Global engineering education
Study abroad and other global experiences to elevate your education
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Kae Sawyer
Associate Director of Global Engagement and Inclusion
[email protected]
(480) 727-8713
I am here to help. Ask me!
Kae Sawyer
Associate Director of Global Engagement and Inclusion
[email protected]
(480) 727-8713
Global learning experiences provide opportunities for you to develop intercultural competencies and understand professional practices used outside the United States.
You can become competitive in a global job market and learn to work effectively with people who may define problems in different ways.
Study abroad and gain so much more than a trip abroad!
“International study broadens students’ perspectives of engineering, leading us to globally aware and socially responsible solutions that create value and meaningful impact around the world.”
Global Education financial support opportunities
The ASU Global Education office offers resources to guide you as you consider financing your education abroad experience.
- Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Global Education Scholarships – $500-$1,000 awards are available to eligible Fulton students participating in an ASU Global Education program who apply. Students must be enrolled and participating in an undergraduate Fulton Schools of Engineering undergraduate academic plan and meet eligibility requirements. Application deadline (subject to change) is September 25th for Spring Semester, Calendar Year, and GIE Winter Break. See application for eligibility requirements.
- Fulton Difference Experiential Learning Grant – $800–$1000
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Student Engagement office offers competitive funding to current undergraduate Fulton students to support experiential learning opportunities that enhance their engineering education and bring recognition to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
- Grand Challenge Scholars Program Experiential Learning Grant – $800–$1000
Fulton Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program Students can apply for the GCSP Experiential Learning Grant to help support airfare costs for approved ASU study abroad programs to help meet the global component of the program. Students must be confirmed in the study abroad program to apply. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
- ASU Global Education Scholarships/Grants – The ASU Global Education Office provides a Scholarship Search specifically designed for students participating in Global Education programs. Additionally, they have a number of funding opportunities directly through their office. Please navigate directly to the ASU GEO Scholarships and Grants webpage for more information.
- The Lorraine W. Frank Office of National Scholarships Advisement (ONSA) – ONSA helps Arizona State University students and alumni compete for prestigious national and international scholarships and fellowships that fund research, international study, professional development, or post-baccalaureate study. Over the past two decades, hundreds of ASU students have been awarded millions of dollars in external funding, placing ASU among the top schools in the United States for success in national scholarship competitions.
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship – The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness. The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.
- Bridging Scholarships
The Association for Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan for a semester or academic year.
- SPIE Educational Scholarships in Optical Science and Engineering
SPIE is an international society advancing light-based research. SPIE constituents work in a wide variety of fields that utilize some aspect of optics and photonics, which is the science and application of light.
Global study gives you more than travel
Choose the experience that is right for you
Study Abroad options
Major-specific
Find an experience related to your major!
Fulton Schools is working with the ASU Study Abroad office (SAO) to provide major-specific information for our students.
If you don’t see your major on the SAO site, please know that it is coming soon!
Fulton Schools ASU SAO opportunities
Don’t see your major? Contact SAO directly or Kae Sawyer.
Faculty-directed
Typically these are summer experiences led by ASU faculty.
- Chateaux & Castles in Paris and Beyond: Photography and Architecture (FSE)
- Sun Devils in Beijing: English-speaking Internship and Study Abroad (non-FSE)
- Sustainable Energy Solutions for Islands in Aruba (non-FSE)
- Visualization and Simulation of Technology in Japan (FSE)
Global Intensive Experience
Offered during academic breaks, GIEs are embedded as part of a semester course.
- Projects in Human-Centered Design-Global Experience (Vietnam, Winter Break)
- Study Abroad London GIT 494 – Special Topics 1 (FSE)
Partnerships
Participants may take courses with host country students, or with other American or international students.
Exchange
Participants take courses with students from the host country or with other American or international students.
Internships
Internship programs follow two main models: Full-Time Internship or Courses + Internships.
On-campus global experiences
Courses
Take a class to broaden your understanding of the world and improve your skills. Suggested courses:
- ABS 394 Topic: Medicine and Culture (No general studies credits)
- ASB 443 Cross-Cultural Studies in Global Health [(L or SB) & G]
- ASB/SSH 100 Introduction to Global Health (SB & B)
- COM 263 Elements of Intercultural Communication (SB & C & G)
- ERM 428 International Environmental Management (G)
- FIS 337 Innovation and Global Development (G)
- FSE 294 Global Engineering (No general studies credits)
- FSE 394 Engineering in a Global Context (No general studies credits)
- GCU 364 Energy in the Global Arena (Global or Interdisciplinary) (SB & G)
- GPH 210 Society and Environment (G)
- GPH 314 Global Change (HU & G)
- HCR 230 Culture and Health (C & G)
- OMT/SOS/IND/EGR/HON 494 Design for the Developing World (Global or Interdisciplinary) (No general studies credits)
- POS 160 Global Politics (SB & G)
- POS 300 Contemporary Global Controversies: Aid & Development (SB & G)
- POS 467 International Security and Conflict (SB & G)
- POS 468 Comparative Asian Foreign Policies (SB & G)
- SGS 203 Contemporary Global Trends (SB & G)
- SGS 394 Global Geopolitics (No general studies credits)
- SGS 394 Global Governance for Sustainability (No general studies credits)
- SGS 394 Global Negotiation (No general studies credits)
- SGS 494 China and Globalization (No general studies credits)
- SOS/HON 494 Global Impact Entrepreneurship (No general studies credits)
- STS 329 Energy Technologies in Newly Industrialized Countries (SB & G)
- STS 330 Information Technology and Globalization (SB & G)
- STS 332 Global Issues in Science and Technology (Global or Interdisciplinary) (SB & G)
Language study
Learning a foreign language gives you skills to communicate with others and helps to develop intercultural and interpersonal skills that are important for your professional development.
Clubs and organizations
- Arabic Language & Culture Club
- Asha for Education
- Bridge of Japan-America
- Bridges International Graduate Students
- Chinese English Language Bridge
- Coalition of International Students
- Cultural Diversity Club
- Engineers without Borders
- French Club à ASU
- Friends of Internationals
- German Devils
- Global Council of Diplomats
- Global Resolve
- Hawai’i and Pacific Islander Club
- International Service Devils
- Russian Language and Culture Society
Other opportunities
Join events, lectures and other globally focused ASU resources.
Lectures, Events, Speaker Series
Meet more Fulton Schools global scholars
Leonardo Velasco
My name is Leonardo Velasco, I am a Chicano from West-side Phoenix. I had never been outside of...
Kameron Moore
The world is much smaller and more interconnected than we imagine; I learned as much through my...
Olivia Sparks
I had a wonderful experience studying abroad! I chose Australia because it was a country you don't...
Victoria Dong
Studying abroad in England was the most exhilarating adventure I have ever experienced. Living in...
Antoine Kepczyk
I got to spend the Fall 2019 semester in Brisbane Australia...
Alexander Baratti
Traveling to Japan on a Study Abroad trip was probably the best “out-of-my-comfort-zone” decision...
Erick Ciudad
My experience with the ASU Visualization and Simulation in Tokyo, Japan summer study abroad...
Kelly Anderson
Traveling to Kenya with ASU in June 2019 has been the catalyst for much personal growth for me,...
Tell us your story!
Experiencing a new culture, learning professional practices used outside of the U.S., becoming competitive in a global job market and seeing the world in a new way are valuable benefits of education abroad and critical to effectively solving the world’s biggest problems of today and the future. As a past participant in a Study Abroad program, you are invited to share your experience with other Fulton Schools students who may be contemplating the option in the future. We will be posting your stories, along with photos that represent your experience, on the Fulton School webpages and other publications. Sharing your experience will be critically important to encouraging students to consider making study abroad a part of their academic journey.
I am here to help. Ask me!
Kae Sawyer
Associate Director of Global Engagement and Inclusion
[email protected]
(480) 727-8713
Kae Sawyer,
Associate Director of Global Engagement and Inclusion
[email protected]
(480) 727-8713