45 CFR § 2525.40 - How long is an education award available for use?

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title: "45 CFR § 2525.40 - How long is an education award available for use?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
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section_name: "How long is an education award available for use?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2525"
part_name: "NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 12601-12606"
regulatory_source: "88 FR 44727, July 13, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2525.40 How long is an education award available for use?

Unless AmeriCorps approves an extension under § 2525.42, the use period for an education award is as follows:

(a) An education award is available for an Eligible Individual to use until seven years from the date when they successfully completed the term of service for which the award was earned;

(b) An education award that is transferred to a Designated Recipient under subpart F of this part may be used until 10 years from the date when the Eligible Individual who transferred the award successfully completed their term of national service.