Scholars Program
The Global Sustainability Scholars program brings together talented undergraduates for a paid summer immersive experience, where students travel abroad, conduct research, and build their professional network in real-world sustainability issues.
Each year we select undergraduates to join a GSS cohort and the larger international sustainability solutions community. Scholars get paid over two summers while focusing their training and research on a theme within Sustainability.
Scholars Projects
10 weeks to explore research opportunities, policy options and potential solutions to critical sustainability challenges within the context of three different countries (i.e. countries within Africa, Europe, and North America). Scholars will come together as a cohort for one week of orientation, then travel in teams to different research projects (**some research can be done remotely). The goal of year one is to build a network with professionals and organizations, build a peer network, learn how to do trans-disciplinary knowledge generation, and begin research. Scholars are paid $600 week for their participation and all travel and accommodation is covered by the GSS program.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
There will not be projects for 2025
PAST PROJECTS:
Scholars Application
Not accepting applications for summer 2025.
GSS Scholars must be in their third year of study (Juniors) of undergraduate studies, currently enrolled, in good standing academically, and working toward their first undergraduate degree in sustainability sciences or related fields.
GSS Scholars must be U.S. citizens and have the proper legal documentation to travel abroad (passport).
"As globalization continues to expand and we become increasingly interconnected, it is imperative that we find common ground in our shared values. As a new face to the environmental field I strive to provide a platform for underrepresented voices to join this conversation."
–José Ochoa, University of Washington
Support our students! All donations directly support Global Sustainability Scholars and Fellows. Successful global sustainability solutions are inclusive, involving a diversity of stakeholders and incorporating multiple values. Our program does just that, brings in the voices and perspectives across borders and cultures, trains them in doing trans-disciplinary research and builds their international professional network.