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A program for students who are passionate about global issues, international affairs, and developing cultural competencies.

Read more in the GCS Program Guide 2025

Model UN is a very popular team for GCS students providing them with public speaking, diplomatic, and intercultural collaboration skills.

Who is a Global Citizen Scholar?

A Notre Dame Global Citizen Scholar seeks perspectives outside of and in addition to her own in order to approach all aspects of her education and personal growth with a curious and compassionate mindset that will deepen her sense of global citizenship.

GCS '25 students hosting their pen pals from St. Nick's in Singapore, November 2023

Goals of the Program

To deepen the student’s knowledge of global issues and to develop her 21st century global competencies, specifically positive identity formation, awareness of diverse worldviews, empathy, leadership, and intercultural skills such as communication and confidence.
To provide students with the necessary structure to document and connect a wide variety of curricular and cocurricular globally-oriented and crosscultural experiences.
To prepare students for future academic study and professional life, which will require informed and nimble navigation among diverse cultural norms and knowledge and belief systems.

The GCS '24 cohort's Moss Wall Campaign to bring composting to ND!

How Can You Become a Global Scholar?

In February each year there will be an assembly held for all 9th graders and 10th grade students interested in the Scholar Programs at ND. There they will hear about the Global, STEM and Arts Scholar Programs. That evening the slides and application links will go out to 9th and 10th grade students and their parents/guardians. The application window is usually two weeks and applicants should receive decisions in early March.