▁Seg al ▁Amer i Cor ps ▁Education ▁Award . ▁Ch anges ▁include ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁award ▁by ▁t ying ▁its ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁maximum ▁P ell ▁Grant , ▁expand ing ▁its ▁available ▁uses , ▁and ▁author izing ▁transfer ability ▁of ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁certain ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Though ▁not ▁all ▁changes ▁were ▁implemented ▁by ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁rules ▁were ▁final ized ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁act , ▁the ▁education ▁award ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁pay ▁exp enses ▁while ▁particip ating ▁in ▁an ▁approved ▁school - to - work ▁program ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁uses ▁towards ▁qualified ▁student ▁lo ans ▁and ▁university ▁education ▁exp enses . ▁Also , ▁for ▁certain ▁Amer i Cor ps ▁programs , ▁Amer i Cor ps ▁State ▁and ▁National ▁and ▁Silver ▁Service ▁education ▁awards ▁earned ▁after ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁transfer ▁to ▁members ' ▁child , ▁grand child , ▁or ▁fost er ▁child , ▁if ▁the ▁member ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁en rolled ▁and ▁began ▁service ▁after ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁Corporation ▁for ▁National ▁and ▁Community ▁Service ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁developing ▁new ▁term ▁limits . ▁Currently , ▁members ▁may ▁only ▁particip ate ▁in ▁ ▁Amer i Cor ps ▁and ▁receive ▁an ▁education ▁award ▁for ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁two ▁years ▁but ▁new ▁rules ▁may ▁allow ▁for ▁Amer i Cor ps ▁members ▁serving ▁part - time ▁to ▁serve ▁for