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Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Pays, amount varies

$0–$4,000 upfront to start

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Serving and Learning Together (SALT)

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)

Pays, amount varies

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AmeriCorps NCCC — FEMA Corps

americorps.gov

Pays, amount varies

AmeriCorps NCCC — Forest Corps

americorps.gov

Pays, amount varies

AmeriCorps NCCC — Traditional Corps

americorps.gov

Pays, amount varies

AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)

AmeriCorps (U.S. federal agency)

$91/wk

AmeriCorps State & National (general)

americorps.gov

Pays, amount varies

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps (U.S. federal agency)

$20,400–$40,800/yr

Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship

Congressional Hunger Center

$50,000 total

California Climate Action Corps Fellowship (CCAC)

californiavolunteers.ca.gov

Pays, amount varies

Carpe Diem Education – Latitudes Year (Full Year with College Credits)

carpediemeducation.org

No cash pay listed

Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN) — Member Programs (umbrella)

catholicvolunteernetwork.org

Pays, amount varies

Catholic Volunteer Network Member Programs (JVC, JVC Northwest, Christian Appalachian Project, Red Cloud and 150+ others)

Catholic Volunteer Network (directory of independent member programs)

$100–$500/mo

$0 upfront to start

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Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship

U.S. Department of State (administered by Howard University)

$42,000/yr

City Year

City Year, Inc. (AmeriCorps program)

$454–$693/wk

Civicorps

Civicorps (Oakland, CA)

$2,727/mo

College Possible (AmeriCorps State & National operator)

collegepossible.org

Pays, amount varies

Concordia International Volunteer Projects (UK)

concordia-iye.org.uk

No cash pay listed

Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs

Coro (regional centers: Los Angeles, Bay Area, New York, St. Louis, Pittsburgh)

$500–$3,000/mo

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Delaware State Fire School — Volunteer Tuition Reimbursement

statefireschool.delaware.gov

Pays, amount varies

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Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Formerly U.S. Agency for International Development (administered by Howard University)

$96,000 total

Duke Gap Year Program funding

Duke University

$5,000–$25,000 total

Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) — Servant Year program

episcopalservicecorps.org

Pays, amount varies

FoodCorps

FoodCorps (AmeriCorps program)

$33,000 total

Franciscan Volunteer Ministry (FVM)

franciscanvolunteerministry.org

Pays, amount varies

Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (administered by IIE)

Pays, amount varies

Green City Force (AmeriCorps State & National operator)

greencityforce.org

Pays, amount varies

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (independent board)

$4,283/mo

Hostel Work Exchange / Karma Worker

Unknown

Pays, amount varies

IJGD (Germany) / UNA Exchange (UK) — Workcamp coalitions

ijgd.de

No cash pay listed

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

$100/mo

Jumpstart (AmeriCorps State & National operator)

jstart.org

Pays, amount varies

JVC Northwest (Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest)

jvcnorthwest.org

Pays, amount varies

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Kibbutz Volunteer Program (Israel / KPC)

kibbutzvolunteers.org.il

Pays, amount varies

LDS mission

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

$12,000to join

Love Volunteers

$299–$2,000to join

Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC)

lvcdc.org

Pays, amount varies

Maximo Nivel Volunteer Abroad

Maximo Nivel

$735–$1,815to join

Mile High Youth Corps — YouthBuild

milehighyouthcorps.org

Pays, amount varies

Minnesota Reading Corps / Math Corps

ServeMinnesota / Ampact (AmeriCorps)

$263–$613/wk

Peace Corps

Peace Corps (U.S. federal agency)

$10,000 total

Plan My Gap Year (PMGY)

Plan My Gap Year

$24–$27to join

Princeton in Africa Fellowship

Princeton in Africa (independent nonprofit affiliated with Princeton University)

$350–$1,000/mo

Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Program

Princeton University, Office of International Programs

No cash pay listed

$1,000–$3,000 upfront to start

Public Allies AmeriCorps Program

Public Allies

$9,133–$23,000 total

Take Action Lab (formerly Global Citizen Year Fellowship)

Tilting Futures (formerly Global Citizen Year)

$10,500–$21,000to join

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Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship

U.S. Department of State (administered by Howard University)

Pays, amount varies

UNC Global Gap Year Fellowship

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Campus Y / Global Programs)

$8,000 total

Venture for America Fellowship

Venture for America

Pays, amount varies

Virginia VDFP Free Firefighter I/II Training

vdfp.virginia.gov

Pays, amount varies

Volunteer Fire Dept Live-In / Bunk Program (National Pattern — Best Examples)

bccrs.org

Pays, amount varies

Volunteers for Peace (VFP)

vfp.org

No cash pay listed

Worldpackers

worldpackers.com

Pays, amount varies

YWAM Discipleship Training School (DTS)

Youth With A Mission (independent local bases)

$6,335–$10,200to join