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One8 Learn & Earn Grant Application

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Welcome and thank you for your interest in the One8 Learn & Earn (L&E) Grant. The grant was created by the One8 Foundation in partnership with the Office of Career Integrated Learning (OCIL) at MCC. Funding is provided by the One8 Foundation and departments will receive support throughout the grant process from OCIL. This application is intended to provide an avenue for your department to:

Share the department’s vision and commitment to a L&E model
Demonstrate the strength of implementation conditions and potential for growth (e.g., available jobs, student and employer demand, program strength, faculty support, etc.)

Application Instructions

Attend an upcoming info session to learn more about the grant opportunity.
Reach out to Winny Oyamo, Senior Director of Career-Integrated Learning (oyamow@middlesex.mass.edu), to discuss your application.
Complete one application per department, submitted by the department chair.
Submit the application online by January 20, 2023

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You can download a copy of the application for your reference here.

Important Dates

November 7, 2022: Grant Application Opens

November 16 & 17, 2022: Info Sessions

November 2022 – January 2023: 1-on-1 Meeting(s) with OCIL (required)

First meeting should occur no later than December 16

November 2022 – January 2023: Develop Application with OCIL

January 20, 2023: Grant Applications Due

January 23 – February 3, 2023: Application Review and Follow-up Interviews (if needed)

February 13, 2023: Grant Award Notification

Spring 2023: Launch Planning

Fall 2023: Student Recruitment

December 2023 – January 2024: Launch Preparation (Spring 2024 Semester Launch)

High-Level Expectations for the Grant

ü Department chair participates as primary grant contact

ü Department's dean signs off on plan and application

ü Coordination with OCIL to develop grant application (including 1-on-1 planning meetings)
ü Commitment to planning during Spring and Fall 2023 (including a faculty retreat)
ü Commitment to launch program in Spring 2024 (including a January faculty retreat)
ü A model that includes:

Average of 20-40 hours per week of work for participating students for at least 1 year, with the potential for participating students to be converted to full-time employees at the end of the year
Jobs with strong wages, benefits, and demonstrated upward mobility
Adjustment of course schedule and map to align to students’ work schedules (if needed)
The ability to start with ~15 participating students and grow to at least 45 students in 2-3 years
Defined and measurable outcomes

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Department

Name of Department

Primary Contact (Department Chair)

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Secondary Contact

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Program/Major Information

Name of program/major in which L&E would be implemented

Number of students currently enrolled in the program/major (per semester)

Please fill out the table below with the relevant faculty members in the department:

	Full Name	Status (Full-time, Adjunct)	Courses Taught
Faculty Member

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Vision & Goals

What are your goals for Learn & Earn? How will you measure success?

What would a successful integration of the L&E model in your program look like for students? (e.g., exploration/discovery, duration of class work vs. job, interview process, advising/supports)

Target Jobs & Employers

What employment role(s) would the L&E model align to (i.e., job title(s) the program would place students into)? How much demand is there among local/regional employers for these jobs? What do wages, benefits, and mobility look like at these jobs?

Which employers are strong candidates for partnership and why? Does your department have any track record of working with these employers or has any outreach been completed to date?

Curriculum & Faculty

How do existing courses align with the skills employers need and what adjustments might be required?

How many courses would students need to complete to have the minimum skills required to do the job? How many courses would students then take concurrently with the job?

How will existing internship/CO-OP models in your program be adapted into L&E or replaced?

How have you familiarized faculty and staff in the department with your vision for L&E? What were the reactions? If you have not yet, how will you introduce your vision to the department?

Students

What is the plan for student recruitment? How would you share the opportunity with students?

Please fill out the table below with the expected number of participating students over the next 3 years. Note that AY23-24 will only be for the spring semester.

	AY23-24 (Spring Semester)	AY24-25	AY25-26
Number of Students

Planning & Implementation

What are the key activities the department will need to do over the next 6-12 months to prepare for launch?

Who are the primary stakeholders who will be involved in the planning process? What role will they play?

Grant Requirement Quick Check

Please confirm that your grant application meets the following requirements.


Click to confirm that you have met with OCIL to discuss your application.
Click to confirm that the plan outlined in this application will meet the expectations below.

Expectations for the grant program
ü Department chair participates as primary grant contact

ü Department's dean signs off on plan and application

Average of 20-40 hours per week of work for participating students for at least 1 year, with the potential for participating students to be converted to full-time employees at the end of the year
Jobs with strong wages, benefits, and demonstrated upward mobility
Adjustment of course schedule and map to align to students’ work schedules (if needed)
The ability to start with ~15 participating students and grow to at least 45 students in 2-3 years
Defined and measurable outcomes

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