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Do you volunteer? Would you volunteer more if you could earn an AmeriCorps Education Award for your time and service?

Volunteer and Earn an Education Award for your Efforts

By becoming a volunteer through our new Education Award Program (EAP), you can earn an education award for your efforts. Opportunities exist with dozens of schools, nonprofits, or government agencies throughout Idaho. If you can commit to 300 hours or more, over the course of a year, you're in!

I want to volunteer, how do I apply?

For 300 hours, you receive an education award of $1,000
For 450 hours, you receive an education award of $1,250
For 657 hours, you receive an education award of $1,800
For 900 hours, you receive an education award of $2,362.50

Read more about Education Awards

You can use your AmeriCorps Education Award to pay education costs at qualified institutions of higher education, for educational training, or to repay qualified student loans. You can access the award in full and part, and can take up to seven years after your term of service has ended to claim the award.

Education Award Program (EAP) for SPONSORS

Apply today to be an EAP Sponsor!

Sponsor Application Materials for EAP
Education Award Program Sponsor Application
EAP Sponsor Information, General

Thanks to an AmeriCorps grant through Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service, we are able to give your volunteers money for existing loans or future tuition once they’ve complete a certain number of hours volunteering with your organization. It can be a great way to reward your volunteers and encourage long-term commitment to your organization.

This is how it works:

To become an enrolled organization, an application needs to be completed. Include position descriptions for each volunteer position that will be offered (this allows us to advertise for you on our website and gives us a better understanding of what the volunteers specific duties are.) Our office will review your application.

Once your application has been reviewed (takes approx a week) and approved (a confirmation letter will be mailed out), find a volunteer who will fit into one of the following categories, who can complete the number of hours over the course of 12 months:

300 hrs total volunteer time=6.25 hrs/wk (*over 48 wks)= $1,000 award

450 hrs total volunteer time= 9.4 hrs/wk (*over 48 wks)= $1,250 award

675 hrs total volunteer time=14 hrs/wk (*over 48 wks)= $1,800 award

900 hrs total volunteer time=18.75 hrs/wk (*over 48 wks)= $2,362.50 award

*The average number of hours is figured using 48 weeks, since there are some weeks that most people don't work due to vacation, holidays, illness, etc.)

Once you have chosen a volunteer, they need to complete an application and enrollment paperwork. They get approved. You guide them through their service as you would with any volunteer. They complete their hours and receive an education award through our office. You have received help and a completed a project(s).

An organization is not limited to the number of Education Award Only volunteers they may have. There is no cost attached to sponsoring a volunteer. If you think this program might be appealing to some of your volunteers (whether or not you have someone in mind or interested now), fill out an application and we’ll keep it on file.

For sponsor questions concerning EAP,
please contact Rachael Goetzelman 208.882.1444

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last update: 9/25/2007

Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
P.O. Box 8596 • Moscow ID 83843 • (208) 882-1444 • info@pcei.orghttp://www.pcei.org