The NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service offers a unique opportunity for Bonner alumni through their partnership with the Bonner Program. The collaboration provides a half-tuition scholarship for up to two Bonner alumni pursuing either a Master of Urban Planning or Master of Public Administration degree. Available to both full-time and part-time students for Fall enrollment, this opportunity demonstrates NYU Wagner's commitment to supporting students dedicated to service, equity, and community impact. Additionally, the partnership extends application fee waivers to all Bonner alumni, regardless of their intended enrollment semester.
DREAM is offering a paid summer of service opportunity as a Summer Enrichment Coordinator and help create transformative summer activities for youth in Vermont, Boston, and Philadelphia! This role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact by collaborating with local communities to close opportunity gaps through mentoring and enrichment programs.
Washburn University's Aleshire Center for Leadership and Community Engagement is seeking an Associate Director of Community Engagement/Lecturer for a 12-month, non-tenure track position starting July 1, 2025. The role combines faculty responsibilities with administrative duties, primarily focusing on overseeing the Bonner Leader program, teaching in the Community Studies Minor, and coordinating the Civic and Community Engagement Washburn Transformational Experience program. The priority deadline for submitting materials is April 30.
DART (Direct Action & Training Center) is seeking full-time Community Organizers to empower communities in their fight for social justice. The organization focuses on training individuals of faith to build collective power and take direct action on critical issues like affordable housing, criminal justice reform, and public transportation. Successful candidates will join a network of passionate organizers who receive comprehensive training, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to make meaningful change in their communities. DART is hiring new organizers in cities across Florida, Virginia, Ohio, and Kansas. The position offers professional development, ongoing skill-building in community organizing, and nonprofit administration experience.
The RCC National Environment Leadership Fellowship (NELF) Program seeks outstanding students passionate about environmental education, organizing, and advocacy. Selected fellows receive financial support to implement sustainability and environmental justice projects on their campuses and in their communities. Projects can range from divestment campaigns to environmental justice podcasts to renewable energy infrastructure initiatives. Fellows join a network of thousands across 75+ campuses. The deadline for the 2025-2026 program is May 1, 2025.
The Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project’s Youth Voting Rights Working Group (YVR) has been holding regular meetings for the last nine years on topics at the intersection of young people, voting rights, election administration, and civic engagement. It is a place for school and campus leaders, students, nonprofit staff, and election officials to gather to share research, policy updates, programmatic lessons learned and strategize about how we build a democracy that meets its newest members where they are and welcomes them.
We are excited to introduce Notable Narratives, a nonprofit founded in 2020, seeks passionate first-generation, low-income (FGLI) college students to serve as advisors for high school seniors navigating the college application process. The organization has supported over 1,750 FGLI students to date. The flexible advising program begins August 1st, 2025, and interested students can choose their mentee load. Those interested can complete the interest form or contact notablenarratives@gmail.com for additional volunteer opportunities and partnerships.
Bonner grad school partner, The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is welcoming applications for Fall 2025. They offer masters programs focused on public policy, human rights, environmental issues, and international development. Special benefits for Bonner Scholars/Leaders and alumni include application fee waivers, $10,000 minimum scholarships for in-state students, and both $10,000 scholarships plus non-resident tuition waivers for out-of-state students.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is seeking a Program Coordinator to oversee and coordinate the administrative aspects of a joint community engagement initiative between the Office of Undergraduate Education and the School of Engineering. They are looking for someone with experience in program or project management, experience in community engagement and/or community-based research, and familiarity with the Engineering field.
The Streamlining Operations 2025 Summer Project will provide one-on-one training and mini-grants of up to $5,000 for summer intern stipends and subscription fees, focusing on implementing the Campus Center HQ platform in Notion to streamline internal project management and create external webpages for community-engaged activities. Yes, current Bonners can participate!
The Sustainability Institute at The College of New Jersey administers the Sustainable Jersey certification programs and is seeking a detail-oriented Business Office Assistant and a Program Assistant to support the Sustainable Jersey Grants Program. They are actively hiring these two entry level positions.
The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs is excited to invite Bonner Scholars/Leaders and alumni to Experience Day on April 4, 2025—the premier in-person recruitment event at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. This full-day event offers prospective and admitted students the chance to engage with faculty and current students, attend sample classes, learn about funding opportunities, and explore career and professional development opportunities.
The Northside Community Programming and NLLC Residence Coordinator will collaborate with Northside partners to create and support innovative Northside community-related co-curricular programming, support students living in the Northside Residence (Milliken House), facilitate community access to that space, and support faculty teaching NLLC courses. This three-year position will report to the Director of the Center for Community-Based Learning and will meet at least once per semester with the Provost or his designee.
The Y is looking for fun, energetic, enthusiastic counselors. The incumbent must be a team member, communicate effectively with parents, campers and peers, have common sense, patience, and creativity is a must. Apply today to work as a camp counselor and have an unforgettable summer. The best part? We'll pay you to have fun! With weekends off, and a free Y membership – working as a camp counselor is the ultimate summer job!
Rutgers University-Camden is seeking an Administrative Assistant for the Community Engagement unit of DICE. The administrative assistant will provide administrative support to the Community Engagement unit team by assisting with the coordination and administration of programs, projects, and/or processes and with the preparation and control of records, statistics, reports and documents. Schedules appointments, arranges and coordinates logistics for events, programs and meetings. Processes various administrative documents and data.
As the application deadline for the University of Pennsylvania’s Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) program approaches, Marlon Lewis, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Student Services at the Fels Institute of Government, shares a special reminder for potential candidates.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
For Bonner Scholar/Leaders, alumni or staff looking to support their educational and career advancement, the Fels Institute offers an exclusive benefit: all Bonner members who apply to the Executive MPA program will automatically receive a fee waiver for their application, along with a guaranteed $15,000 scholarship.
