University of Phoenix is pleased to be an official education partner of the HandsOn Network. As part of the partnership, the University of Phoenix has established the "Serve It Forward" Scholarship program to empower individual volunteers to achieve their educational goals and career aspirations, including the further development of their leadership and service abilities.

As part of an ongoing commitment to provide access to educational opportunities and help promote quality leaders in our communities, University of Phoenix in partnership with HandsOn Network is offering twenty (20) full-tuition and fee scholarships to volunteers to start and complete an undergraduate or master's degree program of choice. Recipients may choose to attend a University of Phoenix local campus or may attend University of Phoenix online.

Volunteers must apply for scholarships via their local HandsOn Affiliate/ HandsOn Action Center. Affiliate/ Action Centers will complete a local review process and nominate no more than two volunteers from their local community to compete for the scholarship nationally.

Scholarship applications are available upon request and on line beginning Monday, February 22, 2010. A complete application must be received on or before Thursday, April 15, 2010.

Find your local affiliate here.

For additional information about the Serve It Forward scholarship, please feel free to contact Jeannie Blocton Bell - jbell@handsonnetwork.org or University of Phoenix Scholarships - Scholarships@phoenix.edu