Paid Opportunities?
“Being a tutor is an excellent way to get involved in the community while earning federal work study money.”
You must have federal work/study as part of your financial aid package in order to qualify for America Reads/America Counts.
America Reads is a program that allows college students to use their Federal Work-study (FWS) to work with teachers in the community to help ensure that every child can read well and independently. America Counts is a program designed to allow college students to use their FWS to work with teachers in community schools to improve mathematics achievement for upper elementary and middle school children. Tutors provide both remedial and accelerated math support in a variety of school settings. To learn more about America Reads/America Counts at MSU, check out our website at http://www.msu.edu/~amreads/
Michigan Service Scholars (MSS) provides scholarships state-wide to students attending Michigan Campus Compact [MCC] member campuses through a grant from The Michigan Community Service Commission and The Corporation for National and Community Service. Students willing to complete 300 hours of community service during one calendar year will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship, otherwise known as an educational award, to be used for qualified educational purposes. Community service hours can be completed during the academic year and/or over class breaks. To complete 300 hours during a regular academic year, students would need to average 9.5-10 hours of community service per week. For more information please see website at http://www.micampuscompact.org/americorps.asp