The University of Iowa's Hawkeye Service Breaks program exists to promote service-learning, social justice, and community building to University of Iowa students through a service immersion experience.  

Click here to learn more about our 2025 teams and how to join one!

All students who wish to join a Hawkeye Service Breaks team must enroll in the corresponding 3 s.h. service-learning course (LS:1024) for the Spring semester. This is a 10-week course that will meet twice per week throughout the semester.

Enrollment for Spring 2025 will begin according to students' specified course registration dates (please check university calendar and/or MyUI updates for specific Spring registration date). This program is open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.

The course fee is $270. There are scholarships available for students who need assistance, please email dsl-hsb@uiowa.edu for more information.

Thank you to our previous sponsors: Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence (CIAE), College of Education Teacher Leader Center, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, Food Pantry at Iowa, Nonprofit Leadership & Philanthropy Certificate, Dance Marathon, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Tippie College of Business, UI Center for Advancement, University of Iowa Student Government, and Women in Science & Engineering. We are grateful for these wonderful campus partners!

To donate to the Hawkeye Service Breaks through the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, please direct your gift to the VPSL Directed Gift Fund and specify it should be given to the Hawkeye Service Breaks.

If you have any questions about the Hawkeye Service Breaks, or if you are interested in participating as a faculty/staff member, please email us!