Global Scholars Program
- What does it mean to be a global citizen?
- How do issues that affect your community influence the rest of the world?
- How can you gain an immersive global experience that is integrated with your education?
The Global Scholars Program brings together UW Bothell students from diverse backgrounds, particularly first-generation college students, to think through global issues and explore diversity, difference, and identity as central to all global engagements.
I have learned so much from not only my professors but my peers. A diverse set of individuals can create such a dialogue that allows you to explore yourself and others on what it means to be a global citizen and understand others better, regardless if they hold a different perspective than you.
Naomi Yohannes
Global Scholars is a year-long, cohort style community that brings together students and professors for genuine and thought provoking dialogue. We engage in critical reflection and exploration and create a space to share ideas, experiences, and opinions about topics everyone thinks about but hardly anyone talks about.
Global Scholars take two classes together – BIS 318 in Spring and BIS 418 in Autumn – and receive individualized support to pursue a global experience – study abroad program, virtual internship and/or domestic opportunity with a global focus – during the summer. Learn more about the program curriculum.
Global Scholars gave me a space to share my experiences with a group of peers and learn from theirs, as well…. It was incredible to see how much we could relate to each other’s experiences despite having all gone to vastly differently places, doing vastly different things. Together we discovered just how universal many topics are despite large distances.
Alicia Garduno
Ready to get involved?
Learn more about the application process.
Program Directors
Global Scholars is an initiative of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, and is open to all undergraduates at UW Bothell.
Ben Gardner, School of IAS
Ron Krabill, School of IAS
Natalia Dyba, Global Initiatives
The Global Scholars Directors were recognized with the inaugural UW Distinguished Teaching Award for Teams in 2023.
Advising
We’re available for virtual and in-person appointments!
uwbworld@uw.edu
Around the World with Global Scholars
How a dream became a reality: A letter to first-gen students looking to study abroad. Spain – w/ Catherine Cruz
UW Bothell student shared her perspective as a first-gen student and her experience with the local culture through the curriculum.
Learn more about her journey to Spain
From Dream to Reality: My Unforgettable Summer Internship in University of Tokyo – w/ Jing Yi Zhong
Global Scholar talked about this exceptional journey and her distinct study experience while exploring the local beauty.
Learn more about her unforgettable trip to Japan
From Seattle to Seoul: A first-generation Cambodian American’s journey to Independence and Adulthood Abroad in South Korea -w/ Ryan Him
The trip to Seoul helped UW Bothell student to explore the possibility of self, observe the cultural differences, and strengthen his insights into international businesses.
Learn more about his self-growth in Seoul