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Navigate Your AmeriCorps Application Process

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Follow these steps to Create and Submit an Application via My.AmeriCorps.gov 

Step 1: 

Create a portal profile, go to myamericorps.gov and click the “Apply to Serve” link on the portal landing page.

Step 2: 

2.) You will be prompted for your:

• Name, Social Security Number, and e-mail address

• Citizenship status, date and place of birth

  and your availability to serve

• Current and permanent addresses

• Education and interests

  When done, click “Finish.”

If you already have a "My AmeriCorps Portal Account, please use that account's username and password.

The portal will then confirm your registration.

Step 3: 

 Once you have a profile and are logged in, you can create an application.

You can save your work on your application to come back to later, and you can also create more than one application.

• To begin the application process, click the “Applications” link in the upper left navigation field.
• Next, click “create application.”

Step 4: 

The application has several sections. As you complete each section, its box will be checked off at the top of the page.

You can work on the application all at once or over time, saving and returning to it as needed.

You will be asked to provide the following information:

• Employment history
• Skills and experience
• Community service experience
• Education
• Why you are interested in serving with AmeriCorps

• Criminal history
• Racial and ethnic background (optional)

Step 5: 

You’ll also be asked to provide references. The portal allows you to list your references, contact them, and have them submit their references, all electronically. No need for paper!

• To add a reference, click “new reference”

Step 6: 

You can search for service opportunities in the portal at any time—even without creating a profile or completing an application.

However, you must create both a profile and at least one application form in order to apply to a program.

• To get started on your search, click the “Search Listings” link in the upper-left navigation field.  

You can search for programs as broadly or as narrowly as you wish.

To search for a position within the NJ Bonner AmeriCorps Program, search: 

• Program Type: AmeriCorps State/National
• State: New Jersey
• Program Name: NJ Bonner  

Click "search" for a list of available opportunities. 

Step 7: 

If you wish to apply to a specific position within the specific program, click the "Apply Now" button. 

If you have any questions about this process, please contact Kristi Cordier (kcordier@bonner.org) or Jasmine Rangel (jasmine@bonner.org). 

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