William Schoenl (Canisius Honors class of 1963) and Linda Schoenl have generously designated their annual gift of $1,200 to sponsor an All-College Honors student who participates in a Canisius College international service-immersion trip arranged by Campus Ministry. Their gift enhances the college’s Jesuit mission to educate “men and women for others” and to prepare leaders for life. The Schoenls’ goal is to instill or further develop in Honors students deep human values and a sense of responsibility and social justice. By experiencing adversity firsthand, Honors students will better understand what adversity is, help to alleviate it in a limited way while on the service project, and work later in life to continue addressing dire needs.

Campus Ministry offers several worthwhile international service-immersion trips, which are listed below.

For more information see the Campus Ministry website: /camp_minist/service_trips.asp

Service Site   Duration/Time Group Cost   Deadline
San Salvador, El Salvador 2 weeks/early June civil war survivors $1,500 October
Chennai, India 2 weeks/Christmas break Untouchable children $2,400 February
Kingston, Jamaica 2 weeks/late May elderly, handicapped children, inner-city primary school children $1,500 October
Mexico City, Mexico 2 weeks/late May physically & mentally disabled children $1,500 October
Zmianca, Poland 3 weeks/July orphans $1,800 October

Scholarship Criteria
  1. Preference given to applicants who have not studied abroad or gone on an international service-immersion trip.
  2. Application
    a. a 3-page statement explaining your reasons for participating in a given international service-immersion project
    b. personal resume that includes any volunteer work you may have contributed for the betterment of society
  3. GPA (3.5 in Honors and 3.5 overall in all courses)
  4. A final report consisting of a 5-page paper and digital images about the project
  5. No repeat Schoenl scholarship winners
Deadline for submission:  November 1
Scholarship winner announcement: December 1

Read an essay about the Schoenl Scholarship here (MS Word)
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