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COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS 2008-2009
GENERAL INFORMATION & APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Each year Community Service Awards are given to students and student organizations that have devoted an immeasurable amount of their time to community service projects and programs that help the University community and the surrounding neighborhoods.
These special awards highlight the importance of community service to USC and reinforce the shared commitment to volunteerism held among members of the Trojan family.
Applications will be accepted from students and student organizations.
DEADLINE:
February 20, 2009
HOW TO GET THE APPLICATION
Application Form
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Please refer to the award descriptions for specific requirements for each award available. In some cases, eligibility depends on year in school, academic performance, major, and/or financial status in addition to documented community service.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Selection for each award varies. All awards emphasize community service and civic leadership. Recipients are selected on review of information contained in the application, recommendations, and the answers to written essays. Selection committees consist of University staff members from the College, External Relations, and Student Affairs.
APPLICATION PREPARATION
Application: We will only accept hard copy applications, so when preparing them please use a typewriter or computer to complete your form. We strongly encourage you to type your application as it makes it easier for our committee to read. However, if you do not have access to a computer or typewriter, you may neatly print the application in blue or black ink.
Use the official application form or a photocopy of the form. Answer all questions. Attach separate sheets when requested. Supplemental materials, such as resumes, certificates, newspaper clippings, event programs, or pictures may be submitted. However, submissions will not be returned.
Essay Questions: MAJOR emphasis is placed on this section of the application. Your answers to these questions should thoroughly describe and explain your experiences in relation to the respective award to which you are applying. The more emphasis you place on the ways in which your experiences reflect our selection criteria, the better the committee is able to evaluate your eligibility for selection.
Letters of Recommendation: Two letters of recommendation (including telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses of recommenders) are required (see each application for specifications). It is recommended that one should be from an on-campus person. The other should be from a community person you have worked with through your service work. Both letters must be current and may not be from a relative. The letter must be confidential. Ask your recommender to return the recommendation to you in a sealed envelope with his or her signature written across the seal.
PLEASE NOTE: Two letters of recommendation must be received by the deadline, with other stated required documentation, for your application to qualify as complete.
SUBMISSION
Grace Ford Salvatori Community Service Scholarship
Submit all application materials for this award to:
JEP House
801 W. 34th Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90089
Questions – please call JEP at 213.740.1837.
USC Good Neighbors Volunteer Awards
Submit all application materials by mail or in person for this award to:
Janice Hsia (jhsia@usc.edu)
USC Civic and Community Relations
BKS 400, MC 2542
Los Angeles, CA, 90089-2542
Questions – call 213.740.7400 or email Janice.
All Other Awards
Turn in letters of recommendation and supplemental materials to:
USC Volunteer Center
HSH 100
Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0921
Questions – please call 213.740.7012.
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