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Global Leadership Scholars

Dear Student:

Welcome to the Global Leadership Scholars online application. Submitting this application with your resume is the first step in the admissions process. The admissions committee will carefully review this material as well as your academic history. Based on this review, a set of finalists will be derived. All finalists will then be required to participate in a personal interview with the admissions committee.

Please carefully review the admissions criteria prior to submitting this application. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED (you must complete all fields and upload your resume), and you cannot return to this page once you leave it. We encourage you to prepare your responses in a word processor, spell check them, and then cut and paste them into this online application; you can download the questions from this file <Word>.

Global Leadership Scholars

Michael Lane Morris, Ph.D.
Director

Andrew Seidler
Academic Advisor

Pamela Durban
Program Assistant

Email: gls@tennessee.edu

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

Step 1 must be completed and submitted before you submit Step 2. You will be prompted to return to the form to complete Step 2.

Step 1 - Upload Your Resume (.doc, .rtf, or .pdf file formats only)

 

Step 2 - Complete the form below (only after you have uploaded your resume)

Name
NetID
Student ID
Address
Home or Cell Phone Number
Two Academic References (your references must be from UT)

Reference #1
Name
Email Address

Reference #2

Name
Email Address
 
Personal Statements

Describe (in 100 words or less) the most meaningful leadership position you held in high school or college. What was it, and why was it meaningful to you? How did you impact others?
 

Describe (in 100 words or less) the most meaningful community activity or event in which you have ever participated.  What was it, and why was it meaningful to you?
 

Describe (in 100 words or less) the most meaningful learning moment—in-class or out-of-class—you have experienced during your first year at UT.  What was it, and why was it meaningful to you? How has this learning moment changed you?
 

How do you plan to contribute to the UT community while you are an undergraduate student? (Explain in 150 words or less.)

What specifically intrigues you about studying international business? (Explain in 150 words or less.)

Acceptance and continued participation in the GLS program comes with many privileges and responsibilities (e.g., London experience, participation in international roundtables, site visits). If accepted into the GLS program, explain your action plan to make GLS your top priority while you are an undergraduate student. (Explain in 150 words or less.)
 

Admission into the Global Leadership Scholars (GLS) honors program provides scholarship awards contingent on continued participation in the program and academic performance. Upon admission, if for any reason(s) you 1) decide to withdraw from the GLS program or 2) are dismissed from the GLS program, your GLS scholarship awards may be rescinded. Furthermore, the GLS program reserves the right to request repayment of the awards. By checking the box below, if admitted, you are agreeing to these terms.

I accept the terms of this application: