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Undergraduate Global Scholars are student leaders in the campus community. Join our next cohort of students to contribute to the campus conversation on the future of international aid.

This competitive fellowship program is open to students from all colleges and majors with a passion for big global questions and speaking across differences. We will provide a toolkit of resources for weighing challenging questions as you build your practical skills in public debates. 

Your unique skills—whether you are a writer, scholar, activist, artist, poet, or hands-on practitioner—plays an important role in imagining the future. By the end of the program, you'll be an active global citizen and champion for social impact.

The Future of International Aid

The work of this year's Global Scholars contributes to the Einaudi Center's 2025–26 theme: the future of international aid. 

Large cuts to U.S. foreign aid threaten global health, education, people who are migrating, peace and stability, the environment, democratic governance, food security, and more. As the landscape of international aid evolves, the world faces new questions about the impact of aid on communities, what makes international aid effective, and how to move forward.

Our Global Scholars will grapple with these questions in their capstone projects, considering the multiple perspectives that shape the global landscape of international aid and the communities impacted.

What You'll Learn

The Einaudi Center creates a space for studying and practicing how individuals and communities can engage about, with, and across difference and disagreement to work toward collective understanding and action on challenging global issues. Our focus will be on skills of discourse, empowering you to thoughtfully address big questions on campus and beyond. You will learn how to:

• Analyze complex global issues.
• Understand issues from multiple perspectives.
• Test your ideas through research.
• Respectfully interact with communities impacted by an issue.
• Responsibly engage in advocacy.
• Craft and share a capstone project with the campus community. 

Mentors and Networking

As a Global Scholar, you'll meet and engage with prominent experts and leaders visiting the Einaudi Center, including this year's speakers at the Bartels World Affairs Lecture and Lund Critical Debate. 

You'll attend participatory workshops led by our Lund Practitioner in Residence and faculty mentors. You'll also help plan and contribute to a campus showcase about the future of international aid. 

Deadline

Applications for 2025-26 are due September 14, 2025.

Amount

$500 stipend

How to Apply

Fill out the online application—coming soon! Selected students will be notified by early October and the program will begin mid-October.  

Questions?

Visit us at the International Fair on August 27 or join us for an information session on September 4. 

If you have questions about the Global Scholars program or your application, email Einaudi Center academic programs. Check out the range of opportunities for undergraduates at Einaudi.

2024–25: Building Democracy

Last academic year, scholars made their voices heard as student leaders on building democracy. Bringing their creativity, research, and community-building skills, they advocated for democracy on campus and around the world.

Their projects explored topics like indigenous and labor rights, narrative and identity in diaspora and exiled communities, building social capital and trust, and lived experiences of activism, democracy, and human rights. They presented their final podcasts, websites, posters, scrapbooks, and research papers on April 15 at a student showcase.