Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)
The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is to recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too.
Eligibility
General
1. United States citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States (ie. green card holder)
2. Completes eligible service within a 12-month period for annual bronze, silver, or gold awards
3. Awards are issued for volunteer service only
4. Court-ordered community service does not quality for the award
5. Awards are issued by approved certifying organizations
6. Service must be with an organization that is legally established in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or one of the territories
Tap Eligibility
1. Must be a member of an active Tap Chapter for the year of service award
2. Must participate in 10 hours | 2 full Tap Trips with our Fa Yun Chan partner
3. The 12-month period particularly for 2025 service award is 09/01/2024-8/15/2025​
4. $15 fee to cover award expenses
Hour Requirements
Note: the age category is determined by the person's age for at least 7 months within the 12-month calendar year. For example, if the person was 16 for 7 months within the year of award application, that person would qualify within the 16-25 age group.
Volunteer Forms
Please reach out to your respective Tap chapter to express interest in applying for PVSA and to receive access to our forms.
2024 Tap PVSA Winners
Gold Awardees
Athena Chan (co'26), Karen Huang (co'26), Tiantian Yang (co'25), Aarsh Mittal (co'25), Rainee Li (co'25), Lucy Liu (co'26), Grishm Lingareddy not pictured (co'26), Irene Fu not pictured (co'27)
2023 Tap PVSA Winners
Gold Awardees
Sofiia Demianets (co'25), Tiantian Yang (co'25), Naomi Koski (co'25)