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Created with The Forum on Education Abroad and the Nobel Prize Museum, this student program is fueled by the belief that in order to change the world, you need to experience it. In addition to completing a project-based course, an international field study, and an action-learning project, scholars learn from global thought leaders at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Stockholm. Students from all areas of study—and all parts of the world—are encouraged to apply.
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Collaboratively designed
The Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program was created alongside The Forum on Education Abroad with their Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad in mind. The learning objectives and course concepts were designed and brought to life by this team of academic authorities:
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Dr. David Wick
Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute
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Melissa Torres
President and CEO of The Forum
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Dr. Marissa Lombardi
Executive Director of Training, Programs, and Services at The Forum
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Dr. Darla Deardorff
Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators
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Curriculum that cultivates future Nobel laureates
To enhance learners’ professional, personal, and intercultural competence development.
To inspire the next generation of global leaders to seek out knowledge to question current norms and systems.
To work interculturally to pursue ideas that identify and confront equity and justice concerns in their communities and around the world.
To provide a means to deepen and expand learners’ own understanding of themselves in the world.
Practice critical self-reflection and self-awareness related to personal experience, strengths, and values.
Articulate personal cultural identities in relation to those of others on the program and in-country.
Practice inquiry, critical thinking, and problem solving independently and collaboratively.
Model curiosity and empathy in interpersonal relationships, problem solving, and research.
Relate interculturally to others in the group, and those they interact with in-country, in ways that demonstrate empathy, humility, and authentic caring.
Design solutions to equity and justice issues that apply varied sources of knowledge and respect for diverse experiences and realities.
Synthesize course learning through a final project and reflection paper.
The Forum on Education Abroad is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the U.S. government as the Standards Development Organization for the field of education abroad. With over 800 institutional members worldwide, they’re committed to cultivating educators who deliver high-quality, accessible education abroad programs. In 2019, we worked with The Forum to realize a common goal: creating an education abroad program that unites diverse groups of students and empowers them to think big. In creating this program, we gained key insights and learnings for education abroad that can be explored in our recent case study.
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Intercultural connections
With scholarship recipients from around the globe, cross-cultural learning is inherent in every aspect of the program experience. Here are some of the countries this community of students calls home.
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Meet our recent scholars
For the students selected, this fully funded experience includes a project-based course, an immersive field study, and sessions at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Sweden focused on “The Future of Health.” Working in groups, students ideate and pitch innovative solutions for pressing global issues. You can learn more about their proposed projects below.
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Aline Abayo
Muhanga, Rwanda
“My project explores methodologies for incorporating conflict-affected states into the early planning stages of climate finance programs.”
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Jazmin Aguirre Castro
Cusco, Peru
“[My project] addresses the critical issue of malnutrition and illiteracy among children in Peru, where inadequate nutrition impairs cognitive development and academic performance.”
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Alisha Dahal
Kathmandu, Nepal
“The Birth Nutrition platform [is] a project aimed at supporting young mothers and improving nutritional outcomes for both mothers and their children.”
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Max Han
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
“A Malay proverb says ‘tak kenal, maka tak cinta’ (‘we cannot love what we don’t know’). I’m on a mission to decolonize and localize climate narratives to empower young people to take action.
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Hunter Doradea
Los Angeles, California
“Eliminating educational inequity must be one of our top societal goals. My project harnesses the power of AI to tackle educational and infrastructural challenges in war-torn communities.”
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Artur Jegesi
Budapest, Hungary
“Seeing the role technology can play in empowerment inspired me to look for ways to use it to confront global equity and justice challenges... and to ensure [it’s] used ethically for social good.”
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Foday David Kamara
Koidu Town, Sierra Leone
“Ecovironment combats plastic pollution in Sierra Leone by recycling waste into eco-friendly construction materials. This initiative fosters sustainable urban development and provides employment.”
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Stefanie Karayoff
Ronkonkoma, New York
“[My project] focuses on bridging the resource gap among FIRST Robotics teams by donating parts from well-funded teams... to level the playing field for underfunded teams in NYC.”
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Melissa Okeke
Guayaquil, Ecuador
“By creating modular communities [in Ecuador] constructed from recycled materials, we can offer more than just shelter... such as mental health care, education, and free online job training.”
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Garima Rokaya
Banke, Nepal
“My project focuses on reducing and eliminating negative stereotypes, prejudices, and discriminatory attitudes rooted in tribal stigma which often lead to conflict and violence.”
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Riley Smith
Thornton, Colorado
“The idea of [my] project is to educate teachers and community leaders on mental health and social-emotional skills so their communities can integrate therapeutic support into daily life.”
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Explore more opportunities
Applications for our next Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship Program are not yet open. In the meantime, fill out the form below to connect with an EF Representative to learn more about this program and other exciting opportunities.