Peace Corps Coverdell Requirements
All Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who satisfactorily complete their service have lifetime eligibility for Coverdell Fellows.
Satisfactory completion means the Volunteer:
- Completed the full two-year tour of Peace Corps service, or the full tour minus up to 90 days if he/she returned home on an emergency leave;
- Was granted "Early Close of Service" or "Interrupted Service" status due to circumstances that were beyond his/her control; or
- Was medically separated as a Volunteer
UA Requirements
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Admission to a graduate degree-seeking program
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Annual academic progress
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Service to an underserved population in the U.S. or its territories through an internship
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A total of 450 hours of service, outreach, and collective Fellows' service projects and activities per 12-month period for each of the two years
