Global Scholars Extended Program Description

Please review the information below for a more extensive description of the Global Scholars Program. These sections are broken up by the subjects of frequently asked questions. If you have any further questions or would like further clarification on any of this subject matter, please email Program Manager, Cary Wall (cwall@fsu.edu).

Review the Global Scholars Experience Guidelines and Criteria here. This resource details the summer experience criteria and expectations, as well as resources for securing that experience! 

International Travel

Global Scholars is a program to be completed in an international, domestic, or remote setting. However, any international travel is subject to FSU’s wider travel policies and guidelines for students, staff, and faculty. As a result, all international travel will need to be approved by the university before the summer. This process will be covered within the Spring Theory Course.

Program Themes 

The program consists of a theory (spring) course and a reflection (fall) course, both of which occur in-person and explore the ethical and political complexities of attempting to ‘do good’ or ‘help others’ while crossing significant differences of culture and power. The program also introduces students to qualitative, community-based research paradigms and provides space for reflecting on larger questions about development, community, inequality, and diversity.

Funding/Program Costs

Funding will be available for students to help cover the cost of their summer experience. Students will apply for and be selected on a needs-basis as a part of their application process during the Spring Course.

For other awards, click here or look at FSU's Office of National Fellowships, the Center for Leadership and Service's Moellership program, as well as CRE's IDEA Grants and Tyler Fellowship.

Students may also earn enough academic credit for their experience (a minimum of 6 hours per semester) to make them eligible to use their financial aid (Federal student loans and grants) or Bright Futures scholarship money. The amount of a student's financial aid is awarded based on the amount of credit hours taken per semester, so a part-time load (6 hours) will result in less financial aid for that semester.

Students may use funding from IDEA grants, Moellership, or other university awards to fund Global Scholar Projects.

Costs

All students pay tuition for a one credit hour Global Scholars Training Course (INS 3006) during the spring semester and a one-credit hour Global Scholars Re-entry Course (INS 3005) during the following fall semester. Other costs vary, depending on field site and type. Some field sites include accommodation and food; airfare and visa fees vary by country. Additionally, remote opportunities can all be done from home.

Independent projects arranged can be significantly less expensive than the pre-arranged small group summer projects. However, these independent projects take more initiative, and may have less on the ground administrative support and structure. Additionally, any independent opportunity would need to be approved through the appropriate FSU channel (such as the SIEP, for international opportunities, or ERP processes) before students would be able to complete such an experience.

If you end up traveling as part of your experience, you will occur additional costs.

Academic Credit/Recognition

Credit

Students may earn 1 academic credit for each semester (Spring and Fall). In the summer, students may earn additional credits (up to 6 credits) in the form of internship or directed independent study. Students should work with individual faculty members to arrange for DIS credit. Additionally, by completing the fall course, students can use their experiences for the formative experience requirement for graduation; and students may also apply to the university’s Experience Recognition Process (ERP) for further recognition of their summer experiences.

Students completing any in-person international experience would need to register their summer credits through FSU International Programs’ Independent Internship office. Here are the forms.

Recognition

In addition to becoming part of the new Global Scholars network of program alumni, participation in Global Scholars can be used to fulfill some requirements of the Global Citizenship Certificate. The Global Scholars program could help you complete the internship, service, or international sections of program.

Students may also gain internship recognition through the University Experience Recognition Program. This would then allow students to count their summer opportunity as formative experience for graduation.

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