Allegheny Bonner Service Leader Program

As a Bonner at Allegheny, you will gain the skills, knowledge, and experience through community-based placements at local non-profits in Meadville to lead, make a difference, and grow as an individual.

Bonners are changemakers who are dedicated to personal growth and social justice, committed to working alongside the Meadville community, and enthusiastic to cultivate community on and off campus.

Join the Bonner Program!
Applications Open on December 1, 2024

About the Allegheny Bonner Program


Since 1998, Allegheny College has been part of 76 colleges and universities in the Bonner Network that offer the Bonner Program. Allegheny, however, is 1 of 3 schools that offer the hybrid Bonner Leader and Bonner Scholar program.

Students are matched with one of our over 21 community partners in the Crawford County area, where they utilize their work study or campus employment funds to serve, whether it’s through direct service or capacity building. Our students also receive professional development and leadership training, as well as participate in important cornerstone activities that help them understand the contexts of the communities that they serve.

Currently, there are about 50 students in the Allegheny Bonner Program. Each year, a class of 16 students, 8 Bonner Leaders and 8 Bonner Scholars, are recruited for a class of 16 students from admitted Allegheny students.

ARE YOU A CURRENT STUDENT LOOKING TO JOIN THE BONNER PROGRAM? WE ARE RECRUITING TO THE CLASS OF 2026 COHORT. PLEASE CONTACT SARAH YOUNG, BONNER PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT SYOUNG2@ALLEGHENY.EDU OR CALL 814-322-4706 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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By June 6th 2024
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Five Allegheny College Seniors to Serve Pittsburgh Nonprofits Through PULSE

By May 20th 2020
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Allegheny Students and Organizations Honored for Outstanding Leadership

By April 30th 2019
Allegheny College has honored dozens of students and student-operated organizations for their leadership on the campus and in the Meadville community during the 2018–19 academic year. Students and groups were nominated for the Annual Leadership Awards and Cornerstone Awards by community and campus sponsors and were chosen by selection committees that include faculty and staff. [...]

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