MACON — Mercer University’s Office of Global Engagement has awarded its latest round of Global Leader Scholarships (GLS), providing 22 students with a total of $71,500 to participate in study abroad programs during the upcoming spring semester.
The GLS program was launched in 2019 to support students with financial need in pursuing long-term study abroad opportunities at the University. The scholarship initially offered up to $8,000 per student for programs of eight weeks or longer, but the program was expanded to include awards of up to $5,000 for programs of three to eight weeks and up to $3,000 for programs shorter than three weeks.
“Our office is very excited to continue the work of providing this scholarship to Mercer students across the University in their study abroad programs,” said Emily Dunn, assistant director of Global Education. “This year, we were able to expand the scholarship to include students in graduate programs. Graduate students are a vibrant part of the Mercer community and to be able to support them in having an experiential learning experience abroad as part of their degree program helps us to truly embrace ‘changing the world, one student at a time’.”
Of the 22 students who received the most recent scholarships, seven will participate in exchange or affiliate programs and 15 will join faculty-led programs. They include:
The next cycle for the Global Leader Scholarship will be for summer 2025 and fall 2025 programs and will be open Feb. 6-March 6. For more information, contact the Office of Global Engagement at studyabroad@mercer.edu or visit mercerabroad.com.
Feature photo: Mercer University recently awarded 22 students with Global Leader Scholarships. Among those students are: (front l-r) Maria Bautista, Junaid Alam, Lauren Autrey, Erin Meeks, (back l-r) Hanna Simpson, Gabriel Kopp, Josh Kardon, Kaitlyn Eidson, Cristian Martindale. Photo by Leah Yetter.
