Scholarships

Two types of scholarships are available for undergraduates through the Center for Community Learning.

First, consider enrolling in one of three AmeriCorps programs. Nicknamed "domestic Peace Corps," these programs operate the same: students make a one-year commitment to serve for 300 hours, and receive a $1,000 educational award upon completion.

• JusticeCorps
• Students in Service
• Jumpstart

Second, the Center is home to the Astin Civic Engagement Scholars Program. Astin Scholars are awarded up to $6,000 to conduct research on civic engagement during their senior year. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, scholars integrate experience gained in their work with an off-campus community partner to produce an honors thesis or comprehensive research project.

JusticeCorps

UCLA students provide assistance to self-represented litigants in court-based self-help programs throughout Los Angeles County. After completing 300 hours (including 60 training/preparation hours and 240 direct service hours) students are eligible for a $1,000 education award or "service scholarship."

Choose one of several pre-selected sites and work under the supervision of attorneys in family law, housing, landlord/tenant disputes, or small claims. Justice Corps is funded through the California Administrative Office of the Courts.

Applications for 2009-10 are still being accepted. Download an application here, complete it online (no handwritten applications accepted) and return it to A265 Murphy Hall.

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Contact Dr. Octavio Pescador at opescador@college.ucla.edu or Dr. Kathy O'Byrne at kobyrne@college.ucla.edu for more information.

Students in Service

Students in Service (SIS) is an AmeriCorps program funded through California Campus Compact. UCLA students select a community service site such as a public school, government agency, charitable non-profit, faith-based center, or arts and culture institution to create their own "service package." Examples include:

• Tutoring and mentoring
• youth
• Building affordable housing
• Teaching computer skills
• Environmental protection
• Running an after-school program
• Disaster relief
• Community service work-study
• Enrollment in a service-learning class
• Service-related internship (e.g. social work, counseling, environmental field work or education practicum)

Applied service hours may be a combination of personal volunteer time with a nonprofit agency; academic internship or practicum hours serving the community; and/or time spent at a community service work study job.

After completing 300 hours (including 60 training/preparation hours and 240 direct service hours) students are eligible for a $1,000 education award or "service scholarship."

Applications for 2009-10 are still being accepted. Interested students should email Christopher Newman at cnewman@college.ucla.edu or call 310-825-7867.

Previous community partners include:

Watts Tutorial Project ... Southern California Indian Center ... REACH ... Canoga Park High School ... Uncommon Good ... BruinCorps ... Westminster High School ... Alpha Phi Omega ... Ujima Village ... Los Angeles Trade Technical College ... AIDS Project Los Angeles ... Asian Pacific Health Corps (APHC) ... Black Hypertension Project ... City Lab ... Triangle Christian Homeless Shelter ... Washington Prep High School ... Public Matters ... Samahang Philipino Advancing Community Empowerment (SPACE) ... John Marshall High School ... One Generation ... Jordan High School ... Mark Twain Middle School ... Student Heightening Academic Performance Through Education (SHAPE) ... Dorsey High School

Jumpstart

(Information coming soon)