Undergraduate > Short Term / Gap Year Options

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

SHORT TERM AND GAP YEAR OPPORTUNITIES

The goal of this collection of resources is to provide students who may be taking time off before further education or specific career pursuits with information about many kinds of short term options. Counselors at the Center for Career Services are available for discussions on how these resources can be used effectively.

Suggestions for additional resources should be emailed to Chuck Reutlinger.

DISCLAIMER: Providing links to these resources in no way constitutes an endorsement by the Center for Career Services of the acuracy, currency or reliability of these resources. Broken links should be reported to Chuck Reutlinger, the center's Associate Director for Information Resources and Services.

Public Service | International | Scholarships and Fellowships | Adventure Jobs

General Resources for Public Service:

Idealist.
Wide ranging site featuring jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities and other resources related to the non-profit sector.

ServeNet
This site claims to have over 6,000 registered non-profit organizations, 35,000+ service projects and over 52,000,000 volunteer opportunities available, the largest database of volunteer opportunities in America.

Specific Options for Public Service:

Teach for America

City Year

AmericCorps

Civic Education Project (CEP)

Public Allies

Leap Now

Where You Headed?

International

Many opportunities are linked from other guides on this site to Interning Abroad and Working Abroad.

Scholarships and Fellowships

Scholarships and Fellowships
A collection presented by the SU Honors Program.

Fellowship Links
An extensive collection of links maintained at Harvard.

Adventure Jobs

Cool Works
Jobs with resorts, cruise ships, national parks and more.

Back Door Jobs
Specific "channels" for environment, art, seasonal and other opportunities.

Gap Year.com
Opportunities, articles, gear and more.