For AmeriCorps members, the answer is no. Your Corpsmember Agreement is for a specified number of weeks. Failure to complete your full term, could result in disqualification from your Segal Education Award. For hourly members, please reach out to your program coordinator to discuss leaving your term early.

To receive your Education Award, you must:

• Work through your exit date
• Complete all of your Education Award hours
• Finalize all exit tasks from you and your supervisor.

Once all final paperwork is submitted, there is a 2-4 week processing period.

Many members use their Education Award for paying back student loans or apply it towards tuition. For more ideas, please visit this link. You can access your award through my.americorps.gov.

Non-traditional Education Award uses can be found here.

Conservation Legacy - For members who started their terms in 2025 and beyond, you can consent to receive your W2 electronically via your onboarding account using these instructions. Otherwise, the address listed on your paystub will be the address your W2 is sent to. Please refer to the During Service section about accessing your paystubs and double check this address. If the address is incorrect, please reach out to your Program Coordinator.

If applicable, a 1095 will also be sent by Conservation Legacy to the same address.

W2s are typically sent out at the end of January.

By default, the AmeriCorps system gives all positions an end date one year from when they start. Once you are fully exited from the program, the date in this system will be updated to reflect what is on your paperwork and has been communicated to you by your Program Coordinator.