AmeriCorps Alumni

Life After AmeriCorps Service: Enroll

Use your education award with Schools of National Service. Specific partner schools offer tuition matching, service-related scholarships, and application fee waivers for AmeriCorps alumni. Below is a list of currently participating schools in the state of Arkansas:

Arkansas State University
Henderson State University
Southern Arkansas University
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Arkansas Northeastern College
Arkansas State University – Three Rivers
UA – Pulaski Tech
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville

Arkansas Higher Education Scholarships: Research current scholarships designed to increase the skills and education of Arkansas’s workforce and attract Arkansans into high-wage and high-demand occupations.

Governor’s Scholarship
Arkansas Challenge Scholarship
Arkansas Future Grant
Arkansas Workforce Scholarship
Arkansas Teacher Academy

Enlistment Opportunities

In Arkansas, you can enlist in the active duty or reserve components of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. Additionally, the state has its own Army and Air National Guard, which offer part-time service opportunities.

Recruiting offices for all major branches of the military are located across Arkansas. There are two primary paths:
Active Duty: Full-time military service.
Reserve Components: Part-time service, where you can serve close to home and maintain a civilian career.

Employment – Service to Career Pathways.

Register for Arkansas Launch to share your skills and get instant career, job, and training recommendations throughout the state of Arkansas. Arkansas Launch is a state specific workforce platform to connect jobseekers with employers.

Discover a world
of possibilities

As an AmeriCorps alumnus, you are now a part of a growing network forever united through service. AmeriCorps began in 1993, resulting in what’s now more than one million alumnus throughout the country. You have developed incredible skills and a lifelong commitment to strengthening your community through service.

Your skills include initiative, interpersonal and intercultural communication, adaptability, collaboration, and accountability. As you pursue new jobs and opportunities, it’s important to develop your elevator pitch outlining your service experience as you network with future employers. Develop a brief description of your accomplishments, and focus on the results.

Below you will find a list of resources to help leverage your AmeriCorps experience as you continue to navigate the next steps in your career and service path. Don’t let it stop there. Let’s stay in touch. Register to opt into communications highlighting alumni events, service opportunities, and engaging calls to action in Arkansas.