Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences

Class Year Eligibility:

  • First Year (undergrad)
  • Second Year (undergrad)
  • Third Year (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

GPA Requirements:

Minimum GPA: 2.75

Applicants must meet the following eligibility:

  • minimum GPA of 2.75 at time of application.
  • currently enrolled in an undergraduate major in CALS.
  • successfully completed at least 30 credits of college coursework by the start of the program (60 credits is preferred).
  • returning to Cornell as a for the Fall semester.
  • available to work for a minimum of a continuous eight-week period between June 1 and August 15
  • be open to discussing and exploring intercultural and global topics both outside and in direct relation to their own cultural identity.

Students who are accepted into the CALS Global Fellows Program will be required to complete 4 parts of the program:

  1. An in-person 7-week, Spring (session 2) pre-engagement 1 credit course ALS 2300, focusing on health and safety, cultural awareness, logistics and more.
  2. a continuous 7–8-week internship or research placement in an international setting
  3. and a 7-week, 1 credit post-engagement course in the first half of the Fall semester (ALS/GDEV 3105)
  4. Poster Symposium in Fall

No additional language requirements beyond English.

Students may apply for up to two positions and must indicate a first and second choice in their application. A separate statement of interest is required for each position. 

You may preview the application without starting an application by clicking on the “preview application” button next to the apply button. All applications contain the same questions and all information related to the program can be found within the experience page. There is no additional information within the application.