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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, check the total character counts including spaces for each response (see below for maximum counts), and then cut and paste your responses into this online application; you can download the questions from this file <Word>.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW DUE BY 5:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26.

Global Leadership Scholars

Michael Lane Morris, Ph.D.
Director

Andrew Seidler
Assistant Director

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 700 characters, including spaces, or less) the most meaningful leadership position you held in high school or college. What was it, how did you impact others, and why was it meaningful to you?

Describe (in 700 characters, including spaces, or less) the most meaningful community activity or event in which you have ever participated.  What was it, what was your role, and why was it meaningful to you?

Describe (in 700 characters, including spaces, 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, why was it meaningful to you, and how has this learning moment changed you?

Who is the global leader you most admire, and why? (Explain in 700 characters, including spaces, or less.)

Acceptance and continued participation in the GLS program comes with many privileges and responsibilities (e.g., London experience, participation in international roundtables and site visits, application to a competitive national scholarship and/or fellowship, etc.). If accepted into the GLS program, explain your action plan to make GLS your top priority while you are an undergraduate student. (Explain in 1000 characters, including spaces, or less.)

How do you plan to contribute to the GLS community while you are an undergraduate student? (Explain in 1000 characters, including spaces, or less.)
 

Admission into the Global Leadership Scholars (GLS) honors program provides scholarship awards contingent on continued participation in the program and academic performance, including but not limited to maintenance of a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA. 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