Fellowships & Partnerships
Request a Program or Workshop
LCSL has highly skilled and trained student and staff facilitators who offer a wide range of workshops, dialogues, and info sessions. We will work alongside you to design and facilitate interactive leadership development, civic engagement, and service-learning activities that meet your organization's needs.
Request a Curriculum Consultation
LCSL staff assist instructors in designing courses and developing syllabi that incorporate community engagement or leadership development elements. Please contact us at lcsl@umd.edu to get started.
TerpsVote
TerpsVote is a nonpartisan initiative that seeks to increase civic engagement, build positive voting behavior, and make voting information accessible. TerpsVote invites students, faculty, and staff to join the initiative!
TerpsVote offers a customizable course module that includes a lesson plan (up to 90 minutes) and PowerPoint for UMD faculty and staff to use. The module includes activities about how to vote, the importance of voting, and the impact of elected officials on college students. Click here for more information!
Services 24/7
Services 24/7 is a virtual resource that increases the capacity of the University of Maryland community to work with nearly 300 nonprofit organizations and campus departments. Services 24/7 offers diverse opportunities to connect with local events, groups, and causes. This resource also encourages community engagement by offering a space to review and reflect on volunteer experience.
Maryland Democracy Initiative
Maryland Democratic Initiative works towards a fairer and more just society by growing 5 capacities of people: civic competence, knowledge, opportunity, agency, and respect. To pursue this mission, the Maryland Democratic Initiative uses innovative interdisciplinary, community-centered research, teaching, learning, and civic engagement. Click here for more information!
Transform Mid-Atlantic
Transform Mid-Atlantic holds the Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Conference (SLCE) open to students, faculty and staff at institutions in D.C., Maryland, and Delaware. The SLCE Conference offers full-day panels, discussions, professional development and networking opportunities! The SLCE Conference is usually held in late-March or early-April.
Check out the Awards & Fellowships tab for more opportunities from TMA.
Transform Mid-Atlantic
Transform Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellowship (TMACF) is a program that connects student leaders to develop their knowledge, leadership skills, and understanding of civic engagement. This fellowship is fit for students who are engaged global citizens, actively contributing to the creation of equitable, healthy, sustainable, and socially just communities. TMA’s member presidents are invited to nominate one student from their campus. Click here for more information!
The Transform Mid-Atlantic Faculty Development Mini Grant Program supports member faculty that seek to enhance student learning and engagement. The program awards up to $10,000 each year to help faculty initiate or continue programs related to civic and community engagement, service-learning, community-based learning and research. and collaborative intercampus and community-based partnerships. Click here for more information!
Transform Mid-Atlantic also holds the Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Conference (SLCE) open to students, faculty and staff at institutions in D.C., Maryland, and Delaware. The SLCE Conference offers full-day panels, discussions, professional development and networking opportunities! The SLCE Conference is usually held in late-March or early-April.
Transform Mid-Atlantic also hosts an annual TMA Awards Program. TMA offers several award opportunities to member institutions' faculty and staff! Awards recognize excellence in service-learning, community-based research and learning, and civic and community engagement. Click here for more information!
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is an agency that connects volunteers and nonprofit organizations to tackle challenges in the United States. Their areas of impact include disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, veterans and military families. Click here for more information!
Peace Corps
Peace Corps is an agency that builds and maintains relationships with global communities through volunteer opportunities. Peace Corps supports volunteers so they can live and work with community members to grow, teach, learn and create change. They provide opportunities in agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth in development. Click here for more information!
Services 24/7
Services 24/7 is a virtual resource that increases the capacity of the University of Maryland community to work with nearly 300 nonprofit organizations and campus departments. Services 24/7 offers diverse opportunities to connect with local events, groups, and causes. This resource also encourages community engagement by offering a space to review and reflect on volunteer experience.
Global Leadership & Civic Engagement Exchange with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
We have partnered with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to offer the Global Leadership and Civic Engagement Exchange Fellowship which is a program focused on global leadership and service-learning. The goal of this exchange is to develop students' global citizenship, broaden students' perspectives on service-learning, and nurture motivated students to become service-learning leaders. To work towards these goals, this program offers direct and project-based service-learning opportunities in non-profit immersions, activities, and local field trips.