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Student Leaders in Service is an AmeriCorps Education Award Only program which engages college students as part-time AmeriCorps members.

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps Education Award Only programs are designed to add value to on-going service initiatives through the Education Award and through additional support and training. The program expands opportunities for people to serve and brings new communities and sponsors together as partners in service. The Student Leaders in Service is ideal for higher education institutions that already sponsor community service efforts and have the capacity to recruit, train, supervise and generally support these leaders in service.

College student AmeriCorps members, who successfully complete a minimum of 300 hours of service as well as other program requirements, are eligible to receive an AmeriCorps education award of $1,000+. Education awards can be used to repay qualified student loans and to pay all or part of the cost of attending a qualified institution of higher education.

Student Leaders in Service involves approximately 35 of the Massachusetts Campus Compacts member campuses. These campuses have a deep commitment to the value of service in education and to fulfilling their public trust by graduating people who are active participants in civic life. SLIS is designed to both acknowledge and advance their efforts, placing students at the core.

This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, political affiliation, or religion.