We will send a detailed email to you once your award has been released to you with instructions on how to pay your bill with it, but in case you're curious, you can find the steps below:
**If you already have a “My AmeriCorps” account, please feel free to skip to Step 2!
- Create a “My AmeriCorps” account:
- Go to http://my.americorps.gov.
- Select the “Register to create a new Member/Alum account” link found below the login
- Enter your information and make sure to use a valid e‐mail address. A confirmation e‐mail will be sent to the e‐mail account that you
- When you receive this e‐mail, open it and click on the link within to create a username/password.
- After you’ve created the username and password, the website should automatically sign you
- Confirm that your award is ready for you to redeem:
- On the left hand side, select the “My Education Award”
- If your award is ready, you will see the award and amount listed in your “Account ”
- Create an education award payment request:
- From the left toolbar, select “My Education Award” and then “Create Education Award Payment Request”
- Under payment type, select “Education ”
- Enter the amount you wish to Please note: any remaining funds you wish to release after your deferred tuition has been covered must be in the form of a new submission.
- Under semester or term, please indicate which academic year and terms you intend to pay
- Select the “Search for Institutions” link and enter “Relay” as the institution name. We are based in New York, so this is the only option that should appear. Select “Relay Graduate School of ”
- Complete any remaining confirmations and submit your request
- Confirm Relay has accepted your request:
- Within 4‐5 business days of submitting your payment request, your student statement will be updated with a line item titled, “AmeriCorps ”
- If you notice an incorrect amount on your statement or if your statement has not been updated after 1 week from releasing your award, please reach out to us at support@relay.edu