Michigan Service Scholars

Michigan Service Scholars (MSS) is an AmeriCorps program that provides scholarships to college students involved in service. Students willing to complete 300 hours of community service during one calendar year will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to use for educational purposes including tuition, books, or student loans. 300 scholarships are available every year on a first come, first serve basis. Any college student willing to dedicate 300 hours to service for one year may participate. To complete 300 hours during the academic year, students would need to average between 9 and 10 hours of community service per week.
 

MSS students can complete their service hours in the following ways:

• Helping community agencies with volunteer recruitment or infrastructure
• Volunteering with youth programs that focus on teaching, mentoring, tutoring, or early childhood education/development
• Student teaching in a school that is not making Adequate Yearly Progress
• Working in the community through a Federal Work Study Program

Students interested in participating must fill out the Member Application Form and attend one training session to be enrolled in the MSS program. Students may begin to enroll for the program in the fall and scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.

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