What is the National Service Trust?
Funds to cover the Education Award and interest deferral benefits are held in the National Service Trust, a fund established by Congress expressly for that purpose. The Office of the National Service Trust is the office that manages all the various functions related to the Education Award. We estimate there is sufficient funding in the National Service Trust to meet all payments requested by past and currently enrolled AmeriCorps members. For more information visit the National Service Trust contact page for more information (http://www.americorps.org/members/resource/education/contact.html). TOP How can I contact the National Service Trust? If you have questions or problems with your Education Award, you can contact the toll-free information line at 1-888-507-5962. Trust specialists are on hand from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. TOP What is the total education award amount for which a full-time ATWP member is eligible? $4, 725 (Four thousand seven hundred and twenty-five