Explore Trips

Buck-I-SERV offers trips during winter, spring and summer breaks. Each trip provides a unique location, service project and experience to promote different opportunities for students and to meet the needs of our community partners. Students, leaders and advisors are encouraged to explore and apply for any and all of the trips of interest to them. 

• Want to become a student participant? Complete a participant application today! 
• Want to grow as a student leader? Complete a leader application today!
• Want to engage as a faculty/staff advisor? Complete an advisor application today!
• Already an accepted participant, leader, or advisor? Find additional information and next steps sent via email and on the My Trips page!

Explore and learn more about each trip below. Spring break trips will travel from March 13 through March 20, 2027 unless otherwise noted. Please review the timeline below for a complete list of application and trip dates. If a student will be graduating at the end of autumn semester 2026, the student is not eligible to participate in a spring Buck-I-SERV trip.

Apply for a Buck-I-SERV Spring trip today!

The deadline for Winter Trip applications was 10/4/26. If you'd like to be added to the winter trip waitlist, please email buck-i-serv@osu.edu.

• Domestic Trips
  • Florida: Give Kids the World 
  • Florida: Habitat for Humanity Lake Sumter
  • Florida: Florida Aquatic Preserves
  • Georgia: Medici Project Atlanta- Addressing Urban Poverty
  • Louisiana: Merry Green Marvel
  • Virginia: York River State Park
  • Virginia: Natural Tunnel State Park

• International Trips: 
  • Guatemala – Constru Casa 
  • Honduras: Montaña de Luz
  • Nicaragua: The Medici Project and CTG Foundation

Dates and Deadlines: 

• October 6: Spring Break Application Opens 
• November 15: Spring Break Trip Leader and International Participant Close
• November 15: Spring Break Advisor Applications Close 
• November 22: Spring Break Domestic Participant Applications Close 
• January  19, 2027: Spring Trip Kick-Off Event
• March 13-20, 2027 Spring Trips Travel (unless otherwise noted)

See our full 2026-2027 timeline with all trip, application, and event dates.

About Buck-I-SERV Trips 

• Application: Students interested in participating or leading a trip can apply for Buck-I-SERV alternative breaks here. Faculty, staff or graduate students interested in serving as a Buck-I-SERV trip advisor can apply through the online application portal. 
• Expectations: Student participants, leaders and faculty/staff advisors are expected to meet all Buck-I-SERV deadlines, attend all pre- and post- departure events, travel as a group throughout the entire trip period and fully participate in all service and other trip activities. 
• Cost: Domestic Buck-I-SERV trips for the 2026-2027 academic year have a student participant fee of $500 (unless otherwise noted), while international trips range from $2,000-$3,000. Student leaders are provided a 50% discount off the participant fee, while advisors incur no participant fee.  
• Funding: Students in need are encouraged to apply for the Buck-I-SERV Access Fund. For students in financial need, please contact Buck-I-SERV for additional resources. 
• Accepted Participants: If you have applied and been accepted for a Buck-I-SERV trip as a participant, leader, or advisor, please find additional information and next steps sent to your email and on your My Trips page.

Learn More About Buck-I-SERV Participation 

• Student Involvement
• Faculty/Staff Advising
• Apply for a Trip
• Financial Support
• Frequently Asked Questions

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