Your application will automatically be reviewed for scholarship eligibility. If you are a graduate student, check with your department to find out if you are eligible for a teaching or research assistantship. Keep in mind that some departments do not award assistantships to first year graduate students. Also, some departments limit the number of terms a student may receive an award. It's important for you to know and understand the limits on the financial assistance available.
Students address groups of all ages but mostly visit elementary, middle, and high schools.
The service requirement is eighty hours per academic year or twenty-seven hours per term. This is a very selective program and many qualified applicants cannot be accepted due to the limited number of awards and the need for geographic balance and cultural diversity. Completed ICSP applications and two current letters of recommendation must be completed and received by April 1. Selection is made only in the spring for the next academic year. When applying to the ICSP, students must have adequate funds for tuition, fees, insurance, books, room and board, and other living expenses.