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Grant Program Postponed
The Student Engagement Network Grant Program has been postponed, effective March 25. This decision was made with the health and well-being of Penn State students, faculty, staff and community in mind, and is aligned with state, national and global efforts to suppress the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Unfortunately, this means application reviews have been suspended and grants for Maymester and summer 2020 are canceled. Future grant cycles have been postponed indefinitely, please check back here for updates.
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Impacting the Penn State Community
The research project that I was involved in this summer focused on developing and implementing innovations in health care delivery that would meet the needs of the Penn State employee and beneficiaries who are covered under the University’s health benefits program. My...
Making Global Connections
This past summer, I interned with Underdogs United. Underdogs United works to promote sustainability and global stewardship through the lens of sport. In my role of business development, I helped to form partnerships with professional athletes to get involved in our...
A Chance to Challenge Myself
My internship experience took place in Karlsruhe, Germany in the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The length of my internship was approximately two months. Every day, I’d commute by bus and train from Pforzheim to Karlsruhe to assist Mike Kemper, a senior...
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Experiences Funded
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Awarded in Grants
State College, Pennsylvania
North Queensland, Australia
Washington, D.C.
Beijing, China
Philadelphia, Pennsylvnia
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Seattle, Washington
York, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Abington, Pennsylvania
Iringa, Tanzania
Wilmington, Delaware
New York, New York
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Ontario, Canada
Kisumu, Kenya
Media, Pennsylvania
Reykjavík, Iceland
Middletown, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Kunming, China
Bariloche, Argentina
Cannes, France
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jiangsu, China
Brighton, United Kingdom
Dearborn, Michigan
Costa Rica
Rabat, Morocco
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dundee, Scotland
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
London, England
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
North Abington Township, Pennsylvania
Dover, Delaware
Taipei, Taiwan
Cusco, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Pforzheim, Germany
Erie, Pennsylvania
Florence, Italy
Geneva, Switzerland
Dublin, Ireland
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Singapore
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Roatán, Honduras
Copenhagen, Denmark
Palenque, Colombia
Léogâne, Haiti
Austin, Texas
Machacamarca, Bolivia
Montreal, Canada
Estelí, Nicaragua
Rome, Italy
Boston, Massachusetts
Thies, Senegal
Baltimore, Maryland
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Nantes, France
Hekima, Kenya
Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
San José, Costa Rica
Seoul, South Korea
Mang'ula, Tanzania
Roatan, Honduras
Dresden, Germany
Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Los Angeles, California
St. Petersburg, Russia
Sydney, Australia
Berlin, Germany
Paris, France
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Houston, Texas
Huehuetango, Guatemala
Steelton, Pennsylvania
Port Orchard, Washington
M'Bour, Senegal
Lima, Peru
Arusha, Tanzania
Puebla, Mexico
San Ignacio, Belize
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Florence, Italy
Tokyo, Japan
Iringa, Tanzania
Seville, Spain
Roatán, Honduras
Veenhuizen, Netherlands
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Split, Croatia
Benin, Africa
Mombasa, Kenya
Bogota, Colombia
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Pforzheim, Germany
Uganda
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Baltimore, Maryland
Kiserian, Kenya
Kidayi, Tanzania
Lausanne, Switzerland
Astana, Kazakhstan
São Paulo, Brazil
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Plattsburgh, New York
Dodoma, Tanzania
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Morogoro, Tanzania
Udzungwa, Tanzania
Mikumi, Tanzania
Kilwa, Tanzania
Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
Havana, Cuba
Otter, Montana
Raynham, Massachusetts
Contonou, Benin
Bassila, Benin
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Karatu, Tanzania
Loliondo, Tanzania
Moshi, Tanzania
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Serengeti, Tanzania
Yaeda Valley, Tanzania
Schmallenberg, Germany
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Madre de Dios, Peru
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Seoul, South Korea
Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
Mankweng, Limpopo
Mombasa, Kenya
Entebbe, Uganda
Monaca, Pennsylvania
Kabarak, Kenya
Beaumont, Texas
Puerto Rico
Willemstad, Curacao
Toledo, Ohio
Entebbe, Uganda
Barcelona, Spain
Croatia
Cape Town, South Africa
Hong Kong, China
Reading, Pennsylvania
Brooklyn, New York
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Willemstad, Curacao
New Bern, North Carolina
Alajuelita, Costa Rica
Andøya, Norway
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Haifa, Israel
Ghana
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Seoul, South Korea
Tangkou, China
Prague, Czech Republic
The Student Engagement Network advances the power of participation by connecting students with experiences that empower them to make a positive impact as citizens and leaders of the world. By enabling even more students to have transformative experiences, the Student Engagement Network is helping to make Penn State a more vibrant place to live, learn, and grow.