Scholarship Opportunities

 LEHIGH VALLEY MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP

Dealine:  May 15, 2013 

LVMAC is offering a scholarship to veterans of working age seeking first-time civilian employment or veterans of working age seeking reemployment due to job loss.

 To be eligible, a Veteran must have entered on active duty (excluding active duty for training) since 16 October 1981, served in one of the armed forces of the United States (to include the Coast Guard during a period of war), served the full period of active duty obligation unless separated for medical injury connected to military service, and was honorably separated or discharged (meaning an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions was received).

 How to apply: - mail a completed application with proof of military service (DD Form 214), the letter of acceptance on official stationery from the college or education institution, the official transcript and the letter of recommendation to:

Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council                      or                     Phil Hublitz
Scholarship Committee                                                                       Scholarship Committee Chair
PO Box 22522                                                                                                3424 West Highland Street
Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-2522                                                          Allentown, PA 18104
Phone: 484-788-0196                                                                          601-924-5481
Wednesdays

Applications are in the Financial Aid Office, Main Campus.

Deadline for scholarship is May 15, 2013.

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 SCHOLARS IN SERVICE TO PENNSYLVANIA (SISPA)
Deadline: 
Applications will be accepted now through the end of the spring semester 2013

Northampton Community College was recently awarded part-time AmeriCorps positions for the 2013-2014 academic year, enabling 3 students to earn scholarship money while performing a significant amount of community service.

AmeriCorps, a program of the federal agency the Corporation for National and Community Service, supports over 50,000 people each year who make significant service commitments.  In Pennsylvania, many college students enroll in AmeriCorps through the Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania program.  Students involved in the program complete 300 hours of service in one year and receive an $1100+ Education Award from the Corporation for National and Community Service.  They also receive leadership training and help recruit additional volunteers.  As many as 3 NCC students, (2 at Bethlehem, and one at Monroe) will be eligible for these awards for the 2013-2014 academic year, pending federal appropriation. 

Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania is administered by the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND) and is monitored by PennSERVE: the Governor's Office of Citizen Service.  AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

NCC will be recruiting students for next year's program from now through the end of the spring semester 2013.  If you would like more information about this opportunity please contact:

Deb Bohr
College Center 202
610-861-5061
dbohr@northampton.edu