Community service and scholarships?

Question

I was thinking about applying for a scholarship for community service because I have quite a bit of it but I was wondering could I also include in that list of community service court appointed community service. and if I did include it would they have to know that it was court appointed.

Answer 1

It all depends upon the type of scholarship you are applying for. If the court-appointed community service was what motivated you to continue doing the same activity, then definitely, you should put that in the application.

Examples: If you started working with Parks and Recreation for a short-term commitment for Comm Service, and continued on with the same project afterward, and the scholarship applies to these types of service hours, you should definitely include it.

However, if you started a completely separate project, like tutoring kids at the library, but did a park cleanup (an "indirect"/environment service) as a court-ordered event, and the scholarship has specific "direct service" requirements in a specific field, it is probably best to include just the tutoring project or "direct" service and other applicable hours, if that is what is being requested.

If the application is asking for all service hours, you should definitely include all service, and an explanation of the service hours. Typically, most scholarship applications require an essay or composition. You should talk about the experience, including the court-ordered service.

I work as a volunteer leader for many projects, and I find it very gratifying that many people continue with various service projects, even after their court-ordered service is completed.

Here's a link to help you continue your research on some of the community service scholarships:

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/service.phtml

Good luck with your applications.

Answer 2

the only scholarships for community service will be offered by the place you did the community service for --- most times, there are no community service scholarships for example if you served those community hours at Red Cross... then the only to turn that into a scholarship is if Red Cross offers one to it's volunteers sometimes, community service or volunteer hours can be one of the application criteria (for example our school's health career scholarships require many hours of volunteering in a health care setting)

Answer 3

I think it would be a little bit dishonest to not list on your application that it was court appointed. If they found out, you may be denied or disqualified, be up front about it, list all the community service that you did out of the goodness of your heart, as well as the ones you were court ordered to do, and good luck!!