Students

The Global Scholars Program (GSP) is an interdisciplinary living-learning community that brings together international and U.S. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors to engage in social justice education on a global level.  Our students currently represent over 20 nations and 40 languages from around the globe; together, they make their home an immersive intercultural learning experience on the 4th & 5th floors of North Quad.  

Requirements:

  • A commitment to live in the GSP community (floors 4&5 of North Quad)
  • Enrollment in a GSP-approved course (UC/Soc/Psych 122 or UC 178)
  • Attendance at the GSP Monthly Lecture Series
  • Participation in weekly small, Collaborative Group meetings (7:00-8:30pm)
  • Active engagement in dialogues, discussions, and the year-long Research Action Project
  • Presentation of your Collaborative Group’s Research Action Project at the GSP end-of-year Symposium

Eligibility:

  • Completion of at least one year of college (at U-M or another institution) by the beginning of the term for year for which you are applying.
  • A strong interest in integrating global scholarship into one’s college experience, regardless of college or concentration.
  • Enthusiasm for intercultural exchange. Prior intercultural or international experience is not a prerequisite.
  • Commitment to at least 1 semester of participation.  Students may apply for Fall-only or Winter-only if needed (e.g. transfer, exchange, study abroad students).

Students who wish to re-apply to the Global Scholars Program for a second or third year will be considered for leadership positions.

Applicants must also apply separately to University Housing for a room. Please visit the Housing website for more information.  Click here for information on current Housing Rates.

Criteria for applying to GSP include:

  • Having completed at least one year of college at University of Michigan or another institution by the beginning of the academic year for which you are applying.
  • A strong interest in integrating global scholarship into one’s college experience, regardless of major or discipline. LSA and non-LSA students are welcome to apply.
  • Enthusiasm for intercultural exchange. Prior intercultural or international experience is not a prerequisite.
  • A commitment to live in the Global Scholars Program community. GSP students will live in North Quad for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Global Scholars Program students will be committed to participate for both fall and winter semesters. Exchange or study abroad students can speak with GSP staff about one-semester availability.

Students who wish to to re-apply to the Global Scholars Program for a second year may be eligible for leadership opportunities.

Applicants must also apply separately to University Housing for a room. Please visit the Housing website for more information.

Click here for information on current Housing Rates.

Requirements & Application


*We are still accepting applications from transfer and exchange students*
 
Please be advised that at this point, we do not have any spaces available in our program for next year.  All applicants will be placed on our wait-list; acceptances of wait-listed students will occur on a rolling basis until the beginning of the Fall semester.  

We strongly encourage all applicants to pursue housing options elsewhere to ensure housing in the event that we are not able to offer an acceptance.  As reference, we can help facilitate a transfer of a University Housing contract from another room to a space within GSP, if you should be accepted into our program.

Apply online:  
Global Scholars Program Application

Our application is online and will ask you for contact information, background information, and two essay questions:

1. Please describe an intercultural experience you have had. What have learned from this experience? How does this relate to your interest in social justice on a global level? If you have not had intercultural experience, please write about how a lack of intercultural experience has impacted your perspectives on culture and social justice.

2. What do you hope to gain by being a member of the Global Scholars Program community? What do you hope to contribute to the Global Scholars Program Community?

To allow yourself time to reflect and avoid loss of data, we recommend you write your essay questions in advance, then copy&paste them into the online application.

The online application is a Google form and this will have the most reliability if opened in the Google Chrome browser.  If you have difficulty accessing the online application (especially those whose firewalls restrict access to Google tools), please contact globalscholars@umich.edu to request an alternate version.