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UC San Diego is proud to be among 45 statewide campuses selected for the inaugural #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program, facilitated by the university's Changemaker Institute.
Students who are accepted into the College Corps program at UC San Diego for the 2022-23 academic year will engage in community-serving opportunities that focus on K-12 education, while also receiving financial compensation and other benefits.
Led by California Volunteers and the California Office of the Governor, the College Corps program has three priorities across the state:
Each student serving as a College Corps Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year will receive:
Students interested in applying to the UC San Diego College Corps fellowship should meet the following criteria:
In addition, eligible fellows are required to:
The College Corps fellowship is designed for low- to moderate-income students. Therefore, each student selected to join the fellowship should meet at least one of the following criteria:
UC San Diego College Corps fellows will work in one of three service areas:
Work duties for fellows may include:
Day-to-day activites for College Corps fellows will depend on their placement.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through June 20, 2022.
Prospective students should expect to be informed of their acceptance into the program on or before July 31, 2022.
View this recorded iformation session to learn how you can become a College Corps Fellow, supporting K-12 change in our community.
UC San Diego is now accepting applications from eligible undergraduate students for 2022-23.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through June 20, 2022.
For questions, please contact Catherine "Cat" Lettieri, Assistant Director of the Changemaker Institute.
#CaliforniansForAll College Corps will provide up to 6,500 college students over two academic years with service opportunities in critical issue areas such as climate action, K-12 education, and COVID-19 recovery.
Students who complete a year of service will receive $10,000 while gaining valuable experience serving in their communities.
The College Corps program will unite young Californians of all backgrounds in service, and – for the first time – specifically create state-funded opportunities for AB 540 eligible Dreamers to serve their communities. Learn more about the statewide College Corps program here.
Are you affiliated with a local San Diego K-12 school or other education organization that would be interested in hosting two or more fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year?
If so, please contact Catherine Lettieri, Assistant Director of the Changemaker Institute.
Be sure toiInclude a brief description about the primary activity or project that you would like College Corps at UC San Diego to support.
Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday introduces the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program.
"California Is Leveraging the Pandemic Into Its Own Peace Corps"
New York Times (subscription required) - January 28, 2022
"New state service program to award participating students $10K for college costs"
The Record - January 20, 2022
"California program will pay college kids $10,000 for a year of volunteer work—and it could be ‘replicated across the nation’"
CNBC - January 19, 2022
"California Volunteers, California Higher Education Institutions Announce Historic College Service Program"
California Volunteers - January 18, 2022
"California College Corps offers $10,000 for tuition through service work"
KPBS - January 18, 2022
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Once you have committed to UC San Diego, you are welcome to apply to the College Corps fellowship program.
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All undergraduate transfer students are eligible for the College Corps fellowship program and are encouraged to apply – as long as they have at least one academic year to complete before graduation.
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UC San Diego College Corps is coordinating with transportation services (such as Lyft and MTS) to offset travel costs and minimize logistic challenges for participating fellows.
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College Corps is intended to benefit as many students as possible, so repeating the fellowship is discouraged.
Fellows will receive financial compensation for their hours served on an ongoing basis.
Should a fellow need to discontinue their participation in the program, they are ineligible to receive the remaining balance of the original $7,000 living stipend as well as the $3,000 educational award.
Each student's financial aid package is different.
We encourage you to connect with the UC San Diego Financial Aid office to make sure you understand how the $10,000 through this program will impact your specific situation.
UC San Diego is now accepting applications from eligible undergraduate students for 2022-23.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through June 20, 2022.
For questions, please contact Catherine "Cat" Lettieri, Assistant Director of the Changemaker Institute.
Catherine "Cat" Lettieri
Assistant Director of the Changemaker Institute