The Student Activity Fund (SAF) is a grant program
SAF supports high school seniors, college students, and gap-year students
from Long Island Unitarian Universalist congregations to perform significant service to the community while earning money to help finance their education.
The program—now in its 50th year!—encourages young UUs to live their religious values and gain awareness of society's social and economic problems through internships at nonprofit agencies that focus on social action, advocacy, and social services. SAF is a LIAC-sponsored grant program funded by the UU Veatch Program at Shelter Rock.
Apply for the Summer 2024 SAF internship program by clicking the button below. The application deadline is Sunday, May 12. There will be a mandatory SAF Intern Orientation on Sunday, May 19, which includes an inspiring Leadership Workshop. This year, we return to in-person orientation!
Eligibility
To participate in the 2024-2025 SAF program, you must be:
- Under age 25 on June 1, 2024
- A member or child of a member in good standing at a LIAC UU congregation
- And one of the following:
- A high school senior in fall 2024
- An undergraduate college or continuing-education student
- A gap-year student
- A spring 2024 college graduate
Karyn O’Beirne
Interim Program Director
Reverend Karyn O’Beirne is an ordained Interfaith Minister with over 15 years’ experience leading Unitarian Universalist worship services on Long Island. She was the SAF Program Director from 2019 to 2023, and was LIAC’s Communications Coordinator, Administrator & Financial Secretary from 2018 to 2020. Karyn is the author of the book Findings from the Hunting Party’s Scout, and is a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher. Subscribe to her free Substack, Karyn’s Findings.
