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Experiential Learning

The John Martinson Honors College (JMHC) is committed to supporting students with experiential learning from study abroad to research. Experiential learning enriches students in many aspects by turning the abstract into tangible knowledge. Through study away programs and international internships, students gain hands-on knowledge, self-reliance, and a global perspective. While research experiences stimulate students intellectually, they offer students considerable agency and motivation unmatched in the classroom. Students can apply for grants to cover some costs associated with these activities.

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Global Enrichment Grants

At the John Martinson Honors College, we value international experiences and cross-cultural exchanges. We acknowledge that not all students can study away - owing to financial costs, jobs, internships, and other responsibilities or obstacles. Thus, we seek to make opportunities for experiential learning accessible to all our students. Students can apply for global enrichment grants to support their participation in study away programs and international internships.

Where will the JMHC take you?! It is the John Martinson Honors College’s (JMHC) mission to help you sustain the spark that has ignited your curiosity for difference and novel opportunities. The Study Away Global Enrichment Grant supports experiential learning for students in the JMHC. In particular, the Grant helps students improve their global and intercultural learning through immersive experiences across the United States or abroad.

Applications for Study Away Global Enrichment Grants are reviewed twice each academic year. Deadlines for applying for this grant are October 15 and February 1.

To be eligible for the Study Away Global Enrichment Grant, students must be accepted to a JMHC-sponsored study away program. Applicants must also be in good standing in the JMHC and have a minimum of two semesters of study at Purdue remaining after the study away program ends.

Should you have any questions about this grant, please contact Dr. Nathan Swanson at swanso64@purdue.edu.

Upon completion of their study away experience, recipients of the Study Away Global Enrichment Grant are expected to disseminate about their experience. Successful applicants will receive further information about dissemination requirements in their award notification.

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Congratulations on your boldness and open-mindedness—seeking and engaging in an extended, immersive experience abroad! It is the John Martinson Honors College’s (JMHC) mission to help you sustain the spark that ignited your curiosity for difference and novel opportunities. Please fill this form to apply for an International Internship Global Enrichment Grant to support this hands-on, international learning effort.

Applications for International Internship Global Enrichment Grant are reviewed twice each academic year. Deadlines for applying for this award are December 1 and February 15.

To be eligible for the International Internship Global Enrichment Grant, students must be accepted to an internship of four weeks or longer, that is outside of the United States, and away from the student’s country of citizenship. Applicants must also be in good standing in the JMHC and have a minimum of two semesters of study at Purdue remaining after the internship ends.

Upon completion of their international internship experience, successful applicants will receive further information about dissemination requirements in their award notification.

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John Martinson Honors College (JMHC) Global Engagement Fellows are students who are actively committed to advancing the college’s efforts to foster cross-cultural interactions among their peers and members of the JMHC community. The Global Engagement Fellowship supports peer-to-peer learning and fellows’ efforts to encourage meaningful exchanges between international and domestic students. The Fellowship serves the college’s mission to provide cross-cultural and global learning on campus.

Applications for the Global Engagement Fellowship are reviewed once each academic year. The deadline for applying for this award is April 1st.

Domestic and international students who are in good standing in the JMHC, are encouraged to apply.

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We encourage applicants to discuss their application with Dr. Anish Vanaik prior to application.

As a recipient of this grant, Global Engagement Fellows are expected to

  • Have an active membership in the JMHC’s Global House
  • Propose and carry out one cultural event or activity in each semester (two per year)
  • Participate in two additional intercultural events each semester.
  • Present about their activities as a Global Engagement Fellow at any one of the following venues at the end of each year that they receive the fellowship. End-of-year showcase
    • Spring semester research showcase
    • At Home in Honors series
    • Purdue Fall Undergraduate Research Conference
    • Purdue Spring Undergraduate Research Conference
    • National Collegiate Honors Conference (paper or poster must be accepted for the Fall conference of the subsequent year).