up)T, short for Engaged Research...
Build Carolina awarded $40,000 from Power:Ed to support rural expansion of SC Codes
COLUMBIA, S.C. — April 18, 2023 — Build Carolina, headquartered in Greenville, has been awarded $40,000 from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, for the rural partnership expansion of its existing SC Codes...
SC Nurse Retention Initiative awarded $36,000 grant to retain vital nursing talent in the Lowcountry
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC — April 4, 2023 — The SC Nurse Retention Initiative (SCRI), an effort dedicated to attracting and retaining top nursing talent in Beaufort and Jasper Counties, has been awarded a $36,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy...
Palmetto Place Children & Youth Services receives a $50,000 grant from Power:Ed to support at-risk youth
COLUMBIA, S.C. - March 29, 2023 — Local nonprofit, Palmetto Place Children & Youth Services (Palmetto Place), has been awarded $50,000 from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, to ensure 60 unhoused Midlands high school...
GirlUp GVL receives $50,000 to ensure high school girls from under-resourced community have the support they need to succeed
GREENVILLE, S.C. — March 14, 2023 — Local nonprofit, GirlUp GVL, has been awarded $50,000 from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, to ensure 70 area high school girls have the resources they need to succeed in...
Kids On Point receives $57,000 grant to expand its services to North Charleston
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC -- January 4, 2023 -- Kids On Point (KOP), a nonprofit that works year-round with students in under-resourced Charleston neighborhoods to foster life-and career-readiness skills, has been awarded a $57,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of...
Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary awarded $30,000 grant to expand its nursing scholarships
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC - December 15, 2022 — The Hospital Auxiliary (HHHA), a nonprofit dedicated to assisting those in need in Hilton Head, Bluffton and the surrounding areas, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy...