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AmeriCorps
Contact phone: (303) 492-7718
CU Service Learning Office - AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps
CU Boulder AmeriCorps Scholarship Funding Eligibility
In order to qualify as an appropriate site placement for the UCAN Serve AmeriCorps program, a K-12 public school must meet one of the following categories.
High need public school defined by:
- Title 1 status
- Free and Reduced Lunch percentages (greater than or equal to 50%)
- Student mobility percentage (greater than or equal to 40%)
- Statewide Academic Assessment Tests (low or unsatisfactory rating)
- Student drop-out rates (greater than 5%)
This information can be obtained through individual schools or through the State Department of Education website.
Students may also qualify separately from the site placement if they are focusing their education service in one of the following specific academic areas:
- Special Education
- ESL/Bilingual Education
- Math and Science Education
These academic areas have been defined both nationally and regionally as areas of critical teacher shortages for K-12 public schools.
If neither the site placement qualifications nor the area of emphasis for service match with the above criteria, the student will not be eligible for participation in AmeriCorps through UCAN Serve program.
Financial need is NOT a consideration for this scholarship.
If you are involved in the following service activities, you may be eligible for a service scholarship:
- Tutoring/mentoring K-12, including student teacher field placement in qualifying school
- Community-based service addressing human needs
- Community work study position in a local service agency
- Participating in service or service-learning activities
How it works:
- Students engage in service activities and report time and progress to AmeriCorps office
- The hours accumulate over the course of 12 consecutive months
- At the end of the service, students exit the program and receive the scholarship
- There are three scholarship amounts, correlating to three different service terms:
- 300 hours (over 12 consecutive months) = $1,000.00
- 450 hours (over 12 consecutive months) = $1,250.00
- 900 hours (over 24 consecutive months) = $2,362.50
Benefits beyond the education award:
- Leadership training
- Job experience and skills
- Resume booster
- Can be combined with work-study
What is an education award? The voucher is not cash or a check. It can only be paid to a qualified institution of learning for one of the following:
- Repay qualified student loans
- Pay tuition
- Save for future educational expenses for 7 years
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