What is the National Service Scholarship Program?
The National Service Scholarship Program is an opportunity for schools and communities to recognize young people for outstanding service to their community by providing them with a college scholarship of at least $1,000. The Corporation for National Service (AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and the National Senior Service Corps) provides $500 toward the $1,000 National Service Scholarship to high school juniors and seniors in public and private schools who have performed outstanding service or service learning for at least a year. In order to award a National Service Scholarship to a student, a school must first obtain matching funds of at least $500 from the school district, community or civic organizations, foundations, private sector institutions, or other groups or individuals. How Does the National Service Scholarship Program Work? High school principals have the authority to structure the scholarship program as they see fit. They can work with other school officials and teach
