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Apply to SPI 2025

Welcome to SPI 2025! To submit an application, please click the green "Apply Now" button on the left. Participants are admitted on a rolling basis and may be admitted up to one week before the beginning of courses, as space permits.

Criteria for Admission
  • Fluency in spoken and written English
  • A secondary school diploma and at least two years of university or equivalent work experience
  • Clearly conceived goals and objectives for applying the learnings of SPI to a specific setting or program and a commitment to join efforts with others working for peace and justice
My Forms Account

The online application form requires you to create a My Forms account. This allows you to save the application form and finish it later if you are unable to complete it in one sitting. To begin the application process click on the green "Apply Now" button.

For more information regarding SPI 2025 course sessions, read through the information below.

 

Spring Sessions: May 19 - June 13 (IN-PERSON)

We are currently planning for the May and June in person SPI sessions this year. Please see below for further information.

The deadline to apply is May 14, 2025.

Duration

Offering 7-day and 5-day courses:

  • Session 1: May 19 - 27, 2025
  • Session 2: May 29 - June 6, 2025
  • Session 3: June 9- 13, 2025

 

Application Fee

  • A $50 application fee is required. To pay the fee, visit our payments page.

Cost

  • Professional Development 7-day: $TBA per course
  • Professional Development 5-day: $TBA per course
  • Academic Credit: $TBA per credit hour (2 or 3 credits; only applicable for Summer courses)

Visas and Travel Planning

We recognize that international participants need to apply for visas as soon as possible and we will do what we can to help you by providing letters of acceptance and other paperwork as needed. 

For those traveling to Virginia by air, we suggest you do not purchase tickets until closer to the start of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Another option is to purchase trip insurance from a reputable insurer that will reimburse you for the airfare if the in-person portion of our programming is canceled.  

Vaccination requirement

All participants attending courses in person must show proof of vaccination prior to their arrival at Eastern Mennonite University. Vaccination type must be on the CDC approved list. Booster to all vaccines are also required. If you were unable to get a booster prior to attending, we will help you to secure one while you are in Virginia.