Summer Opportunity - NDBridge

Fully funded 8 week summer opportunity to conduct community engaged research for the common good at one of 30 locations around the United States and the globe.  

Students selected for NDBridge will be matched with a faculty mentor during the 1 credit Spring Semester class (Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm) - they will produce an original piece of research by August 2026. 

The application for NDBridge closes January 5, 2026. Students may apply directly through the NDBridge website (in other words, the application does not count towards one of the three STRAND applications).

Name of research group, project, or lab
NDBridge
Website
https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/education/undergraduate/programs/ndbridge/
Why join this research group or lab?

Participants in NDBridge will learn collaborative engagement practices, foundational research skills, and will subsequently be able to articulate how the community-engaged research informs their understanding of the common good, and offer possible responses to explore in their upcoming academic/professional trajectory. 

Logistics Information:
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Africana Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Architecture
Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences
Computer Science & Engineering
Economics
Finance
Global Affairs
History
Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations
Keough School of Global Affairs
Management and Organization
Neuroscience
Political Science
Preprofessional Studies
Psychology
Romance Languages and Literatures
Sociology
Theology
Student ranks applicable
First Year
Student qualifications

Please see the NDBridge website for additional information - https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/education/undergraduate/programs/ndbridge/

Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Summer - Full Time
Compensation
Paid - General
Number of openings
120
Techniques learned

Please see the NDBridge website for additional information - https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/education/undergraduate/programs/ndbridge/

Project start
Spring semester, and May 31 - July 26, 2026
Contact Information:
Mentor
Emily Garvey
ehartzer@nd.edu
Associate Director, Justice Education, Institute for Social Concerns
Name of project director or principal investigator
Emily Garvey, Associate Director for Justice Education, Institute for Social Concerns
Email address of project director or principal investigator
garvey.32@nd.edu
120 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Finance (+20)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringAfricana StudiesAmerican StudiesAnthropologyArchitectureCivil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth SciencesComputer Science & EngineeringEconomicsFinanceGlobal AffairsHistoryInformation Technology, Analytics, and OperationsKeough School of Global AffairsManagement and OrganizationNeurosciencePolitical SciencePreprofessional StudiesPsychologyRomance Languages and LiteraturesSociologyTheology