Dare 2 Soar is Swarthmore College's largest and oldest tutoring group, serving hundreds of Chester, PA children aged K-12. It was founded as a student-run organization by Khadijah White '04 with Francisca Mata '04 and Greg Lok '04, with a mission "to provide elementary school students and families of Chester with positive role models of color that attend college and serve the community," and "to demonstrate to the children what social action is truly about so that they might one day continue this mission." Application is open to all class years and tutors are paid hourly.

The Lang Center supports faculty-led programs that encourage interdisciplinary learning and Engaged Scholarship. We are currently developing a formal application process. Stay tuned for more details!

The Fund supports groups of Swarthmore students who propose and implement social and civic action projects whose scope and sustainability will advance solutions for the issues in question and also promote recognition of students' motivation and capability to address such major issues effectively. Any team of two or more currently enrolled students may apply for grants of up to $25,000 to fund projects that are visionary in scope and groundbreaking in practice. Open to groups of students of any class year.

The Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) Program each year selects members of Swarthmore’s sophomore class as Lang Scholars. Selection criteria include distinguished academic and co-curricular achievement, leadership qualities, and demonstrated commitment to civic and social responsibility. This program offers a diverse range of benefits including a $10,000 grant, a designated adviser, and networking opportunities to support the development of a project that creates a needed social resource in the U.S. or abroad. Applications are only open to sophomores.

The Civic Scholar program seeks to open new pathways for communities and campus to engage with each other, enhance networks (social capital) of students and community members beyond Swarthmore College, and increase capacity of both students and communities to achieve their civic and social responsibility goals. To that end, this program provides students with mentoring, education, training, and funding over multiple years. Swarthmore Civic Scholars is a program of the Lang Center and the Richard Rubin Mentoring Program. Awards $6000 for each summer, $1500 each year for two academic years, and is open to first-generation and/or low-income first-years or sophomores.

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.