Bonner Leader Program
Bonner Leaders are part of a diverse community of passionate students ready to engage in the world through service.
The Bonner Leader Program is a selective four-year civic leadership development program that provides annual scholarships to students in exchange for a weekly commitment to meaningful service with a local community organization. As a Bonner Leader, you’ll delve into community and social justice topics to better understand the world around you - and your role in it. You'll also be part of a national network that transforms students, communities and campuses through service. The College is one of only 51 colleges and universities nationwide to offer this prestigious program.
As civic leaders on campus, our Bonner Leaders share a commitment to serve, and work with campus and local non-profits to strengthen the community.
Become a Changemaker
Our Bonner Leaders combine education, service and reflection to become changemakers. How? By developing meaningful service partnerships with local non-profits throughout the school year, engaging in hands-on experiences that challenge them to look at old problems in new ways, and exploring what it means to be an active member of the community.
Interested? The 2025-2026 Bonner Leader Program applications will open in spring 2025. Just fill out this form so that we can reach out to you with more information about Bonner and the application process!
You can also email us at bonner@cofc.edu for more information. If you're a College of Charleston student, please visit our HUB site for program updates or follow us on Instagram to see what we've been up to!
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