The Do Good Institute offers hands-on experiences, funding opportunities, engaging curriculum, and effective programs that prepare Terps with the skills, experiences and resources to Do Good throughout their lives.
- Changemaker Pathways (Register by February 12): Want to Do Good but don’t know where to start? Changemaker Pathways is a 5-week experiential program for first-year, second-year, or transfer students to explore ways that you can Do Good in your personal, professional, or educational life through interactive and discussion-based workshops. Learn more and register at go.umd.edu/changemakerpathways.
- Impact Interns (Apply by February 12): Looking for a paid summer internship with impact? Impact Interns offers paid summer internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in the social impact and nonprofit sector. Learn more and sign up for an information session at go.umd.edu/impactinterns.
- Accelerator Fellows (Apply by February 4): Are you working on a project or social venture that could benefit from coaching, programming and/or financial support? Spend the semester exploring, testing, or scaling up your idea, project, or venture and receive a $2,000 stipend. Applications are now open and close February 4. Learn more and apply at go.umd.edu/acceleratorfellows.
- Workshop Series (Register by March 6): Are you a student interested in starting your own social impact project, venture, or initiative? Or are you already working on a social impact project, venture, or initiative as a student group, organization, or independently? Come join their 4-part interactive workshop series to learn more about foundational and fundamental steps to creating and growing your impact! Students with new ideas will learn how to get started and students with existing efforts will get the chance to refine and develop what they already have! Students are welcome to join all workshops, or select workshops. Learn more and register at go.umd.edu/impact101.
You can also follow the Institute on Instagram or Facebook (@DoGoodatUMD) for updates about program deadlines or sign up for their newsletter, Do Good Now (go.umd.edu/dgnnews).
