“We live in a truly global age…To solve most of the major problems facing our country today – from wiping out terrorism…to eliminating the scourge of AIDS – will require every young person to learn more about other regions, cultures, and languages.”

Colin Powell
Former U.S. Secretary of State

Welcome to Global Scholar

Global Scholar is a two-week summer seminar that offers rising high school juniors and seniors the chance to immerse themselves in college- level coursework on world affairs.

The seminar normally takes place each July, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. This year, under the current national economic climate, the Global Scholar program will be taking a hiatus and will not hold a 2009 seminar. We plan to revive the program in 2010.

If you would like to be kept updated on Global Scholar news, and be the first to know when the program returns, please click here to join our mailing list. We appreciate your interest in the program, and look forward to our 2010 session!

Please continue to explore the website to learn more about Global Scholar.

At Global Scholar, students prepare for the academic rigor of America's leading universities and develop their leadership skills. They will raise their awareness of global issues through academic study, through face-to-face videoconferences with their peers around the world, through film and music and through interactive simulation experiences. Students will have the chance to make lifelong friends in an environment that fosters both academic discipline and summer fun!