The Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement (UGE) is pleased to offer the Global Learning Scholarship (GLS) to support Columbia students so they may enhance their undergraduate education by participating in a summer global learning opportunity. By participating in these programs, you will:

• Explore Your Intellectual Interests: Be exposed to new ideas and deepen your understanding in a broad range of topics while earning credits toward graduation and fulfilling requirements for your major, minor, or the Core.

• Learn Beyond the Classroom: Combine intensive study with customized field trips, meetings with local scholars and experts, and the acquisition of research and practical project-based skills.

• Expand Your Horizons: Cultivate intercultural competencies, gain skills in critical thinking, and sharpen your self-awareness while engaging with global perspectives.

The following Columbia-Led summer programs are eligible for the Global Learning Scholarships.

• Columbia Summer Core in Berlin

• Columbia Summer Core in Paris

• Columbia Summer Global Core: The Athens Experience

• Columbia Summer in Paris

• Columbia Summer Art History in Paris

• Columbia Summer Creative Writing in Paris

• Columbia Summer Accelerated Intermediate French in Paris

• Columbia Summer in Venice

• Columbia Summer Practicum in Neuroscience

• Columbia Summer Research Practicum in Global Behavioral Science (GLOBES)

• Kyoto Summer: Classical Japanese

• Kyoto Summer: Modern Japanese

The Global Learning Scholarship application is a one page application. You will need to select a Columbia-Led summer program before you can submit the application. No recommendations are required for the GLS application. Students apply for the Global Learning Scholarship (GLS) and the Columbia-Led summer program with two separate applications.

• Scholarship applications are due: February 14, 2025 (closes at 11:59 pm EST)
• GLS applicants must also submit a completed program application by the program application deadline OR no later than the following: February 14, 2025 (closes at 11:59 pm EST)

Want to learn more? Join a Study Abroad First Steps meeting to speak with a UGE Adviser – no appointments needed!