You may qualify for postponement, or forbearance, of the repayment of your loans during your service. The education award will help you pay off qualified student loans when you're finished. Contact your lender for more specific information or to confirm your loan status during AmeriCorps service.
Fairbanks is located in the central Tanana Valley, straddling the Chena River near its confluence with the Tanana River. Immediately north of the city is a chain of hills that rises gradually until it reaches the White Mountains and the Yukon River. The southern border of the city is the Tanana River.
Barrow, Alaska. Not to be confused with Point Barrow, Alaska. Barrow (/ËbÉÉroÊ/), known officially as UtqiaÄ¡vik (IÃ±upiaq [utqiÉÊvik]), is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska and is located above the Arctic Circle. It is the 11th northernmost public community in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States. Nearby Point Barrow is the US's northernmost point. UtqiaÄ¡vik's population was 4,683 at the 2000 census and 4,212 at the 2010 census.