Summer Fellowship Opportunities
Social Concerns Summer Fellowship
If you are a current sophomore or junior, this opportunity may be for you! (First-year students: Check out NDBridge!)
This course will prepare students for an 8-week immersive summer experience where they will work alongside a community organization. During their summer students will explore their vocational aspirations, consider the dynamics and drivers of injustice, and conduct original research in collaboration with their community partners. Preparation for summer will include vocational discernment and cultivation of basic research skills.
*Students will be able develop and carry out an original research project in collaboration with community organization/partner.
*Students will hone their vocational aspirations by engaging a question of justice through a collaboration with a community and/or community partner.
*Students will be able to identify, investigate, and articulate possible responses to structures of injustice, both personally, professionally, and societally.
All students receive a $2,500 stipend along with funding to cover room, board, and transportation expenses.
Learn more about Summer Fellowship site partners and their specific requirements prior to completing the application. Site categories include healthcare, education, sustainability, immigration, engineering, social entrepreneurship, and more; check out this list of Fellowship Sites by Category.
To review Social Concerns Summer Fellowship Site Descriptions, consult the 2025 Site Description Folder.
The application for Summer 2025 will open on November 15, 2024.
There will be a Summer Fellowship Info Session on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm in the Geddes Hall Coffee House.
Course Credit and Times: Social Concerns Summer Fellowship is a 1-credit S/U Spring semester course that will take place on Tuesdays, 6:00–8:00pm (first class will be February 11, 2025)
Questions? Email ndfellow@nd.edu.
Testimonials from Social Concerns Summer Fellowship Alums:
From this summer fellowship experience, I have learned, embraced, and advocated for every person’s right to dignity, agency, and respect, despite the trauma and harm that they may have experienced. – Aria, Casa Teresa
Everything you learn in the classroom absolutely matters and nothing is more fulfilling than applying these lessons in ways that have a visible impact on the lives of others. – Joshua, Allies for Community Business
Before striving for change, one must take time to better understand the cultural and environmental factors that cause these societal issues in the first place. – Noel, Missionaries of Charity – Kolkata
I learned the profound impact of compassionate and nonjudgmental care on maintaining dignity and improving health outcomes in underserved populations. – Reagan, Sr. Maura Brannick Clinic
NDBridge and Summer Fellowship participants bring a research question to their summer experience, and submit their findings at the end of their 8-week commitment. Check out last year’s winners, who received up to $5,000 in funding to continue their research.