A Great VISTA Benefit: The Segal Education Award

This week’s tip is on how the Segal Education Award can be used. Members can use the Education Award to go back to school as well as pay back student loans. Some educational institutions even match the award. It’s also important that members know they can be taxed for the award upon its usage. Here are a few links for more information for you and your members:

• VISTA Campus’s Main Page on the Ed Award: https://www.vistacampus.gov/after-vista/education

• Nationalservice.gov Ed Award Page: https://www.nationalservice.gov/resources/edaward

• Institutions that Match the Award: https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/segal-americorps-education-award/matching-institutions

• Using It Towards Student Loans: https://www.nationalservice.gov/resources/ed-award/pay-back-loans

• Paying Taxes on the Award: https://www.nationalservice.gov/resources/ed-award/learn-about-taxes