Student Leadership

1. Apply Online

Leadership for Service & Justice Trips is a significant time commitment. Your attendance is expected at a number of meetings. While a conflict with training/formation does not automatically disqualify you from a position, since we have a finite number of coordinator spots, we prioritize selecting people who are able to complete all the required training.

If you are planning to study abroad Fall 2025 but would like to coordinate a Spring 2026 trip, please go through the application process now. You will have to attend some formation this fall and will continue the remainder of your formation and training once you return to campus.  

Please fill out the online portion of the application and submit it by Friday April 4, 2024. Please plan for 20-30 minutes as there are essays, and you are not able to save your application and return at a later time. If you begin the application, it may be submitted to us even if it is not complete, please plan to complete it in one sitting to avoid duplicate applications.

After completing your application, your application will be reviewed by student leaders (core team) and the program director. You may be offered an interview if you are selected to continue with the process. Interviews should take between 20 and 30 minutes. 

2. Complete the interview

• The interview is an opportunity for the student leaders and SCSJ staff to get to know you better.
• Anyone selected for coordinator formation will receive an email offer.
• Coordinator offers are contingent upon successful completion of Day of Formation, online asynchronous modules (during semester break) and attendance at 3 Coordinator Meetings.

3. Formation

1. Coordinator Day of Formation: Sunday, April 13th 12-4 pm
2. Summer Break Blueline Content – The mixture of articles and videos can be engaged asynchronously anytime between the end of the semester and the beginning of the next semester.
3. After this process, coordinators who have successfully completed the leadership formation/training will be placed on trips for Fall 2025.

4. Payment (Fall Semester):

1. The SCSJ will accept the full payment for trips April 22 and 23. We accept cash, check or credit card. 
   Coordinator price for full week trips is $175 and for 5 day trips are $50.

• The value and average cost for Service & Justice Trips is more than $600 per person. We reduce the price for all through the generosity of donors who support SCSJ fundraising efforts.
• We discount our trips for all student leaders and offer additional assistance for students who have demonstrated financial need.
• We encourage anyone interested to apply for need-based student scholarships. The priority deadline for scholarships is April 17, 2025. After that, scholarship applications will be processed on a rolling basis while funds allow.
• Your Service & Justice Trips payment will be refundable for one week from the date of payment. Should you withdraw from the Service & Justice Trips program after that point, no portion of the payment is refundable because costs have been incurred on your behalf to prepare for the trips.

Spring 2025 Service & Justice Trips Dates