Description

The purpose of the Gifted and Talented (GT) Graduate Course Program is to provide teacher endorsement activities (graduate courses) for teachers assigned to teach gifted and talented students. Funding will be provided for tuition-free graduate courses for teachers who are pursuing either endorsement or certification in GT education.

Program Office

Office of Standards and Learning

Eligible Applicants

Public or private South Carolina institutions of higher education that currently offer or plan to offer introductory graduate courses in GT education.

Total Funding Available

$200,000

Funding Detail

Approximately 18 GT graduate courses will be funded under this program. The average award made in the previous funding year was $12,000.

Project Term

September 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019

Application Due Date

July 27, 2018

Technical Assistance Session

A pre-application technical assistance session was held June 26, 2018.  Please contact Gwendolyn Shealy in the Office of Standards and Learning for more information.  

Contact

Josie Stratton
803-734-2782
jstratton@ed.sc.gov

Documents

Request for Proposals (DOCX, 1.74mb - 6/14/18)

Online Application 

12-month Budget Narrative Template (XLSX, 24kb - 6/14/18)

Course Budget Narrative (XLSX, 19kb- 6/14/18)

Program Web Page

Gifted and Talented Program