Scholarship Service Projects

Service Projects

Service Project

An important part of our programs are an element of SERVICE! Participants are asked to engage in service prior to their trip and often during and throughout the trip program as well. Scholarships recipients will be required to plan and carry out a meaningful service initiative. All this in an effort to show their show commitment to making our communities and the world a better place. Participants will present their service project as part of their program application.

Service Project Details

1. Establish Purpose of Project
- Who are the benefactors of the project? What do you want to happen in the lives of the benefactors?
- Who will help with the project? What do you want to happen in the lives of the helpers?
- How will this project demonstrate your planning, development, project management and leadership skills?
- Note: parents and other adults may help with the project, but scholar must be the leader.
2. Choose a Project
- You may choose to benefit any religious institution, school, or community in your local area or anywhere across the world.
- Possible service projects can be found at JustServe.org or other local charitable locations.
- How does this project fulfill the purpose of the project?
- Why are you passionate about this project?
3. Develop a Project Plan
- What are the action steps needed to complete the project?
- When will you begin your project? When do you think your project will be completed?
- Approximately how many people will you need to help your project? How will you recruit your helpers?
- What are the health and safety issues or hazards for those working on the project and how will you communicate and keep helpers safe? What personal protective equipment is needed?
- What materials , supplies or tools do you need to conduct the service? How will you obtain them? How much will these materials or supplies cost? Do you plan to raise funds or ask for donations? Explain.
- Will any permits or permissions be required? Explain.
- How will you handle transportation of materials, supplies, tools and helpers?
- How will you train your helpers?
- How will you coordinate with the beneficiary?
- What are your contingency plans in case of postponement or cancellation of project?
- Submit detailed plan to DeepenYourLearning@gmail.com
4. Receive Approval
- Submit project purpose, details and development plan to Deepen Your Learning for approval at DeepenYourLearningNonProfit@gmail.com.
- Important Note: Make sure to get approval BEFORE beginning the project.
5. Conduct Project
- Describe and take pictures before and after project.
- Keep records and data including a list of people who help and number of hours they work.
6. Evaluate the Project
- What day did you start the project and what day did you finish?
- Evaluate the efficacy of the project based on the stated purpose and impact or benefit on the lives of those served and those involved in serving. Also evaluate effucacy ofleadership provided by the scholar.
- In what ways did you demonstrate project management and leadership skills?
- How many people helped and how many hours did each work on the project?
- How many hours did you spend planning? How many hours did you spend executing the project?
- Describe how you obtained money, materials, supplies etc. and how each was spent/used.
- How did you thank each person?
- What went well?
- What were the biggest obstacles?
- How did this project impact the lives of the benefactors?
- How did this project impact the lives of the helpers?
- What was the most rewarding part?
- What was your biggest learning?
- Submit final report with images to DeepenYourLearningNonProfit@gmail.com