Global Vision Scholarship

Thanks to the wonderful generosity of an anonymous alum, the University of Central Missouri Foundation developed the Global Vision Endowment. This outreach program, now coordinated by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, sends a team of students, a faculty member, and one staff member abroad to volunteer on a wide range of community projects such as teaching English to children from pre-school through high school, assisting in health clinics, and other projects identified by the local community.

A minimum of one student is selected from each of the four academic colleges. The Global Vision Endowment provides students with a Scholarship that covers travel fees, lodging, and meals. All students, undergraduate, graduate, and international students can apply. All students who are accepted into the program must have a passport or immediately begin the application process for one in order to travel.

For additional information, please visit the Global Vision website
International Students: Please check the International Student FAQ before applying.

Please contact Dr. Robynn Kuhlmann for additional information (kuhlmann@ucmo.edu).

Award
Varies
Deadline
09/30/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Using a number, please rank your preference for volunteering at each of these destinations from 1 (most preferred) to 5 (least preferred).
    • 1. Puerto Rico: March 8 - 15, 2025
    • 2. Tanzania: May 17 – 31, 2025
    • 3. Cuba: June 28 – July 12, 2025
    • 4. Peru: December 13 – 27, 2025
    • Please comment below if you have any specific considerations that you would like the selection committee to be aware of.
  2. Please submit the name and email address of UCM Faculty or Staff who will submit letters of reference for you.
    • Must be UCM Faculty or Staff Member.
    • Must be UCM Faculty or Staff Member.
  3. General Application Questions:
    • Please briefly explain any travel experience abroad you have had in the past below:
    • Please describe any foreign language experience below (not required):
  4. UCM Global Vision Service Learning essay questions (200 word maximum for each question):
    • 1. Why did you decide to apply for the Global Vision Scholarship?
    • 2. What does service learning mean to you?
    • 3. Describe a time you overcame an uncomfortable challenge.
    • 4. If you are accepted into the Global Vision Scholarship program, how do you see yourself sharing what you learned from this experience with others?
    • 5. Have you applied for and received a Global Vision Scholarship in the past?
  5. Please respond to the following statements:
    • I affirm that I will be a full-time student at the University of Central Missouri the semester before departure for Summer and Winter Global Vision trips, and/or during the semester of the Spring Break Global Vision trip, depending on which trip I am selected for.
    • I affirm that I will be enrolled as a student at the University of Central Missouri and present my Global Vision experience during the subsequent semester in which the Global Vision volunteer trip takes place.
    • I understand that I must take the Global Vision preparatory course. Failure to do so will result in the Global Vision Scholarship offer being revoked.(Please refer to UCM’s Global Vision Scholarship Website for enrollment costs and requirements).
    • I understand that the organization Global Volunteers requires a completed background check before I will be permitted to travel (Please note that this request will come directly from the Global Volunteers organization. Failure to respond in a timely manner may result in ineligibility for the Global Vision Program).