STS Mentor Position & Application

BENEFITS OF PROGRAM

• Up to 100% UCF Tuition and Fees Covered
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Textbook scholarship for those who live in designated housing
• Mentors who reside in Metro Place Apartments community receive a housing stipend

STS MENTOR POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

• • Escort community children approx. 1.7 miles to and from Eagle’s Nest Elementary
  • Participate in Soldiers to Scholars events and programs such as quarterly health fairs, sustainable garden, and educational field trips.
  • Assist with after school mentoring program

QUALIFICATIONS OF PROGRAM

• • Currently enrolled in at State College or University
  • Undergraduate Candidates:
    • Complete 24 Semester Hours per academic year
    • Maintain 2.5 G.P.A.
  • Graduate Candidates:
    • Complete 15 Semester Hours per academic year
    • Maintain 3.0 G.P.A.
  • Must provide up to 7 to 10 hours of availability (Some weekends hours needed)
  • Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and positive role molding behaviors
  • Passion for working with inner-city youth

HOW TO APPPLY

• Complete Soldiers to Scholars Application: click here
• Attach required documentation:
  • Member Form DD-214 with Honorable Discharge Status
  • Signed Letter of Understanding
  • Copy of current semester course schedule
  • Income Verification Form (if chose to live in Metro Place Apartments)
  • Two (2) Letters of Recommendations
• Email completed Application package to SGM (Ret.) Malvin Williams-Tyson at Malvin.Williams-Tyson@ucf.edu

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