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This guide outlines how to effectively utilize your VISTA benefits, including the Segal Education Award, and what to expect as your service year concludes. Learn about important details and stipulations such as time limits, taxation, and eligible educational expenses. Discover options like repaying qualified student loans and managing interest accrual. Understand the process for requesting benefits through MyAmericorps.gov and other resources available, including public service loan forgiveness and non-competitive eligibility for federal jobs.
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Using your VISTA benefits And what to expect at the end of your year
Segal Education Award • Details and stipulations • Time limit • Taxation • Ways to use your award • Repay qualified student loans • Pay current educational expenses • Both
Interest accrual repayment • What is it? • Repayment of the interest accrued on your loans • How do you request it? • My.Americorps.Gov • Nat’l Service Hotline: 1-800-942-2677 • Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Non-CompetitiveEligibility • What is it? • Eligible for some federal jobs without going through the competitive process • Eligible for some positions open only to federal employees. • What can you use it for? • How do you use it?
What to Expect at the End of Service • Forms • Member Future Plans form • End of Service Report • End of Service Survey • Updates • Events • After Service