Eligibility, Application, and Selection

The Global Leaders and Scholars in STEM program application is only open to undergraduate Tandon students in the fall semester of their first year.

The following students are ineligible to apply:

• Transfer students
• Spring Into Tandon students

• Application Opens: December 1st, 2025

• Application deadline: January 15th, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST

• Interested applicants must submit the following items as part of the application:

  • Recommendation Letter
  • Resume
  • Personal Statement
  • Essay and prompts on NYU Tandon Impact Areas: Students should research the NYU Tandon Impact Areas and consider its global impact, related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
  • Short answer questions and video prompt related to the study away requirement and interest in being a global leader
  • Optional e-portfolio, website, or document related to prior relevant work

  • Submit Study Abroad Application: A core component of this honors program is studying abroad during the fall semester of the sophomore year. To be considered, students must submit two study abroad applications in conjunction with this program application:

    • One application to a Tandon International Exchange partner university

    • One application to an NYU Global Site

    Both applications are required. While you will indicate your preferred destination in the GLASS application, this dual-application process ensures that all students have strong options available for placement. International Exchange programs and NYU Global Sites are equally valued pathways, and students are encouraged to carefully consider both when making their selections. Each application is housed in a separate system, so please be sure to complete both in full.

Examples of Engineering Research with a Global Impact that students can explore as part of the program include, but are not limited to:

Industrial, Urban & Environmental Sustainability

Sustainable engineering solutions for a world in transition

Quantum Science & Technologies

Realizing the promise of quantum science & technology

Robotics & Embodied Intelligence

Innovation at the nexus of AI, wireless, robotics, and the physical world

Engineering Health

Delivering transformative healthcare solutions for a new era

Systems Engineering & Complex Decision-Making

Designing, building, and optimizing the intelligent systems of tomorrow

Engineering & Culture

Fusing engineering and creativity to build human-centered experiences

A select group of applicants will be invited for interviews with program coordinators in early February. Finalists will be offered conditional admission decisions to the program by early April.

Final admission decisions will be issued in late May upon receiving students' final grades from the spring semester.