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has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4732be65a4ea3adf1130f76c7656901b\">Perlman Fund for Public Service Education<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\">The Miriam and Ellis Perlman Fund for Public Service Education (Perlman Fund) is named after former Professor Ellis Perlman and his wife, Miriam. Professor Perlman dedicated his career to educating public service professionals at the University of Michigan-Flint. The Perlman Fund helps to ensure the next generation of public service professionals by generously providing financial support to deserving students through five awards:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mary and Albert Perlman Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rose and Harry Corson Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Steven Perlman Award for Distinguished Public Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl R. Vann and James D. Ananich Award for Community Service&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Al Lenzner Award&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2025\/09\/Perlman-logo-transparent.png\" alt=\"Miriam and Ellis Perlman Fund for \nPublic Service Education logo\" class=\"wp-image-1343\" style=\"width:294px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2025\/09\/Perlman-logo-transparent.png 500w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2025\/09\/Perlman-logo-transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2025\/09\/Perlman-logo-transparent-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\">All awardees must meet the minimum qualifications below and go through the applicable application process as set forth by the committee. Two awards have distinct qualifications as noted below:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Mark Steven Perlman Award for Distinguished Public Service is intended for an individual who demonstrates distinguished service in a professional field encompassed by the MPA program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Carl R. Vann and James D. Ananich Award for Community Service is intended to be given to an individual in recognition of substantial and significant community service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98da59f5ea257afe471317fe09aa3b7e\">Minimum Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3.0 GPA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High scholarly and\/or community achievements&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrated desire to work in the public sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-279d2db86857495b152eb8b0b769b253\"><strong>Materials Needed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two-page essay indicating qualifications and need for this award (in future years, can use personal statement from application)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resume&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two letters of recommendation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unofficial transcripts from current program (if current MPA student) and undergraduate program(s) (if in MPA program two or fewer semesters).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0edbf9d321085fca6b9f3655954410ff\"><strong>Notes for 2026-27<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Three awards are available for this year. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Mary and Albert Perlman Scholar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Rose and Harry Corson Scholar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mark Steven Perlman Distinguished Public Service Scholar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These awards are only available to incoming students for the 2026-27 academic year.\u00a0 Students must enroll in at least six credit hours per semester during the fall and winter semesters to be eligible. Each award is valued at approximately $8,000 per year and is renewable for one additional year (2027-28) as long as a 3.0 GPA is maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 2026-2027 academic year, students should apply by submitting their materials&nbsp;<strong>NO LATER THAN June 1, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSctUXSR4610Z1QB3oLhydpQcJ1PEb8-LxHSCNyQr8ubMHKj4g\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perlman Fund Application Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/types-of-aid\/scholarships\/perlman-fund\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":63,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1333","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1333"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1553,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1333\/revisions\/1553"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}