About The Award
The Segal AmeriCorps Education Award (often shortened to “Education Award,” or “Ed Award”) is a post-service benefit that AmeriCorps members receive after successfully completing a term of national service. This includes service through AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, and AmeriCorps State and National programs.
Upon successful completion of their service, AmeriCorps alums are eligible to receive the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, which can be used to cover the cost of attendance at qualified post-secondary educational institutions or to repay qualified student loans.
The amount of the award is linked to the maximum Pell Grant amount for the year, meaning it may change annually. As of now, members can earn up to the value of two full-time Education Awards throughout their service with AmeriCorps. Additionally, recipients have seven years from the date they earned the award to use it.
Award Amounts
The aware amounts vary on your service term. These are the one can expect as of 2026.
Summer Associate – 10 weeks – $1,565
AmeriCorps VISTA – 1 year – $7,395
MCNCE Matching Program
In November 2014, MTCC’s board voted to match the AmeriCorps Education award up to a certain limit. Below are the MTCC affiliate campuses with formalized commitments as Schools of National Service. Please note that these matches are for current, active students. To learn more, read the following: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Matching Guidance.
How to unlock the matching potential of your Segal Education Award!
The following MCNCE campuses have formalized agreements to match the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Carrol College
Carroll College will provide a match of up to $2,000 per student award
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 447-5425
Flathead Valley Community College
Flathead Valley Community College will provide up to five matches of up to $1,000 per Education Award.
Contact Information: Cameron Brown, Financial Aid Office
Financial Aid | (406) 756-3849
Fort Peck Community College
Fort Peck Community College will match at least one Education Award with $1,000 per AmeriCorps Education Award. Additional requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Contact Information: Lanette Clark, Financial Aid Office
L.Clark@fpcc.edu | 406-768-6372
Helena College
Helena College will award two $1000 matching scholarships annually.
Contact the Financial Aid Office: Financial Aid | (406) 447-6916
Miles Community College
Miles Community College will provide up to two matches of up to $1,000 per education award for all Miles Community College credit-bearing programs.
Contact information: Richard DeShields, Dean of Student Engagement & Auxiliary Services
deshieldsr@milescc.edu | (406) 874-6226
Montana State University – Bozeman
Montana State University will provide a $1000 match to up to 40 students annually. Priority will be given to Montana residents that demonstrate financial need. Matches are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.
In addition to the above match for MSU, MSU is offering graduate school tuition waivers for AmeriCorps alumni!! Review more details here: https://www.montana.edu/gradschool/fellowships/AmeriCorp.html
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 994-2845
MSU Billings
MSU Billings will commit to match $1,000 matches annually.
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 657-1789
MSU Northern
MSU Northern will commit to match $1000 tuition waiver for one year over two semesters.
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 265-3787
Montana Technological University
Montana Tech will match up to three individual Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards at $1000.00 each per academic year. The total match commitment per academic year is $3,000.00. The match will be a tuition waiver of up to $1000.00 per student per year, $500 per semester.
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 496-4223
University Of Montana
The University of Montana will provide $1000 matches to AmeriCorps alums using the Education Awards, not to exceed the cost of tuition the student is paying. The $1,000.00 match may not be combined with any other UM Scholarship.
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 243-4218
University Of Montana Western
The University of Montana Western will match up to three (3) individual Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards at $1000.00 each per academic year. Total match commitment per academic year is $3,000.00. Match will be in the form of tuition waiver up to $1000 per student per year.
Contact the Financial Aid Office:
Financial Aid | (406) 683-7511
Wish To Apply Your Award To Schools Outside Montana?
Explore Schools of National Service to see what scholarships, application fee waivers, and other incentives they provide to AmeriCorps alumns.
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