Opportunity Overview
Power:Ed, the philanthropy of SC Student Loan, invests in South Carolina organizations and academic institutions that improve education, career readiness, and workforce development for South Carolina residents and students.
Funding and Review Cycle
Applicants may request $25,000 to $100,000. Requests above $100,000 require advance discussion with Power:Ed. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and acted on quarterly. Fully completed applications received by January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 are reviewed, with decisions generally made within 45 days after those dates. The next review cutoff is October 1, 2026. Power:Ed does not publish a cutoff time or time zone on the current application page.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are South Carolina organizations and academic institutions working to improve education, career readiness, or workforce development. Grant-funded work must benefit South Carolina residents and students from middle school through adulthood. Power:Ed does not currently fund Pre-K or K-5 programs or services.
Funding Restrictions
Power:Ed states that it does not fund routine operating expenses, debt reduction, capital campaigns, fundraising events, sponsorships, or political campaigns.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100. This is a current statewide education and workforce-development funding source with a rolling application process, meaningful award size, and repeated evidence of awards to South Carolina nonprofits and academic institutions.
N9+ Fit Score: 10/100 conditional. The program is not primarily a clinical-equipment grant. A legitimate fit could exist only within an eligible education or healthcare-workforce project where remote clinical learning technology directly advances the approved educational or workforce objective and Power:Ed confirms the proposed cost is allowable.
Healthcare workforce relevance: Power:Ed has recently funded South Carolina programs tied to healthcare career exploration, medical-workforce development, and assistive technology for students, showing that healthcare-adjacent education projects can fit when they meet the program’s education and workforce priorities.
Direct-vendor disposition: no direct Dr. Miltie pursuit is classified at this time. A direct path would require independently verified applicant eligibility and a qualifying South Carolina education or workforce-development project.
Applicant Next Steps
Prospective applicants should confirm that their project serves eligible South Carolina students or residents, aligns with education, career readiness, or workforce development, prepare the online application, and submit before the next quarterly review cutoff they intend to meet.