Global Learning Hub Programs
The Global Learning Hub offers a variety of programming that is accessible to graduate and professional students on campus, abroad and virtually.
Global Impact Fellows
The Global Impact Fellows Program is a one-year commitment to leading or assisting a student-led initiative that addresses a global+local issue where students can hone project management, leadership, and specific technical skills in an environment where they have real autonomy.
Graduate and Postdoc Certificate Series
This series encourages graduate students and postdocs to consider how their research and career aspirations position them to respond to global challenges. Participants will be provided insights from mid- and late-career professionals on how to improve networking and leadership skills for success in intercultural work environments, whether in the public, private, or academic sectors.
UC Davis Widening Circles Program
Explore new pathways for learning, sharing, connecting, and acting with purpose and humility in the face of global inequality and injustice. This program includes an online curriculum, guidance from experienced mentors, peer-to-peer learning, personal reflection, and multimedia storytelling. Interested graduate students can participate via the Global Grad Grants social impact track.
U21 Global Citizens Program
The U21 Global Citizens Program is an online leadership development program delivered by Common Purpose, a global nonprofit organization that specializes in cross-boundary leadership. Participants will develop ideas together, across borders and time zones, honing skills needed to thrive in the 21st century while tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems outlined in United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
U21 Sustainable Micro-Internships
The Universitas 21 (U21) Sustainable Micro-Internships Program provides you the opportunity to work with students from across the globe, sharing knowledge and expertise while immersing yourself in the work of a commercial organization. Each two-week micro-internship has a distinct UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focus. In groups, you will be tasked with providing a solution to a real-life SDG-related challenge, which you will then pitch to senior stakeholders within the organization at the end of the program.
- Use our Program Search Tool to find other opportunities. Filter by ‘Degree Type → Grad Student.’
Global Learning Hub Funding
The Global Learning Hub offers a variety of funding opportunities for graduate and professional students to support global learning that include awards, fellowships, grants, scholarships, and funds to off-set or fully cover program costs.
Global Aggies Award for LGBTQIA+ Rights
The Global Aggies Award for LGBTQIA+ Rights encourages and supports UC Davis student global learning and engagement regarding the issues that LGBTQIA+ communities and individuals face around the world. This award provides students with funding to learn about and advance LGBTQIA+ wellbeing and rights globally, including through international, USA-based, or virtual activity.
Global Grad Grants
The Global Grad Grants provide funding opportunities for UC Davis graduate or professional students seeking to participate in a globally-focused social impact program or in a globally-focused research opportunity or program during the summer.
Peter and Marion London Global Learning Innovation Award
The Peter and Marion London Global Learning Innovation Award supports an annual project led by one or more UC Davis students who will partner and engage with Nepali and/or Tibetan students on a project with a strong public benefit related to sustainable development for disadvantaged communities.
- Use our Funding Search Tool to find other opportunities. Filter by ‘Degree Type → Grad Student.’
Career and Internship Support
Explore global career and internship resources aggregated and provided by the Global Learning Hub.
GoinGlobal
GoinGlobal provides job seekers with tools to fast-track their career exploration both inside and outside the US. You will find location-specific career guides for countries, global cities and U.S. cities; employer profiles; cultural and inclusion learning solutions and job and internship postings. GoinGlobal’s unique employment search engine combines opportunities from company websites, job boards, Idealist and other public websites, into one, world-wide search experience. You can increase results by searching for jobs posted in the local language as well as in English and receive automatic notification to your personal account of new listings matching your search criteria.
Global Career Development Series
The UC Davis Global Career Development Series is an ongoing event series hosted by the Global Learning Hub with the purpose of providing all students with additional global professional development resources and opportunities. This series will feature workshops, info sessions, panels, and webinars with a particular focus on global career development. Events are open to all. Learn more and register below for individual events or browse the archives for previously recorded events.
Global Opportunities After Graduation
Continue exploring the world after completing your degree through programs that support continued study, research, or service learning, or through opportunities that enter you into the workforce.
Contact Information
Paula Levitt
Director, Global Experiential Learning
Global Learning Hub, Global Affairs
plevitt@ucdavis.edu