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!

Winter 2025-2026

Winter 2025-2026 trip applications open now!

Explore and learn more about each trip below. Winter break 2025-2026 trips will travel from Janaury 3 through January 10, 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 summer Buck-I-SERV trip.

Domestic Trips:

• Georgia – Medici Project Human Trafficking 
• Georgia – Medici Project Juvenile Justice Systems 
• Georgia – Restoration Atlanta 
• Maryland - Special Olympics Baltimore
• Michigan - Focus HOPE
• North Carolina- Autism Society of North Carolina
• Washington D.C. - Food and Friends

International Trips:

• Guatemala – Constru Casa 
• Guatemala - Hug It Forward

Dates and Deadlines: 

• Late August: Winter Break Application Opens 
• September 28, 2025: Winter Break Trip Leader, International Participant, and Advisor Applications Close
• October 5: Winter Break Domestic Participant Applications Close 
• October 21:WinterTrip Kick-Off
• January 3-10, 2026: Winter Trips Travel (unless otherwise noted)
• January 12: Winter Trip 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, 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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