SCOTTISH RITE ENDOWMENT
GRADUATE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS


PURPOSE
The Scottish Rite Endowment Graduate Public Service Awards have been established at The George Washington University to support and encourage master's candidates who undertake voluntary unpaid public service during the summer. Recognizing that the need to earn income to support their education during the academic year and vacation periods may be an obstacle for some young people in undertaking such service, these Awards were developed to remove such barriers.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
An applicant for this award must be a citizen of the U.S. who is planning a career in government or public service and who is enrolled as a full-time student in a master's degree program at the Columbian School of Arts and Sciences, the Elliott School of International Affairs, the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, or the School of Engineering and Applied Science at The George Washington University.

Students will be required to submit applications for the Award describing the public service they intend to undertake. Such public service may include work for any private non-profit organization or any institution or agency of federal, state, or local government. The recipients must undertake this service without compensation for a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 10 weeks. The public service must be in the U.S.

Eligible private organizations may include any that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as legitimate non-profit organizations or institutions. Such organizations may include, but are not limited to, those providing educational, health, governmental, or cultural services, those engaged in advocacy, or those providing programs toward the alleviation of social ills or environmental problems.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Students will be required to submit to the Office of Fellowships by 25 April 2008:

Application form

Written statement

Copy of college transcripts from each institution attended (official or unofficial)

Resume

Verification by entity of intent to place applicant, including description of work and certification that meets criteria stated for eligible organizations

Application forms can be downloaded here using Adobe Acrobat Reader or picked up in the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships at 2121 Eye Street, NW, Rice Hall 602, Washington, DC 20052.

AWARDS
Only complete applicatons will be reviewed.The award amount of $5,000 is non-renewable and will be applied to the tuition accounts of the students for the academic year (one fall, one spring disbursement of $2,500 each) following their summer of service, submission of a summer report describing their service, and final organizational verification of service.

These awards will be considered as other merit awards and, as such, could affect any need-based aid students may be offered for the academic year.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

 Evidence of past, present, and future commitment to public service

Altruistic nature of public service proposal

Quality of written essay

Academic accomplishments

Minimum 3.4 GPA

Note: The Scottish Rite Endowment Graduate Public Service Award may not be held concurrently with any other Scottish Rite Endowment awards.

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