Get a $1000 scholarship for doing service
The following information is about a $1,000 scholarship that you could receive for doing 300 hours of community service in one calendar year. If anyone is interested in participating or getting more information please contact me at au4680@wayne.edu. The next trainings for the program are scheduled for January.
Training:
Jan 19th: MSU 5-9pm
Jan 20th: CMU 1-5pm
Jan 23rd: U of M Dearborn 5-9pm
Jan 24: GVSU 4-9pm
The Wayne State Dean of Students Office would like to offer students the opportunity to get a $1000 toward school through an Americorps program. The Michigan Service Scholars Program [MSS] will provide $300,000 in scholarships state-wide to students attending Michigan Campus Compact [MCC] member campuses through a grant from The Michigan Community Service Commission and The Corporation for National and Community Service. Students willing to complete 300 hours of community service during one calendar year will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship, otherwise known as an educational award, to be used for any educational purpose. Community service hours can be completed during the academic year and/or over class breaks. To complete 300 hours during a regular academic year, students would need to average 9.5-10 hours of community service per week.
MSS students need to complete their service by helping community agencies with volunteer recruitment and infrastructure and/or through youth programs such as those focused on: Mentoring, Early Childhood Education/Development, and Adequate Yearly Progress Schools. One hundred and twenty members will be designated to volunteer infrastructure and 180 will be designated to youth programs.
MSS students may already be working in communities through internships, student teaching, and the Federal Work Study (FWS) program. Community Service FWS students need to be in a community agency with registered 501(c) (3) status outside the campus infrastructure or in educational institutions such as K-12 schools, city recreation programs or childcare/preschool centers. If an agency can show a community purpose, community support and community need without these requirements, placements will be considered. Appropriate on-campus placements might include students working in the community service office on campus, or a student conducting community-based research for a nonprofit or government agency. Also, campuses should look at recruiting students already providing a high level of community service for the scholarship program and/or creating a MSS peer group on campus to recruit students willing to serve 300 hours a year.
Students will be recruited on a first come first serve basis. There is no limit to how many scholars a campus may enroll. Wayne’s “Advisor” for this program is Audra Forsberg. Please contact Audra at 313-577-1010 or au4680@wayne.edu to express your interest in the program and get more information.
You can also get more info by going to www.micampuscompact.org and clicking on the Michigan Service Scholar Link.
Training:
Jan 19th: MSU 5-9pm
Jan 20th: CMU 1-5pm
Jan 23rd: U of M Dearborn 5-9pm
Jan 24: GVSU 4-9pm
The Wayne State Dean of Students Office would like to offer students the opportunity to get a $1000 toward school through an Americorps program. The Michigan Service Scholars Program [MSS] will provide $300,000 in scholarships state-wide to students attending Michigan Campus Compact [MCC] member campuses through a grant from The Michigan Community Service Commission and The Corporation for National and Community Service. Students willing to complete 300 hours of community service during one calendar year will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship, otherwise known as an educational award, to be used for any educational purpose. Community service hours can be completed during the academic year and/or over class breaks. To complete 300 hours during a regular academic year, students would need to average 9.5-10 hours of community service per week.
MSS students need to complete their service by helping community agencies with volunteer recruitment and infrastructure and/or through youth programs such as those focused on: Mentoring, Early Childhood Education/Development, and Adequate Yearly Progress Schools. One hundred and twenty members will be designated to volunteer infrastructure and 180 will be designated to youth programs.
MSS students may already be working in communities through internships, student teaching, and the Federal Work Study (FWS) program. Community Service FWS students need to be in a community agency with registered 501(c) (3) status outside the campus infrastructure or in educational institutions such as K-12 schools, city recreation programs or childcare/preschool centers. If an agency can show a community purpose, community support and community need without these requirements, placements will be considered. Appropriate on-campus placements might include students working in the community service office on campus, or a student conducting community-based research for a nonprofit or government agency. Also, campuses should look at recruiting students already providing a high level of community service for the scholarship program and/or creating a MSS peer group on campus to recruit students willing to serve 300 hours a year.
Students will be recruited on a first come first serve basis. There is no limit to how many scholars a campus may enroll. Wayne’s “Advisor” for this program is Audra Forsberg. Please contact Audra at 313-577-1010 or au4680@wayne.edu to express your interest in the program and get more information.
You can also get more info by going to www.micampuscompact.org and clicking on the Michigan Service Scholar Link.
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