COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
THAT MATCH THE EDUCATION AWARD
OR PROVIDE OTHER SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
(Listed by Institutional Name)

Evergreen State College

2700 Evergreen Parkway
Olympia, WA 98505
www.evergreen.edu

Type: Private
 
Contact Information
Financial Aid Officer
Phone: (360) 867-6205
finaid@evergreen.edu
 
Program Information
Open (Undergraduate)
Up to five (5) $1,800 awards offered to new and currently enrolled students attending full time who have completed one year of full-time service with the AmeriCorps Program. Students may receive this award for up to two academic years, but must reapply each year.  Deadline: Feb.1st. Letter of application addressing your commitment to community service and how AmeriCorps and the Education Award have impacted your desire to attend college. One letter of recommendation, preferably from an AmeriCorps program supervisor, supporting your application.
Verification of completing one year of full-time service with AmeriCorps Programs. Examples of evidence include: (a) a copy of your AmeriCorps Education Award voucher; or (b) a signed letter from a program supervisor.

 

Fisk University

1000 17th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208
www.fisk.edu

Type: Private

As part of our institution’s ongoing efforts supporting global and community engagement, Fisk University is offering an AmeriCorps Matching Grant to students who qualify for the AmeriCorps education award of $4,725. Upon acceptance to Fisk, students will receive a
matching scholarship up to a maximum of $1,500 per academic year.

Academically competitive candidates will automatically be eligible for additional scholarships offered through the University. Students must be enrolled on a full-time basis. Awards will be matched upon receipt of the AmeriCorps voucher.

Contact Information
Damien Jackson
Dean of Financial Aid
Phone: 615-329-8735
djackson@fisk.edu

Fordham University Graduate School of Education

113 W. 60th Street, Room 1115
New York, New York 10023
www.fordham.edu

Type: Private

Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the transmission of Learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduate, and professional education of the highest quality.  Guided by our Catholic and Jesuit traditions, Fordham fosters the intellectual, moral and religious development of students and prepares them for leadership in a global society. 

Fordham welcomes students, faculty and staff of all religious traditions and of no religious tradition as valued members of this community of study and dialogue.  We are committed to research and education that assist in the alleviation of poverty, the promotion of justice, the protection of human rights and respect for the environment.

The Fordham University Graduate School of Education offers Teach for America and other AmeriCorps alumni a 25% tuition scholarship (approximately $6,000 - $7,000 benefit) for those who enroll in a master’s or professional diploma program.  
  
Contact Information
Mr. Matt Bromme
Vice Chair, Division of Education Leadership, Administration and Policy
Fordham University Graduate School of Education
212-636-6438

 

Frostburg State University

20 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532-1099
www.frostburg.edu

Type: Private

Contact Information
Cherie Krug
HallSTARS! Program Director
Phone: 301-687-4210
Fax: 301-687-1041

HallSTARS! First-Year Program
The HallSTARS! Service Program is a residential living-learning-serving experience for freshmen committed to making a change in their community (all students reside in Cumberland Hall).  As a member of the HallSTARS! learning community, students will be part of a national service movement, providing volunteer service as reading tutors, youth mentors, senior companions, and more.

AmeriCorps Opportunities for sophomore, juniors and seniors
Community Resident Assistant (CRA) AmeriCorps members will serve to recruit, train, and organize volunteer projects for their residents working closely with the R.A.’s and R.D. of the hall in which they are placed.  In addition, students will volunteer in our Read to Succeed/Mathletics program, a one-on-one tutoring program for area youth in grades K-8.  CRA’s commit a total of 10 hours per week, this includes recruiting, planning two service projects each semester for your residence hall along with serving in the Read to Succeed Program.

HallSTARS! Fellows AmeriCorps Program for graduate students
HallSTARS! Fellows are partnered with a faculty mentor of their choosing and will serve at a service site of their choice.  HallSTARS! Fellows will increase programming at a local non-profit or community-based site through a combination of service and research based upon their program of study.  This experience is designed for seniors and graduate students only. 

Once students have successfully completed the program requirements, they will receive $1,000 Educational Award (scholarship) from the Corporation for National and Community Service matched with a $500 housing stipend supported by FSU to use towards on-campus housing or a $250 bookstore stipend if living off-campus for the following academic year.

 

George Washington University – School of Public Policy & Public Administration

805 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
www.gwu.edu/~spppa

Type:  Private
The School of Public Policy and Public Administration (SPPPA) in GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) is a focal point for public affairs education, research, and public service at The George Washington University. Building on a rich tradition of education for public service and on its location in the nation's capital, just a few blocks west of the White House, The George Washington University offers a superior education for students wishing to pursue public affairs oriented academic programs.

The school offers the Master of Public Administration (MPA), the Master of Public Policy (MPP), and the Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration. The words that best characterize our school’s approach are flexibility, imagination, opportunity and friendliness. The MPA and MPP programs offer concentrations including education policy, health policy, public budgeting and finance, nonprofit management, science and technology policy, and urban and social policy. We offer numerous interdisciplinary opportunities within the University and through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The school prides itself on well-balanced programs that provide students with strong policy analysis and research skills as well as administrative and general public management abilities.

The SPPPA welcomes applications from highly qualified individuals committed to public service for both part time and full time study. AmeriCorps alumni are eligible to receive a $5000 financial aid award for the MPA or MPP program. The application fee can be waived for current members and alumni. For information on how to waive the application fee and request award consideration, please contact the school.

Contact Information
Catherine Johnston Matto
Program Coordinator
The George Washington University
School of Public Policy & Public Administration
805 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-6295
Fax: 202-994-6792
caj@gwu.edu

Hampshire College

893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
www.hampshire.edu

Type: Private

Hampshire College matches dollar for dollar for tuition cost over four years. For instance, if the full amount of the education award is used ($4,725) then Hampshire matches $1,180 per year.
 
Contact Information
Kathleen M. Methot
Director of Financial Aid
Phone: 413-559-5484
Fax: 413-559-5585
kmmFA@helios.hampshire.edu
 
Program Information
Open (Undergraduate)

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

300 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456
www.hws.edu

Type:  Private

Hobart and William Smith Colleges place significant value on fostering social responsibility and public service.  In fact, Hobart and William Smith Colleges was the only liberal arts institution in New York (and one of 81 institutions in 33 states) selected by The Princeton Review and Campus Compact as a “Colleges with a Conscience” – a guidebook that rates institutions on outstanding community involvement.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges offers a variety of service opportunities for students including a Habitat for Humanity chapter; Alternative Spring Break; the America Reads and Jumpstart programs in local elementary schools; Geneva Heroes – in which HWS students perform leadership training with eighth graders in Geneva; a Students Organized for Service (SOS) group; participation in “Celebrate Service, Celebrate Geneva – an annual day of service to the greater Geneva community; and more.

Continuing our commitment to public service, and in recognition of our student’s dedication to service learning, Hobart and William Smith Colleges is offering an AmeriCorps Matching Grant to qualified AmeriCorps students.  This award matches, on a semester basis, the AmeriCorps funds the student requests for education costs through their AmeriCorps voucher, up to a maximum of $1,000 per academic year.  Students must be admitted to Hobart and William Smith Colleges and attending on a full-time basis.  Awards will be matched upon receipt of the AmeriCorps voucher.

Contact Information
Office of Financial Aid Services and Student Employment
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Phone:  315-781-3315
Fax:  315-781-3655
finaid@hws.edu