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Global Scholars begin their ������Ƶ���� education abroad and arrive on campus ready to be active participants in a globally engaged community. Global Scholars may extend the impact of their experience as ambassadors for global learning through peer mentoring, campus leadership, research, internships, and future study abroad — helping build a more connected, curious, and globally engaged ������Ƶ���� community.

Through this experience and consistent with global learning goals at ������Ƶ����, Global Scholars will also develop the ability to:

• Engage deeply with places and communities beyond their home country
• Understand global systems and challenges that connect communities across the world
• Examine issues and ideas from multiple cultural perspectives
• Place their own experiences within a broader global context
• Navigate diverse societies, collaborate across cultures, and communicate across languages and differences

Only one application is required to be considered for this opportunity: the (or QuestBridge application, for those who qualify). ������Ƶ���� will identify and select students for this opportunity; there is no separate CIEE application. While not required, you may express your interest in these programs by indicating “Yes” to the global entry question on ������Ƶ����’s Common Application or by contacting admission@grinnell.edu.

Admission to ������Ƶ���� is competitive regardless of the application round. However, applicants who apply through Early Decision are admitted at a higher rate, largely due to the volume of Regular Decision applications received each year. Students interested in the inaugural ������Ƶ���� Global Gateway Program can expect admission rates comparable to those typically associated with the application round in which they apply.

In addition, all Global Scholars, regardless of admission round, will receive a renewable Global Scholarship of $20,000 per year. Students seeking need-based financial aid during their years at ������Ƶ���� should submit all required financial aid forms and supporting documents as part of the application process.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must apply for admission to ������Ƶ���� by our published application deadlines:

• Early Decision 1: November 15
  • Notification by mid-late December
• Early Decision 2: January 5
  • Notification by early February
• Regular Decision: January 15
  • Notification by late March/early April

You will learn if you've been selected as a Global Scholar when you receive your admission decision from ������Ƶ����.

The ������Ƶ���� Global Gateway Program cost will be $8,080 for the fall of 2027 and the fall of 2028. Proposed costs for future years are TBD. These rates are set by ������Ƶ����’s educational partner, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). This fee covers core academic and living essentials, including tuition for transferable college credits, housing, orientations, on-site local staff support, scheduled cultural excursions, workshops, academic transcripts, and iNext travel and medical protection. Global Scholars will be responsible for various travel costs, including their flights to and from their program site, as well as incidental expenses while abroad.

������Ƶ���� seeks Global Scholars who are academically prepared, intellectually curious, open to unfamiliar perspectives, and ready to begin college in an international setting. Foreign language proficiency is not required. As part of the rigorous selection process, finalists will complete a required interview that gives them the opportunity to reflect on their interests, readiness, and aspirations for the experience. Strong candidates will show independence, resilience, thoughtful engagement, and a desire to contribute to a close-knit liberal arts community.

In the selection process, ������Ƶ���� will consider the following criteria:

• Academic interest(s) in the humanities, languages, and cultural or social studies
• Success in a rigorous college preparatory curriculum
• Demonstrated maturity in decision-making
• Interest in learning about cultures and communities outside the United States

Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents can qualify for participation in the ������Ƶ���� Global Gateway Program.

Of course! You can learn more about both the and the programs via the CIEE webpages for those programs. For starters, though, the Buenos Aires program includes a homestay, and the Seoul program includes dormitory-style accommodations. You will live with other future ������Ƶ���� students in both locations, but non-������Ƶ���� students will be enrolled in the programs, too.

Your semester will be 12 weeks long and consist of 12–14 total credits to be completed through 15–20 course options across two 6-week academic "blocks" (two courses per block). Participants will pre-register by sending CIEE their class preferences, and CIEE will assign them. The courses must be taken in person, on site. Language learning is absolutely an option for academic focus, and CIEE offers weekly academic tutoring. All participants will take three CIEE-led excursions.

SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration) will help students prepare for the fall semester abroad through virtual cohort meetings, pre-departure and academic advising, passport support, and early connections with your first-year classmates. We will also bring you to campus for pre-departure programming and to meet other new ������Ƶ���� students.

Upon beginning your CIEE program, you can expect mid-semester check-ins from ������Ƶ���� contacts (including your Tutorial adviser on site), peer mentoring from and meet-ups with ������Ƶ���� students completing traditional study-abroad experiences in these locations, connections with ������Ƶ���� alumni in these locations, and a supported credit transfer process.

Additionally, during your time abroad, CIEE will contact ������Ƶ����'s liaisons in the Institute for Global Engagement about any health and safety issues, and the Academic Success Center about any academic concerns.

When the cohort arrives on campus in January, Global Scholars will bring a semester of shared discovery and global perspective. Orientation, re-entry programming, First-Year Tutorial, Cooking and Culture with the Dean of the College in the Global Kitchen, and other opportunities such as global internships, research, and future semesters abroad will help you connect your international experience to life and learning at ������Ƶ����.

During the CIEE course preference process, CIEE will provide you with course options that align with ������Ƶ����'s academic offerings as well as guidance about what these courses count toward at ������Ƶ���� (e.g. general credit, major elective, or major requirement).

We will collect location preferences from finalists, and we will do our best to honor those preferences.