Merit Scholarships
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What is a Community Service Scholarship?

The Community Service Scholarship is a $30,000 scholarship awarded to students based on past and current participation in community service. Our goal is to award this scholarship to students with a passion for community service with the hope that they will make a positive impact on the St. Lawrence and local community while in college.

As an institution, St. Lawrence has made a strong commitment to maintaining a productive relationship with the surrounding community and continually encourages students to take an active role in fostering this relationship. Additionally, St. Lawrence students prepare for the responsibility of serving their community, country and world after graduation.


Who is named a Community Service Scholar?

Because we expect Community Service Scholars to be leaders in service at St. Lawrence, we look for students who have shown initiative and leadership in their community service work. Community Service Scholars include students who have created new service projects in their schools and hometowns, students who have motivated their peers to be involved in worthwhile projects, and students who have made community service a priority relevant to other activities in which they have been involved.


How many students are selected as Community Service Scholars?

Each year we receive between 130-160 applications for the Community Service Scholarship. Typically 25-35 of these students are named Community Service Scholars.


Community Service at SLU

Over 70% of St. Lawrence students participate in community service!
Check out what students are doing at SLU and the opportunities that are available to you:

Community Service Opportunities at SLU
Omicron Delta Kappa- National Leadership Honor Society
The David Garner Center for Collegiate Volunteerism
Community Service Organizations at SLU
Community Service Fairs
Spring Break Service Trips


How do you apply?

To apply, please submit a resume of your community service involvement and a 200-500 word essay responding to the following question: "Of the community service projects in which you have been involved, which has had the most meaning to you and why?"

Apply online. Please submit your essay in the first box, and the community service resume in the second box.

The deadline for community service coincides with the student's choice for their application deadline. For example, if the student chooses to apply Early Decision I, their scholarship application is due on November 15th, with their EDI application. The Regular Decision the deadline is Februrary 1st.

You may also fax your scholarship application materials to (315) 229-5818. Call 800-285-1856 or email admissions@stlawu.edu with any questions.

Those selected to receive the Community Service Scholarship will be notified at the time of admission.
Meet St. Lawrence Community Service Scholars...

Rachel Lim '09, California, intended majors sociology and psychology: She has just begun to discover the wonderful opportunities at St. Lawrence to grow as a person and to help the world.
Ryan Moore '09, Keene, NH, intended major environmental studies: St. Lawrence has fulfilled both his academic and non-academic interests.
Catherine Ruggiero '07, from Saratoga Springs, NY, majoring in biology with a minor in psychology: She has reached out to the community beyond St. Lawrence and made a difference.