Widening Circles

Global Grad Grants - Experiences

Research Track Student ExperiencesGillian Bergmann
  • Ph.D. student in Ecology
  • Research: Microbial ecology in seeds research exchange (France)
  • Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 2: Zero Hunger; SDG 15: Life on Land

“The program also allowed me to participate in the Global Leadership Certificate, which taught me about cultural humility and approaching my exchange through a global perspective.

Global Grad Grants - Program Tracks

The Global Grad Grants provide funding opportunities for UC Davis graduate or professional students traveling to participate in a globally-focused social impact program or in a globally-focused research opportunity or program during the summer.

Widening Circles: Exploring New Pathways for Learning

The UC Davis Widening Circles program enables students to explore new pathways for learning, sharing, connecting, and acting with purpose and humility in the face of global inequality and injustice. 

This fully-funded program combines an online curriculum focused on ethical global engagement and social change with a social impact internship, volunteer experience, or research project.

Global Grad Grants

Overview

The Global Grad Grant provides funding opportunities for UC Davis graduate or professional students traveling to participate in a globally-focused social impact opportunity or in a globally-focused research opportunity during the summer.

Students will be able to choose between two funding tracks: the Social Impact Track or the Research Track.

Widening Circles: Exploring New Pathways for Learning

UC Davis Widening Circles is a global social impact program that aims to empower students to explore new pathways for learning, sharing, connecting, and acting with purpose and humility in the face of global inequality and injustice. In partnership with Omprakash EdGE, the program is built on the principle of "widening circles" of impact, in which small actions can lead to larger and larger ripples of change. 

Widening Circles: Global Social Impact Program

Overview

The UC Davis Widening Circles program is a fully-funded program that provides UC Davis students (undergraduate and graduate) the opportunity to engage in an online curriculum focused on ethical global engagement and social change and to be paired with an Omprakash mentor to support their journey throughout the program. Students will join a shared online learning platform for ongoing critical dialogue and reflection while exploring the complexities of striving for justice across differences of culture and power.