Eligibility, Application, and Selection
Eligibility Requirements
The Global Leaders and Scholars in STEM program is an invite-only admissions process. Selected first-year individuals with a 3.5 GPA and above will be invited to apply.
- Students who were not referred to the program and invited to apply are not eligible.
- Transfer students are not eligible.
- No applications for appeals can be submitted.
For further information on this process, contact uga.engineering@nyu.edu
Application Process
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An invitation will be sent to eligible first-year students in mid-January 2022.
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Application deadline: March 1, 2022, at 11:59 pm
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Interested applicants must submit the following items as part of the application:
- Faculty recommendation
- Resume
- Personal Statement
- Essay and prompts on NYU Tandon Areas of Excellence: Students should research the NYU Tandon Areas of Excellence and consider its global impact, related to the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for Engineering, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Short answers regarding plans to fulfill the GLASS requirements
- Optional e-portfolio of prior relevant work
Examples of Engineering Research with a Global Impact that students can explore as part of the program include, but are not limited to:
Selection Process
A small group of applicants will be invited for interviews with program leadership, after which finalists will be offered admission to the program.