Global Opportunities

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Overview

Global Education offers a wide range of opportunities open to all SF students, faculty, and staff, including international lectures, cultural events, virtual exchanges, and access to nationally recognized external programs and partnerships that expand learning beyond the classroom.

Students are encouraged to explore international opportunities such as the:

National programs

Study

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Supports study, research, and teaching abroad.

Fulbright
Language

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

Provides intensive overseas language study in languages critical to U.S. national interests.

CLS Program
Immersion

Boren Awards

Fund language study and cultural immersion in regions important to U.S. security and global engagement.

Boren Awards

Guidance and support

The Global Education Office provides guidance and support for students interested in applying to these programs, including assistance with program selection, application preparation, and pre-departure planning.

Academic honor

Global Scholars Program

Students seeking to deepen their global learning experience are also encouraged to participate in the Global Scholars Program, an academic honor earned by completing courses with strong international content and engaging in co-curricular and experiential activities that broaden understanding of global peoples, places, and cultures, locally, nationally, and internationally.

Students interested in joining the Global Scholars Program should complete the Global Education Interest Form.

Global Education Interest Form