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 easily accessed by plane, rail or road. It is a 358-mile drive north of Anchorage along the George Parks Highway, a 45-minte flight from Anchorage and a four-hour flight from Seattle. Fairbanks also receives flights from Germany and Japan.