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Fall 2022 & Spring 2023
Dates To Be Announced
The Global Engagement Fellowships are fully-funded virtual experiences that focus on pillars of innovation and community engagement that are integral to global learning and intercultural connections. These fellowships support global engagement by providing opportunities to students to focus on community organizing, collaborative innovation, advocacy, intercultural communication, and global perspectives.
Please be aware that there may be an optional, post-fellowship international excursion offered by API Abroad that is not included in the fellowship grant**
In partnership with API Abroad's Innovation Lab, the Global Innovation Fellowship through Global Engagement is designed to leverage the UN Global Goals as a blueprint for understanding global problems that need solving, such as poverty, gender equality, and climate action (among many others) for a healthier and happier world. Participants will participate in dynamic team-based, experiential learning utilizing a flipped classroom model to move an innovative idea through design and development to create a pitch. Students will focus on key areas of global teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation.
The Global Engagement Office selects five students to participate in this fully-funded virtual fellowship every fall and spring term.
Apply Now- Work with a team of 4-6 peers from different universities to develop innovative business solutions to global challenges while building essential skills of cross-cultural teamwork and collaboration, concept design, and execution.
- Your work will result in a pitch deck and investment proposal of a viable business model that you will present in a virtual boardroom as part of the Global Innovation Pitch Competition.
- Industry Mentors will support you through creative ideation, help you position a unique value proposition in the market, and provide real-world feedback on your pitch.
- Cultural Coaches will keep your solutions global, with cultural insight to guide the development of your concept, enhance your impact, and maximize your global reach.
Getting to know my teammates was the most rewarding part of my fellowship experience. I was placed with teammates from Italy, Nepal, and Vietnam. All of my teammates were incredibly cooperative, open-minded, and excited to share parts of their culture while learning about others.
In partnership with API Abroad's Innovation Lab, the Community Engagement Fellowship through Global Engagement is designed for participants to explore the fundamentals of making change, identify areas of challenge and growth to better advocate for the needs of community-based organizations, and ultimately produce a feasible capstone action plan. Students will focus on the key areas of global and local community engagement, teamwork, and problem-solving.
The Global Engagement Office selects five students to participate in this fully-funded virtual fellowship every fall and spring term.
Apply Now- Work with a teams of 4-6 participants from different universities to explore ways to create actionable change and make a lasting impact in communities at home and abroad.
- You will participate in dynamic team-based, experiential learning utilizing a flipped classroom model to move an innovative idea for community engagement through design and development to create an action plan for longitudinal change.
- Field Experts will support you through creative ideation, help you develop skills to identify community needs and provide real-world feedback on your action planning.
- Cultural Coaches will keep your solutions global, with cultural insight to guide the development of your concept, enhance your impact, and maximize your global reach.