The Lang Center Associates are issue-based ambassadors who bring the Lang Center to students directly, acting as a living resource and embodiment of Engaged Scholarship. We are currently hiring applicants for Spring '25 in the following issue areas: Arts, Media & Culture, Economic Development, Ethics & Human Rights, Identities & Inequalities, Public Health, Refugees & Immigration, and Science & Society. Applicants should be available for an average of 3 hours/week in Spring ‘25 for paid job training. The full-time role (4-6 hours per week) begins August 2025 for academic year 25-26. Please note that applicants must be available to attend LCA Fall ’25 Orientation August 27th - 29th, 2025. This opportunity pays hourly and is open to current first-years, sophomores, and juniors.

The Newman Civic Fellowship is a one-year experience that provides students with training and resources that nurture their assets and passions to help them develop strategies for social change. Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides in-person and virtual learning opportunities focused on the skills fellows need to serve as effective agents of change in addressing public problems and building equitable communities. This fellowship does not come with a stipend and is open to all class years.

Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages young adults to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Along the way, these student leaders increase their knowledge, improve skills, and establish identities as peacebuilders and changemakers. Every year 100 or more student leaders are awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000 each to implement a “Project for Peace,” anywhere in the world, typically over summer break. Projects for Peace are grassroots activities that address root causes of conflict and promote peace. This opportunity is open to all class years.

ESRGs support research that applies knowledge to needs, and aims toward understanding and/or ameliorating social problems or community needs. You can request funding for research assistance, the purchase of equipment, and travel essential to Engaged Scholarship research that will take place during the calendar year. Successful applications are typically able to show how the proposed research is likely to culminate in products including but not limited to publications, public performances, or art installations. Faculty may request a maximum of two RA summer stipends ($6000 each) and/or up to $5000 in other support. Applicants may be any faculty rank but VAPs must have at least one or two years remaining on their contract with the College.

This scholarship awards up to $6000 to support a 10-week summer internship. SISS supports students pursuing unpaid positions with host organizations that empower them to add dimension to their undergraduate course work while advancing the organization's mission, goals, and objectives. This opportunity is open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors.

The Lang Center supports students to conduct research in the service of a Swarthmore College faculty member's Engaged Scholarship through the Faculty-Led Engaged Research Grant (FLER) Program. Students interested in applying for a FLER grant should reach out directly to the faculty member with whom they would like to work and receive confirmation of their acceptance before submitting an application to the Lang Center. Unlike other grant programs of the Lang Center, both students AND faculty are required to complete applications for this type of funding. Awards up to $6000 for the summer and is open to all class years.

The Chester Community Fellowship (CCF) enhances the capacity of Chester-based community organizations while providing opportunities for student learning. Students hold internships four days a week; on the fifth day, Fellows work together on a project-in-common relevant to the City of Chester. The summer experience focuses on developing each Chester Fellow as a scholar, civic leader, and public servant. Awards up to $6000 for the summer and is open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors.

In the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship (PSRF) at Swarthmore College, students learn by leading: by taking stewardship over vital sustainability challenges. The program matches motivated students with small teams of staff and faculty mentors to research, develop, and implement projects in a year-long course and associated internship. This program awards students an academic credit per semester and pays students for hourly internship work. This opportunity is open to all class years.

Each summer, one Swarthmore student is awarded a fellowship to complete an independent reporting project with preferred focus on issues that reflect international concerns and have been unreported or under-reported in the mainstream media. Students are mentored by Pulitzer Center grantee journalists as well as Pulitzer Center staff. This opportunity awards $6000 and is open to all class years.

Pilot project grants are designed to support individuals and groups of students who wish to link their academics with action in a small scale or short term project with its own mission, goals, and objectives. Such projects could include feasibility studies; assessment of community assets, interests, and needs; prototyping or testing a new product, service, or program etc. in the US or elsewhere in the world. Awards a $6000 stipend plus project expenses if needed. This opportunity is open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors — both individuals and teams of students can apply.