DESIEN - FYI July 22, 1999
eCollege.com (formerly known as Real Education, Inc.) announces a $12 million scholarship and grant program to foster access to online education.
The 100 Degrees Online Grant and Scholarship program will provide $10 million in grants to faculty and universities to build degrees offered entirely online, and $2 million to students in need to take accredited classes and earn complete degrees without ever having to physically go to campus.
Fundable Activities of the grant include:
- Faculty stipends for translating courses to the online environment.
- Stipends for Faculty Assistants.
- Course and campus building services from eCollege.com.
- Funds for free computers, free internet access, additional compensation, free books or otherwise assisting faculty in teaching courses online or students taking courses online.
- Funds to encourage disadvantaged students to take online courses
For more information and/or applications, you can visit http://ecollege.com/company/index.html. Or, contact the eCollege.com Grant and Scholarship Department by email at 100degrees@ecollege.com
Cheers, Kevin
Kevin M. Hoffman Director of Research
eCollege.com
10200 A East Girard Avenue
Denver, CO 80231
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