Bluffton University encourages you to take a break from wage work for part of your summer to create an experience that allows you to consider new vocational possibilities. This is an opportunity for you to dream a little!
Are you an education major considering teaching in an urban school setting but have never experienced the inner city? Are you a science major who would like to volunteer your lab skills for an exciting project at a research institute? Are you a religion major who would like to spend some reflective time at a monastery?
With a Summer Discovery Grant, current first year or sophomore students have the opportunity to design their own 4-6 week summer experience to explore the relationship between vocation and faith. A Summer Discovery Grant may help you discover your calling! Up to three students will be awarded grants in the amount of $1,500. Grant funds are provided by the Karl Schultz Discovery Funds, an endowment established through the gift of Bluffton alumnus, Karl Schultz..
Typically these experiences are:
Application packets are available in the Pathways to Mission and Vocation office and in Academic Affairs. To apply, please submit the following items:
For more information, contact Rory Stauber, stauberr@bluffton.edu or 3385 or Nancy Neff at neffn@bluffton.edu or phone 3317.
Download forms here to print and return to the Nancy Neff in the academic affairs office:
application PDF recommendation PDF