The Service Scholar program is designed to promote civic responsibility as an integral part of a liberal arts education at Florida State University and to recognize students with an outstanding record of service and leadership. Admission to the program is reserved for incoming first-year students who have demonstrated excellence in service and leadership in planning and promoting community involvement among their peers. International and out-of-state students may apply.
The Service Scholar program is a four-year, comprehensive, co-curricular program. Service Scholars will complete a minimum of 75 service hours per semester (45 hours for first-semester first-year students) while maintaining a 2.75 GPA, participate in individual and group service projects, attend monthly program meetings, receive and provide peer mentorship, engage in coursework tailored to each year in the program, and promote community participation among their peers. The program includes an annual $4,500 scholarship, which is automatically renewed each year, provided requirements are met. For many Scholars, the program becomes a second family – a supportive community of service-minded student leaders.
Scholarship Information
Scholarships for the program are provided by Florida State University as well as generous private supporters. The launching of the Service Scholar program was made possible in 1996 with the financial support of Kathy Villacorta and Tommy Warren along with Howell Ferguson.
Our current scholarship endowments include:
- Martha McIntosh Service Scholarship Fund
- Evelyn Haywood Speed Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Edney Family Service Scholarship Fund
- Bank of America Scholarship Fund
Support the Program
Programming support for Service Scholars is provided by two funds through the FSU Foundation. The Service Scholar Fund provides general student support and programming for current scholars, and the Christian Ulvert Service Scholar Support Fund focuses on programming and support for Service Scholar alumni. Gifts to these funds can be made using the links below.
Contact
Erin Sylvester Philpot, Program Director
Genesis Ramirez, Leadership Program Coordinator
servicescholar@admin.fsu.edu