Western Illinois University Institute for Rural Affairs

We’ll Pay Your Way To Pave The Future

For 30 years Western Illinois University Institute for Rural Affairs has been investing in our students and their future through specialized courses, hands-on internships, and ongoing personal and professional development opportunities.

 

Fast Facts

  • Full Tuition Waiver and Multiple Stipends
  • 10 Graduate Degrees to Choose From
  • AmeriCorps Service and Segal Education Award
  • Access to a Network of RPCVs and AmeriCorps Alumni
  • Continued Professional Support After Graduation

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Making a Difference

From your first email to the Fellows Program in Community Development at Western Illinois University, to your latest career move years after graduating, we’re with you every step of the way. We know how to help RPCVs leverage their service into a meaningful career and impactful future.

We Invest in You

Material support from our Fellows Program covers the cost of your education and field work, ensuring that getting your degree is not a financial burden.

Benefits include:

  • Application fee waiver ($30 value)
  • Full tuition waiver ($63,000 value)
  • Paid Graduate Assistantship in year 1 ($9,792)
  • Paid 11-month community internship in year 2 ($26,928)
  • Moving Allowance at start of internship ($1,000)
  • AmeriCorps Education Award (amount varies)
  • Personal and Professional Development

Continued Service with AmeriCorps

Through our Fellows program, students combine their classroom and field work experience with AmeriCorps service. In addition to earning a graduate degree, Fellows make a difference closer to home, earn a Segal Education award, and join a national network of AmeriCorps Alumni.

In partnership with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, our Fellows help lead community projects including downtown revitalization, business retention and expansion, youth leadership, tourism development, health education, volunteer management, and disaster preparedness. Fellows build local capacity, mobilize people, and make sustainable progress in rural communities all across Illinois.

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