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 two 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.
Nnenna Onwukeme, a junior majoring in business, is volunteering as a business and teacher’s assistant at the new De Padua Learning Center in her home city of Jos, Nigeria. She is looking to learn the ins and outs of running a business, including start-up and daily management.
Matt McCoy, a sophomore from Archbold, Ohio, is using his grant to research different fields related to mathematics. He is shadowing and interviewing various professionals—including an architect and an engineer—with the goal of evaluating each to help decide on a major and a career.
Typically these experiences are:
Application packets are available in the student life office and at Marbeck Desk. To apply, please submit the following items:
For more information, contact Kathy Dickson at dicksonk@bluffton.edu or phone 3317.
Download, print and return application and recommendation forms to Amber Smith Marbeck box 70:
application PDF recommendation PDF
