42 U.S.C. § 12573 — Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national service educational awards

The Corporation may approve any of the following service positions as an "approved national service position" — meaning someone who successfully serves in it can earn the national service educational award described in division D as one of the benefits: (1) a position for a participant in a national service program described in section 12572(a), (b), or (c) that receives assistance under section 12571(a); (2) a position for a participant in a program that (A) is carried out by a state, a subdivision of a state, a territory, an Indian tribe, a public or private nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, or a federal agency under an interagency agreement described in section 12571(b), and (B) would be eligible for assistance under section 12571(a), based on Corporation criteria, but has not applied for it; (3) a position serving as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; (4) a position facilitating service-learning in a program described in section 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi) that is eligible for assistance under part I of division B; (5) a position for a participant in the National Civilian Community Corps under division E; (6) a position serving as a crew leader in a youth corps program, or a similar position supporting a national service program that has an approved national service position; (7) a position in the ServeAmerica Fellowship program carried out under section 12653b; or (8) any other national service position the Corporation considers appropriate.