AmeriCorps Education Award Program

What is AmeriCorps?

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.

The AmeriCorps Education Award program provides an education award of $1,000 for 300 hours of service within a year. The award is valid for 7 years and can be used to pay for current tuition, future tuition and past student loans. Although you earn the award through service performed at UVU, the award does not have to be used at UVU.  It can be used at any college within the United States.

In Order to be eligible for the this program in the 2009-2010 school year, you must attend one of the following AmeriCorps Orientations:
Wednesday, September 9th
10:00 am or 3:00 pm
Student Center room 206a 

Program Qualifications:

• Complete the application and return it to the Volunteer & Service-Learning Center (LC 205)
• Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien (copy of birth certificate or passport required)
• Must be at least 17 years old
• Must have a High School Diploma or completed the GED
• Complete 300 hours of service within one year

Expectations:

• Log all hours and turn in each month to the coordinator.
• Complete reflection form for the service performed each month.
• Background check is required (if student has already had one done, it can be counted as long as it was in the past year)
• Attend pre-service orientation and end of the year event.
• Complete a final reflection project.

Other information:

• You may count unpaid nursing clinicals, student teaching, dental hygiene clinicals, & internships toward your hours
• You may not count any retro hours
• Hours must be completed within the United States
• 20% of hours can count towards member development
• 10% of hours can be fund-raising

For more information please visit the UCAN Serve website.  If you need additional information, or have any questions please contact Mike Moon at 801-863-6030 or mike.moon@uvu.edu. He is also available in our Center on campus: LC 209.

• Member Handbook (pdf)
• Site & Supervisor Approval Form (pdf)
• Hour Log & Reflection (pdf)
• Exit Packet 2008-2009 (pdf)
  Exit Packet 2009-2010 (pdf)