Tuition Waiver for National Service (AmeriCorps) Volunteers Serving in West Virginia
West Virginia state institutions of higher education (W. Va. Code 18B-10-7d)
One or two semesters of tuition and fee waivers at West Virginia public colleges for people who completed AmeriCorps service in West Virginia (600 hours = one semester, 1,200 hours = two).
- How much
- Remaining tuition and fees for one semester per 600 service hours or two semesters per 1,200 hours (max 8 semesters)
- Who qualifies
- Completed AmeriCorps State/National, VISTA or Senior Corps service in West Virginia
- 600+ service hours in WV for one semester, 1,200+ for two; FAFSA filed and grants accepted; Segal Education Award accepted.
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
- When to apply
- Apply any time No statewide deadline; request through the college with your service certificate.
- How to apply
- After completing AmeriCorps service in West Virginia, get admitted to a WV public college, file the FAFSA and accept grant offers and your Segal Education Award, then give the financial aid office your AmeriCorps Certification of Service Letter to request the waiver
- What you'll need
- FAFSA only
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (code.wvlegislature.gov)
The details
Public colleges waive remaining tuition and fees for undergraduate or graduate courses for students who completed a term of AmeriCorps State, National, VISTA or Senior Corps service in West Virginia: one semester for at least 600 hours of service, two semesters for at least 1,200 hours (hours can be aggregated across terms, but used only once). Conditions: admitted; FAFSA filed and all state and federal grant offers accepted (loans and work-study not required); Segal AmeriCorps Education Award accepted; Certification of Service Letter provided. The waiver covers tuition and fees left after other state and federal aid (may be reduced so total aid doesn't exceed cost of attendance). Maximum of eight semesters combined; requires satisfactory academic progress.
More money from West Virginia
- West Virginia PROMISE ScholarshipUp to $5,500 per year (or tuition and mandatory fees, whichever is less)
- West Virginia Higher Education GrantUp to $3,400 per year at eligible West Virginia schools; up to $600 per year at eligible Pennsylvania schools (2026-27)
- Future Workforce Grant (formerly HEAPS Workforce)Up to $2,000 per academic year
- Reduced Tuition for Senior Citizens (60 and older)Non-credit: up to $50 per course; for credit: no more than 50% of normal resident tuition and fees
- West Virginia Invests GrantTuition, mandatory fees and approved academic program fees not covered by other grants or waivers (last-dollar)
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