Volunteering: Making a Difference (MAD) Scholarship
What is the M.A.D Scholarship?
The Making a Difference Scholarship is a $60,000 (15,000 per year) scholarship that is offered to
domestic first-year students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to, and leadership in, community
engagement and social change. In addition, M.A.D Scholars are offered a $2,500 taxable stipend and housing allowance to support
projects they may undertake in the Worcester community during the summer following their sophomore or junior years.
Summer project requirements and details are available from the Community
Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Program Coordinator at Corner House, or by
emailing Micki Davis at midavis@clarku.edu.
Who is eligible to be a M.A.D Scholar?
M.A.D Scholars have shown exemplary involvement in and leadership in community
engagement activities. Previous winners have founded an Amnesty International
chapter at their high school, organized Alternative Spring Break trips or
planned educational programming around environmental and sustainability issues. Our expectation is that
scholarship winners will enrich the Clark community through
on-campus leadership and community involvement. Students are identified for this
scholarship by their Admissions Counselors and finalists are invited to
interview. Only incoming first-year students are eligible for this scholarship
and candidates should typically have a 3.0 high school grade point average
and a SAT score of 1100 or higher.
Year to year continuation requirements include 20 hours of
community service each semester and maintaining a 2.5 GPA.
More information on Making A Difference scholarships.
Meet the 2009-2010 M.A.D Scholars
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Angela Della Porta
is from Central Maine and graduated from Nokomis Regional High School.
Angela co-founded the Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) at her school and worked
to create a safe environment for everyone. She received the Frederick
Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award for demonstrating commitment to
understanding and addressing difficult social issues. Angela was also very
active in the Key Club at her high school and served as Treasurer,
Vice-President, and President in the organization. She also volunteered with
the Eastern Maine AIDS network during the summer months
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Shelby Margolin is
from California and was the founder and President of STAND, an anti-genocide
coalition club, in her high school. She organized conferences and
information nights for the community and served as the California High
School Outreach Coordinator for STAND in her senior year. In this role she
coordinated with 60 schools in the region. Shelby also served as a Board
Member for the Jewish Teen Association and was a Council member for the
World Affairs Council.
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Amanda Mundt is
from Amherst, Massachusetts and co-founded Opportunities for Communities,
Inc (OfC), a non-profit organization which provides education in community
support and sustainable development to students participating in our
educational programs. Programs include a Football Club for boys under the
age of 16 in Les Cayes, Haiti and a micro-lending project. Amanda has also
been involved with Youth Life, a non-denominational youth group, and
attended service trips to Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Past recipients of Clark's MAD scholarship have been involved with community-service organizations, political-action groups, human-rights campaigns and for-profit and nonprofit social entrepreneurship. Clark recognizes that change agents come from all backgrounds and offer a wide variety of valuable and compelling perspectives. The thread that links scholarship recipients together is their dedication to using their talents and energy to make a difference.
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 2008-09 MAD Scholars: (front row) Clark University President John Bassett. (Second row, Left to Right): Lydia Biloskirka-Conley, Tinyan Chan, Whitney Smith, Jennifer Pimentel, Eve Rabinowitz, Will Colan)
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