• Introduction
• Education award basics
  • History of the Segal AmeriCorps Education award
  • National Service Trust
• Education award process
• College
  • Learn from Marvin's Mishaps
• Alternative uses of your education award
• Repaying student loans
  • Options for student loans
  • Lindsay and Marcus
  • Repaying student loans FAQs
  • Forbearance
• Your ed award and taxes
• Online resources

Online resources

Need more info? Try these.

• National Service Trust
  Members can call a toll-free number to receive assistance from the National Service Trust: 1-888-507-5962. The help line is staffed from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (EST). For duplicate vouchers and to report a change of address, members should e-mail edawardvoucher@cns.gov.

These online resources provide additional valuable information:

• Official AmeriCorps Segal Education Award Web site
  This Corporation Web site includes vital information on issues like loan forbearance, the effect of the education award on taxes, and how the award applies to financial aid. The information is dense but extremely useful, and members can benefit from browsing the site and finding the information that applies to their individual situations.
• AmeriCorps Alums
  The AmeriCorps Alums Web site provides a list of schools that reward present and past national service participants and other resources and opportunities. Registration is free, and you'll find education award resources in the "Education Portal."
• The Effective Education Award, National Service Fellow Project
  Find survey results, data, recommendations, and case studies based on Brandon Rogers' fellowship research about the education award.
• So, What's Next?
  See our What's Next: Life After Your Service Experience, a tutorial to help you get organized and make plans for your future.