Financial Aid

After successfully completing your Americorps term of service, you are eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award. You can use your Americorps Education Award to pay educational costs at The Evergreen State College.

The award is $4,725 for a year of full-time service, and is prorated for part-time enrollment. You can access the award in full and part, and have up to seven years after your term of service has ended to claim the award.

Current educational expenses, as authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 12604(c), include:

The "Cost of Attendance" for a degree- or certificate-granting program of study at a qualified school; and
Educational expenses for non-degree courses offered by qualified schools, such as continuing education courses.

How to Receive Your Money

Use the AmeriCorps Online Site to request funds for the academic year. This is the quickest way to receive your money. How quick? If you use the online system, your money usually comes within 5 business days. If you use your paper voucher to request money, your money usually comes in 40 business days. Evergreen does not pay you your Americorps money until it arrives from the National Trust so this makes a big difference in how quickly you receive your money.

More information about online payment.

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Last Updated: May 05, 2008

The Evergreen State College

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Olympia, Washington 98505

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