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Here are some examples of how the Global Scholars program and Global Scholars' study abroad experience have been transformative:

“Being originally from a rural community in Illinois, my experience with Global Scholars is a major reason for my tremendous growth at KU and in expanding my worldview. The Global Scholars scholarship allowed me to study abroad in Italy and led to my research project, comparing educational strategies in Italian & American middle schools. The Global Scholars program started me on my path in international education.” – Allen Schaidle, Faculty, Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates, 2011 Global Scholar

“When I came to KU as a freshman from New Mexico, I knew no one. As a newcomer at a giant University, it was hard at times to find a group of like-minded students that were like me: academically, socially or otherwise. Global Scholars gave me a group of similarly-oriented students that, while we all had very different interests, we all thought globally and wanted to have an impact on the world.” – Maslyn Locke, Staff Attorney at New Mexico Legal Aid, 2011 Global Scholar

“The Global Scholars program was instrumental to my success at the University of Kansas. Through the program, I developed a research question that developed into my senior honors thesis. The Global Scholars team helped me study abroad in the country I wanted to research, to find a mentor to guide me through the research process, and provided a venue for me to present this research. Finally, through Global Scholars, I established a group of like-minded friends also interested in issues of global importance.” – Maya Van Nuys, PhD Student, University of Chicago, 2019 Global Scholar