Timeline and Tips

Application Timeline
  • Dec 1: Application available
  • Dec 1 - Feb 15: Individual programs may contact you for further information and interviews
  • Feb 1: Round 1 Deadline About 50% of ESC positions fill with applicants who meet the Round 1 deadline, some programs may fill completely
  • Feb 15: Programs may begin offering volunteer positions to applicants
  • Feb 15-Apr 15: Programs continue to receive applications, interview applicants, and offer positions
  • Apr 16: Round 2 Deadline The majority of ESC positions fill with applicants who meet the Round 2 deadline
  • Apr 16-Aug 1: Programs conduct final interviews and offer their last positions. However, new positions may become available. Contact individual programs for last-minute openings.
  • Jul 15 - Sept 10: Volunteers begin a year of service! Check with individual programs for start dates.
Tips for Applicants
  • Consider applying to a range of programs that interest you. If you are flexible about your location, you improve your chances of participating in an ESC program.
  • Each of our programs has a unique identity. Before your interview, consider what attracts you to a specific program.
  • Our programs vary most widely in their internship schedules (some ESC participants serve 4 days / week and some serve 5 days / week), and in the formation programming that is offered. Consider what kind of experience you are looking for.
  • Ask for specific examples of the service that you would do. Would you like to work with refugees or formerly incarcerated men and women, with kids or with the homeless, with non-profit managers or with a campus ministry? Take the nature of your service position into consideration.
  • If you're not sure whether a program is for you, ask to speak with a current program participant.
  • Suggested references include Professors, Mentors, Supervisors, Campus Ministers, and Pastors since they can comment on your work habits (school or employment) or your spiritual life.