Schools of National Service recognize that individuals who serve in AmeriCorps bring significant value to higher education. By partnering with AmeriCorps, these schools offer financial assistance opportunities to AmeriCorps alumni including scholarships, application fee waivers, and more.
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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
The Segal AmeriCorps Education Award is a post-service benefit earned by individuals who complete an approved term of national service in AmeriCorps programs.
The award can be used to pay for college or vocational school, to pay back qualified student loans, or, in some cases, can be transferred to children or grandchildren. The dollar amount of a full-time education award is tied to the maximum amount of the U.S. Department of Education's Pell Grant. AmeriCorps members may earn up to the value of two full-time education awards and have seven years from the date they receive the award to use it.
Since 1994, AmeriCorps alumni have earned more than $4 billion in education awards.
How Much Has Your Institution Received
AmeriCorps can provide an estimate of how much your institution has received in Segal AmeriCorps Education Award payments over the last 25 years. If you need more information, email SegalAward@americorps.gov.
Visit data.americorps.gov for a summary of payments and alumni by institution and detailed information on payments. If you have any questions about the datasets, please contact opendata@americorps.gov.
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