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Glossary of Terms
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- Education award
- - a benefit of $4,725 (full-time) or $2,363 (part-time) that AmeriCorps members may receive after successful completion of a term of service. The award is paid directly to a lending or educational institution and may be used to pay off federal student loans (Perkins, Stafford, PLUS etc.) or to finance college, graduate school or approved vocational training. The education award in not an entitlement; it is not a cash award; it is not a “scholarship.” The award cannot be transferred to another person, including a family member.
- Ethic of community service
- - implies that all citizens are always encouraged to act in ways that enhance the community’s welfare.
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