NC-ACTS Scholarship

CHANGE YOURSELF, CHANGE YOUR WORLD…
and earn $1000 while serving your community!

NC-ACTS! is an AmeriCorps program of North Carolina Campus Compact (NCCC), and funded by a grant from the Corporation for National & Community Service. This program seeks to foster civic engagement among students of higher education, promote the national service movement, and encourage collaborative relationships between campuses and their communities.

Update - All scholarships have been awarded as of Sept. 7, 2007. Thank you for your interest. We will be recruiting for the 2008-2009 academic year in April of 2008.

What do NC-ACTS! members do?

NC-ACTS! AmeriCorps members will complete 300 hours of community service during the academic year at 1-2 nonprofit agencies of their choice. NCSU NC-ACTS! members may serve in three different areas:

Education

• Examples include, but are not limited to, tutoring elementary school children, mentoring high school students, working with refugees on financial literacy…
• Student Teaching counts!

Human Needs

• Examples include, but are not limited to, working in a homeless shelter, serving in area hospitals, participating as a volunteer EMT…
• Social Work Interns are eligible!

Volunteer Recruitment/Capacity Building

• Examples include, but are not limited to, coordinating volunteers, working with publicity
  and marketing for volunteer programs, assisting with technological needs of nonprofit's…
• The opportunities are incredible!
• This program is ideal for student teachers, social work interns, and students otherwise committed to long-term service. For those students hoping to begin or expand their volunteer experience, we would be pleased to assist you to find a good match!

What are the benefits associated with this program?

• Connect with other NCSU students who share a similar concern for their communities
• We will meet 2 times a semester to reflect on your service experience and enjoy team and individual development activities… Better still, these meetings will all count toward your 300-hour commitment!
• Network with other NC-ACTS! members across the state.
• You will participate in online reflection sessions.
• EARN A $1000 EDUCATIONAL AWARD
• Members receive an educational award of $1000 upon completion of 300 hours of community service over the course of Fall and Spring semesters. The educational can be applied to college tuition, current or future student loans, or graduate school costs.

Sounds great, sign me up!

• NC State has 10 confirmed slots for 2007-08 (7 spots are already filled) from our sponsoring office -NC Campus Compact.
• Please return your completed application to the CSLEPS office at 3115 Talley Student Center by Friday, Sept. 7th.
• Priority is given to NC State students who are in academic internships that meet the criteria above (education, human service, etc.)

Participant Thoughts (NC State University NC-ACTS! Members)

"I met new people by participating in the program who taught me the difference between compassion and passion. As a result I learned to be patient, understanding, and open to the suggestion of the others."

" I feel [NC-ACTS] was worth my efforts. I have met great people that I have a good business relationship with."

" I learned so much from my volunteer experience that I could not have learned in a classroom.

" The program gave me an opportunity to reflect on my experience. I was able to look at my experience from another perspective besides that of intern and student.

"I learned how to work and build relationships with a diverse population."

Questions?

• For more details, please visit the NC-ACTS! website sponsored by NC Campus Compact.
• For information about NCSU's program, email John Vance or call him at (919) 513-7844.

"Everyone thinks of changing the world,
but no onE thinks of changing himself."
Leo Tolstoy