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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. We will select 10 scholarship winners for our annual program. Students from all areas of study—and all parts of the world—are encouraged to apply.
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Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program
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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 10 students selected last year, this fully funded experience included a project-based course, an immersive field study, and sessions at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Sweden focused on “The Future of Migration.” Working in groups, students ideated and pitched innovative solutions for pressing global issues. You can learn more about their proposed projects below.
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Ann Marie Flusche
Alzheimers Research
“Improving outcomes for Alzheimer’s patients worldwide is an effort that must be tackled from multiple angles. I propose we focus on a combination of education, research, and innovation.”
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Bidhi Mandal
Social Venture Funding
“Lift Circle connects its users to charities and social enterprises that are executing cost-effective yet impactful ideas... [It] aims to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem all over the world.”
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Carlinda Lee
Equity
“It’s not just women underrepresented in key leadership positions, but those from minority racial groups, [and] lower socioeconomic backgrounds... This expands beyond the corporate word.”
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Maria Alejandra Castaño Garcia
Biofuels & Carbon Capture
“My project centers on the conversion of greenhouse gases into valuable carbon sources, specifically bioethanol, an endeavor poised to reshape global development.”
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Maria Fernanda Garcia Verduzco
Mental Health
“Access to mental health care is one of the crucial efforts for the development of our world and future... We need to innovate ways to reach the unattended sectors of the population.”
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Mihaela Borta Gender
Equity In Education
“Discrimination in educational settings, such as limited resources and biased curricula... [has] wider social and economic implications.”
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Nicolas Quijano Franco
Decolonizing Healthcare
“As a medical interpreter and an advocate for culturally competent care... I’ve come to believe that preserving cultural customs and dismantling the legacy of colonization in healthcare is essential.”
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Selen Qarajeh
Education Accessibility Through Electronic Waste
“Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world... I propose joining efforts in providing world access to the internet and donating old devices to be reused for education.”
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Sharmila Adapa
Healthcare Equity
“Increasing healthcare equity is integral... We are not able to truly grow and explore unless everyone can have their basic medical needs met and can live healthily.”
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Tchofor Dick Nchang
Health Economics of Gene Editing
"Using curative gene therapies to cure blood-type diseases, we can unload the burden these diseases impose on populations and their economies.”
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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.