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Michigan Service Scholar Program
Program
Description
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
AmeriCorps 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. 180
will be designated to youth programs and 120 will be designated to
volunteer recruitment and infrastructure.
MSS students
may already be working in communities through 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.
These students may be paid in their FWS position and also receive
the scholarship. 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. Is your service eligible? Check
here to find out. 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.
At minimum, each campus will be asked to enroll at
least 7 participants in order to facilitate effective communication
between campuses and MCC. Each campus is encouraged and required to
have a single “advisor” for the program who will certify time
sheets, coordinate partnerships, and answer questions from students.
For
questions or more information, please contact Tiny Sebastian, Campus
Life Event Planner at 313-577-7865 or aj2962@wayne.edu
If you are
interested in the program, please read through the documents below.
When you decide you are ready to sign up, complete the MSS Member
Application and mail/email it to the Dean of Students Office in Room
351 of the Student Center Building, Attn: Tiny Sebastian.
