Guides for students who give their time
Clear, up-to-date answers about service hours, youth award programs and getting your activities ready for college applications.
Girl Scouts Gold Award Hours: The 80-Hour Project, Step by Step
What the Gold Award takes: eligibility, the 80-hour Take Action project, the proposal and final report, and how to log your hours so they add up.
Read guideEagle Scout Project Hours: How to Track Every Helper
There is no minimum hour count for an Eagle Scout service project, but you must record every hour you and your helpers put in. Here is a simple way to do it.
Read guideNational Honor Society Service Hours: What Counts and How Many
NHS has no national hour minimum; each chapter sets its own. How chapters count service, typical requirements, and how to keep a record your adviser will accept.
Read guideFlorida Bright Futures Volunteer Hours: FAS, FMS and How to Log Them
How many volunteer or paid work hours Bright Futures requires (FAS 100, FMS 75 or 100 paid), how combinations work, the deadlines, GPA and test scores, and a free printable hours log.
Read guideArkansas 75-Hour Community Service Requirement: A Student Guide
What Arkansas students in the class of 2027 and later need to graduate: 75 documented service hours in grades 9-12, what counts, waivers, and a free printable hours log.
Read guideWashington, DC 100 Community Service Hours: A Student Guide
DC public and public charter school students need 100 community service hours to graduate. What counts, what does not, the rules for transfer students, and a free printable hours log.
Read guideMaryland Student Service Learning: The 75-Hour Graduation Requirement
What Maryland public high school students need to graduate: 75 hours of student service learning (SSL), the Seven Best Practices, how your school system fits in, and a free printable log.
Read guideMissouri A+ Scholarship: The 50 Tutoring Hours and Every Other Requirement
The A+ Scholarship requires 50 hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring, a 2.5 GPA and 95% attendance. Every requirement, what it pays for in 2026-27, and a free printable tutoring log.
Read guideCongressional Award Requirements: Every Level Explained
Hours, months and expedition rules for every Congressional Award level, from the Bronze Certificate to the Gold Medal, plus how to track them.
Read guideThe PVSA Is Paused: What Students Can Do With Their Volunteer Hours
The President’s Volunteer Service Award has been paused since May 2025. Here is what that means and how to keep your service hours counting.
Read guideHow to Track Volunteer Hours for College Applications
A simple system for logging community service hours so they are ready for college applications, scholarships and award programs.
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