Opportunities and Resources
Work-Learning Grant Funding now available.
A total of $21,000 is available for research that enhances or demonstrates the effective integration of Work-Learning. Faculty and staff from any WCC Member Collge are encouraged to apply. One grant--up to $3,000 per campus--will be announced in July. Grant applications are due on June 21st, 2013. For more detailed information, please review the grant guidelines.
If you have questions about the grant program, please contact your campus liaison, listed below.
| Alice Lloyd College |
Megan Burnett | meganburnett@alc.edu |
| Berea College |
Janice Blythe | janice_blythe@berea.edu |
| Blackburn College | Greg Meyer | greg.meyer@mail.blackburn.edu |
| College of the Ozarks |
Eric Bolger | bolger@cofo.edu |
| Ecclesia College | Bob Headrick | bheadrick@ecollege.edu |
| Sterling College |
Pavel Cenkl | pcenkl@sterlingcollege.edu |
| Warren Wilson College | Carol Howard | choward@warren-wilson.edu |
Additionally, you may contact WCC Executive Director Robin Taffler via e-mail at robin@workcolleges.org or by phone at 859.985.3156.
Important Dates
| June 21, 2013 | Proposals Due |
| Aug. 30, 2013 | Recipients Announced |
| Dec. 31, 2014 | Research Completed |
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June 1,2015 |
Presentation to external audience must be completed Post project report due
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At the conclusion of the grant project, each recipient is required to complete a post-project report. This report should be completed within 30 days of the project presentation. Final grant payment will be issued once the post project report is recieved.
Resources
#1 Guide to Federal Work Study 2012-2013
Department of Education Webinar Training (MS PowerPoint)
FWS Programs Department of Education - Harold McCullough (MS PowerPoint)
2012 Work Colleges Consortium Survey Methodology
Current Electronic Code of Federal Regulations for the Work Colleges
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