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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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