Who Qualifies for Job Readiness Training in South Carolina
GrantID: 74648
Grant Funding Amount Low: $300
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $3,000
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Grant Overview
South Carolina records 47,000 foreign-born individuals aged 17-22 who completed secondary education abroad within the last three years. The majority reside in the Upstate region near Greenville-Spartanburg or in the Charleston metro area, where manufacturing employment exceeds the national average by 9.2 percentage points. This concentration shapes the workforce requirements embedded in the scholarship.
Workforce_first framing requires applicants to document either current enrollment in a South Carolina technical college certificate program or acceptance into a four-year institution with declared intent to complete 200 hours of workplace readiness activities. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce maintains a registry of approved employers; service hours performed outside this registry must include wage statements showing at least 12 hours per week.
Eligibility centers on applicants under 23 who finished secondary school no earlier than May 2022. They must provide both the scholarship application and a South Carolina employment authorization document if they hold F-1 or J-1 status. The state’s community college system reports that 29 percent of international students from developing countries drop below full-time enrollment during their first year, triggering a mandatory workforce plan update submitted to the scholarship administrator.
Implementation demands that applicants attend one of three annual in-person orientation sessions held in Columbia, Greenville, or Myrtle Beach. Remote participation is permitted only for residents of counties with unemployment rates above 6.5 percent, verified through quarterly Department of Employment and Workforce data. This geographic rule differentiates South Carolina processing from neighboring North Carolina, where virtual options remain unrestricted.
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