COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
THAT MATCH THE EDUCATION AWARD
OR PROVIDE OTHER SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
(Listed by Institutional Name)
The Fletcher School (Tufts University)
The Fletcher School
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155
http://fletcher.tufts.edu
Type: Private
The Fletcher School is a graduate professional school of international affairs. Fletcher is distinctive for its collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach, which provides both the fundamental knowledge and practical skills students need to pursue careers in international relations.
The Fletcher School will match AmeriCorps Education Awards of up to $4,725 for all admitted students who have completed their AmeriCorps service. Applicants should identify themselves as AmeriCorps alumni, and should note the amount of the Education Award in their Fletcher Scholarship Application. The Ed Award match offer will be active for students starting their studies in September 2007, and will be renewed each year that the students are enrolled in full-time study. The admissions application deadline is January 15th.
Contact Information
Laurie A. Hurley
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
The Fletcher School
Tufts University
Phone: 617/627-3040
Email: fletcheradmissions@tufts.edu
Union College
310 College Street
Barbourville, KY 40906
www.unionky.edu
Type: Private
Contact Information
Sue Buttery
Director of Financial Aid
Phone: 800-489-8646
sbuttery@unionky.edu
Program Information
Open (Undergraduate)
Program Note: Union College will match the education award
for undergraduate study only. The matching will be divided
over four years. For instance, if your education award
is $4,000, then Union College will match $1,000/year for
four years.
University of Arkansas - The Clinton School of Public Service
Sturgis Hall
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-5200
FAX: 501-683-5210
www.clintonschool.uasys.edu
Type: Public
We offer a Master of Public Service degree -- with the concentration on citizen and community involvement, leadership, social justice and equity -- all with a global dimension.
Our inaugural class is in place and it includes four (4) past AmeriCorps members, two (2) former Peace Corps volunteers and students from throughout the United States and the world. We are now in the process of recruiting our second class.
We made a concerted effort to recruit former AmeriCorps members in our inaugural class and have made a decision to continue this direction for students entering the Clinton School in the fall of 2006. Further, we have decided to "double match" the AmeriCorps education award. This means that one education award will be sufficient to cover all tuition and fees associated with the Master of Public Service degree -- a 16 month, 36 credit hour program.
Please visit our website at the address listed below for information about this unique Master's program.
Contact Information
Bob Torvestad
Director, Career and Field Services
The Clinton School of Public Service
1200 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
(rjtorvestad@clintonschool.uasys.edu)
(www.clintonschool.uasys.edu)
phone: 501-683-5216; fax: 501-683-5219
University of Charleston
2300 MacCorkle Ave. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
www.ucwv.edu
Type: Private
Contact Information
Janet Ruge
Voice: 304-357-4759
Fax: 304-357-4769
janetruge@ucwv.edu
Program Information
Open (Undergraduate)
Program Note: The University of Charleston matches up
to $2,000.
University of Delaware
Delaware Mentoring Council
200 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
Type: Public
The University of Delaware is committed to preparing leaders for public and community service. Select graduate programs within the College of Human Services, Education, and Public Policy and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware provide special educational benefits to the men and women who serve in one of the national AmeriCorps programs (AmeriCorps*VISTA, Public Allies) at the University of Delaware. The degreed programs include: Master of Public Administration, the M.A. or Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the M.S. in Individual and Family Studies, the Ph.D. in Family Studies, the Ph.D. in Education, and the Master’s or Ph.D. in Global Governance.
AmeriCorps members who have completed their service at the University of Delaware and who have been admitted as full-time students in one of several graduate programs are eligible to be selected for a graduate assistantship that provides full tuition and a living stipend of at least $13,000 per academic year.
AmeriCorps members who have completed their service at the University of Delaware and who have been admitted as full-time undergraduate students at the University will receive a matching scholarship equal to the educational award provided through the AmeriCorps program provided the total amount does not exceed their educational costs.
Contact Information
Lynn Paul
Community Outreach Coordinator, DE Mentoring Council
Phone: 302-831- 0883
lynnpaul@udel.edu
Programs Information
Public Administration (Graduate)
Urban Affairs and Public Policy (Graduate)
Individual and Family Studies (Graduate)
Education (Graduate)
University of Massachusetts-Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125
Type: Public
As part of the University of Massachusetts public university
system, CPCS offers a tuition that is affordable for most
students. Our mission statement is consonant with the
values and direction of most AmeriCorps alumni. CPCS is
a competency-based system; service learning is an integral
part of the curriculum. For an AmeriCorps alumnus who
successfully completes 1 year of service, CPCS will automatically
transfer 3 core competencies (these three are equivalent
to 9 credits). These competencies can be applied toward
any of our undergraduate degree programs. Students with
significant prior learning may qualify for additional
competencies on a case-by-case basis.
Contact Information
Sarah Bartlett
Administrative Dean
College of Public and Community Service
Phone: 617-287-7120
Fax: 617-287-7274
sarah.bartlett@umb.edu
Program Information
College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) (Undergraduate)
University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
735 South State Street, Suite 2245
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
www.fordschool.umich.edu
Type: Public
The Ford School is a tightly-knit community within a highly-regarded university. We offer a rigorous and distinguished public policy education. Our outstanding faculty, rich curriculum, and diverse and engaged student body make this an excellent place to prepare for work in the policy world. We are deeply committed to the interdisciplinary training that provides you the foundation from which to build a career in public policy. Our students are passionately interested in public affairs and want to be active participants in public decisions – decisions that affect their neighborhood, their country, and people around the globe.
The Ford School master’s degree programs provide an exceptionally flexible professional education, preparing students for careers in domestic or international affairs, and allowing them to focus on a specific policy issue such as education, health care, or the environment. Our graduates conduct research on public policy issues, implement programs, or become advocates for certain issues or legislation. Our curriculum provides a set of research, analytical, and management skills that are widely transferable across sectors and issues.
The Ford School offers Teach for America and other AmeriCorps alumni who are admitted to our master of public policy program a tuition fellowship of at least $5,000 as well as a waiver of the application fee. The deadline is January 15th.
Contact Information
Beth Soboleski
Director, Recruiting and Admissions
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
734-764-0453
Columbia, Missouri 65211
www.missouri.edu
Type: Public
AmeriCorps Graduate Fellowships: Established in 1998, this program is designed to reward volunteers who recently completed assignments in these service organizations and are accepted into master's or doctoral degree programs in relevant fields (i.e., counseling psychology, public administration, rural sociology, social work, or parks, recreation, and tourism). Awards are made for up to three to four students per year, who receive support for years equal to the number of years of service in AmeriCorps, with a stipend equivalent to the current value of a .25 FTE assistantship from the Graduate School. The nomination materials must include evidence of the number of years of AmeriCorps service. Students must be nominated by departments to which they have been granted admissions.
Contact Information
Dr. George Justice, Assistant Dean
MU Graduate School
University of Missouri Columbia
210 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
1-573-882-6311 or 1-800-877-6312
JusticeG@missouri.edu
University of Pennsylvania - Fels Institute of Government
3814 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6197
www.fels.upenn.edu
Type: Private
The University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government offers one of
the oldest public and nonprofit management training programs in the nation.
Its commitment to public service is reflected in its alumni who can be found
managing the operations of cities, states, government agencies, nonprofit
and international organizations, and related private firms.
The Fels Institute offers the 12-course Master of Governmental
Administration (MGA) degree in a full-time and part-time format and 5-course
part-time Certificates in Public Finance, Nonprofit Administration,
Politics, and Economic Development and Growth.
The Fels Institute welcomes applications from highly qualified individuals
committed to public service. AmeriCorps alumni are eligible to receive a
minimum of a $6,000 financial aid award per year for the MGA program, which
may be renewed for the second year of study pending satisfactory academic
achievement.
Contact Information
Michelle Garcia-Navarro
Admissions Director
University of Pennsylvania
Fels Institute of Government
3814 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6197
Phone: 215-746-6684
Fax: 215-898-6238
garciana@sas.upenn.edu
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211
209-946-2211
www.pacific.edu
Type: Private
University of the Pacific's mission focuses on "...preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and in their communities." Because we know that AmeriCorps helps build strong community leaders, Pacific is pleased to offer matching funding for AmeriCorps alumni, up to the full voucher amount of $4725. Students must be admitted to Pacific, file the FAFSA, and submit the AmeriCorps voucher to qualify for this matching award.
Program Information
Undergraduate
Contact Information
Lynn Fox
Director of Financial Aid
209-946-2421
lfox@pacific.edu
University of Rhode Island
90 Lower College Road, Suite 11
Kingston, RI 02881
Type: Public
The University of Rhode Island will provide one scholarship up to the maximum of in-state tuition. The Dean of Undergraduate Admissions will select the student from the pool of undergraduate applicants to the University. Application Procedures: AmeriCorps certification must be submitted along with Undergraduate admission application.
Contact Information
Dr. James S. Lynch
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
University of Rhode Island
14 Upper College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
jslynch@uri.edu
Program Information
Open (Undergraduate)
University of Saint Mary
4100 S. 4th Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
www.stmary.edu
Type: Private
The University of Saint Mary was selected by The Princeton Review in 2006 as a Best College in the Midwest based on meeting standards of academic excellence and feedback from counselors, students, parents, educators, and Princeton Review staff. The university is shaped by the educational mission of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. “In all of ministries we see Christian education as one of the great acts of charity: serving others at the fullest points of their needs and ministering to their need to know and come to the truth, to be opened to the good and the beautiful, to understand the past, to confront and help shape the future, to be called to justice, to be more fully and completely human and Christian.” Constitution of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
The University of St. Mary will offer tuition remission for graduate study available to second year VISTA members, assuming the work of the VISTA has been satisfactory in the first year.
Contact Information
Dr. Sandra Van Hoose
Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS 66048
vanhooses@stmary.edu
913-758-6118
University of Vermont
194 South Prospect St.
Burlington, VT 05401
802-656-8574
Scholarships@uvm.edu
The University of Vermont will grant up to four AmeriCorps
volunteers annually who have performed their AmeriCorps
State or National program service in Vermont, who are
eligible for AmeriCorps funding, and who have been admitted
for undergraduate or graduate study. Scholarships
are awarded in the amount of $2,362 each for one year
of study.
Participating AmeriCorps Programs
YouthBuild Burlington
Vermont Youth Conversation Corps
Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Literacy in the Kingdom
Vermont Anti-Hunger Corps
AmeriCorps Action for Children Today
Vermont Youth Development Corps
Neighbor to Neighbor
Community Stewardship Program
Northeast Kingdom Initiative
Vermont Substance Abuse Prevention Corps
Contact Information
The University of Vermont
Scholarship Office
David J. Moss
Scholarship Coordinator
194 South Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05401-3596
phone (802) 656-8574
fax (802) 656-8611
e-mail: David.Moss@uvm.edu
http://www.uvm.edu