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!

Spring Break 2026

Spring 2026 trip applications open now!

Explore and learn more about each trip below. Spring Break trips will travel from March 14 through March 21, 2026 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 2025, the student is not eligible to participate in a spring Buck-I-SERV trip.

Domestic Trips:

• Florida: Give Kids the World (Tentative)
• Florida: Habitat for Humanity Lake Sumter
• Florida: Florida Aquatic Preserves
• Louisiana: Merry Green Marvel- (Recommended for STEP Participants)
• Virginia: York River State Park
• Virginia: Natural Tunnel State Park
• Washington DC: Father McKenna Center

International Trips:

• Guatemala – Constru Casa 
• Honduras: Montaña de Luz
• Nicaragua: The Medici Project

Dates and Deadlines: 

• October 6: Spring Break Application Opens 
• November 16: Spring Break Trip Leader, International Participant, and Advisor Applications Close
• November 23: Spring Break Domestic Participant Applications Close 
• January 20, 2026: Spring Trip Kick-Off
• March 14-21: Spring Trips Travel (unless otherwise noted)
• March 24: SpringTrip Welcome Back Event

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 2025-2026 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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