SCBA Educational Foundation

The SCBA Educational Foundation, established in 1982, provides grants, scholarships and endowments for colleges, technical colleges and universities in the state that offer broadcast training.  The Foundation established an endowment in 2004 with a one million dollar target.  Reaching this goal would allow the scholarship program to continue in perpetuity.  Assets are now at the $860,000 mark.  Traditionally, the Foundation funds approximately $30,000 in scholarships and grants each year to state broadcast education programs.

SCBA Foundation Board

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
REQUEST FOR GRANT

Each Spring, the SCBA Educational Foundation accepts proposals for funding from colleges and universities in our state which offer broadcast or communications training. The Foundation accepts proposals for grants, endowments, or scholarships. Please note, funding is not provided for capital items, and scholarship requests receive the highest consideration. Funds are distributed between January 1 and December 31 of the following year.

If you are interested in submitting a request for funding, please submit a formal proposal that specifically outlines your request. Listed below are a few guidelines to follow when preparing your proposal. In most cases, two or three pages are sufficient for your proposal but feel free to submit as many pages as necessary.

I. Grant Request- amount being requested
II. Purpose of Grant-how funds will be used
III. Rationale for Request-why funds are needed
IV. Administration of Grant-how will available funds be publicized to students and how will they be administered
V. Program Information-specific information on your broadcast or communications program including what careers it prepares students for, degrees offered, etc.
VI. Contact Information-who is submitting the proposal
VII. Collateral Materials-additional materials that you feel necessary to support any of the above

Proposals must be submitted no later than July 15.  Please send 12 copies of your proposal to: SCBA Educational Foundation, One Harbison Way, Suite 112, Columbia, SC 29212.

The SCBA Educational Foundation Board will meet in August to review proposals, and those schools approved for funding will be notified in writing no later than September 30.

USC SCHOLARSHIPS

For the scholarship funds at the University of South Carolina, the Foundation takes a personal interest by selecting the SCBA scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded as follows: two sophomore, two junior and two senior at $2,000 each. Application materials are sent to broadcast professors at the School of Journalism. The application deadline is March 31 and scholarship recipients are notified in mid-April.

USC Scholarship Application