If you complete your AmeriCorps commitment through the VISTA program, you have an option of choosing to receive an end-of-service stipend of $1,200 and possibly a partial reduction in certain outstanding student loans.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located less than 120 miles (190 km) south of the Arctic Circle.
Fairbanks is an ideal starting point to observe the aurora in Alaska. View the magnificent Northern Lights displays from a heated log cabin high above Fairbanks â far away from any city lights â and from the hills above Chena Hot Springs with a spectacular and breathtaking 360-degree panoramic view.