Apply | State Cohort for AI-Enabled Learning Expansion (SCALE)
Lead the Next Phase of: Learning Mobility
A national, grant-funded opportunity for states and systems to strengthen transfer—and ensure learning counts.
Key details:
- Deadline: May 10, 2026 (EOD PT)
- Who: States, systems, and statewide intermediaries
- Commitment: 2-year initiative
- Includes: Funding, tools, technical assistance, and workflow development support
This state/system opportunityis made possible through the generous support of Ascendium Education Group.
What This Opportunity Is
The AI Transfer and Articulation Infrastructure Network (ATAIN) is launching a new, grant-funded cohort designed for states and systems ready to lead transfer reform at scale.
This initiative aligns policy, practice, and technology to improve how learning is recognized and applied across institutions.
At the center of this work is a simple goal: Students should not lose credits, time, or money when they transfer.
What Selected State/ System Teams Will Do
- Submit course and equivalency data
- Use AI-supported tools to streamline articulation and evaluation
- Participate in Knowledge Community sessions
- Develop new workflow standards and culture across sectors
- Contribute to shared learning and continuous improvement
What ATAIN Provides
- One year of grant-funded access to AI-enabled infrastructure
- Technical assistance, onboarding, and sustainability support
- Participation in a national knowledge community
- A $50,000 implementation grant (state/system-level)
- Access to tools and frameworks to support policy and practice change
Who This Is For
State higher education executive offices (SHEEOs)
System offices
Statewide intermediaries
How Applications Are Evaluated
- Readiness to lead coordination across institutions
- Strength of institutional engagement strategy
- Commitment to policy and practice improvement
- Capacity for implementation and data use
- Strength of leadership team
Why Now
Transfer has long been one of the most inequitable and inefficient parts of higher education.
Students lose credits they’ve already earned. They are required to repeat courses. Their completion is delayed –or they are forced to stop out entirely.
This initiative offers a chance to move beyond incremental fixes toward coordinated, system-level change.
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