Cargill Global Scholars Program

The purpose of the Cargill Global Scholars Program is to build a global network of future leaders who will one make important contributions to advance business, agriculture and food security.

In addition to financial support, students receive leadership development training, membership in the alumni to maintain and create connections, and one-on-one mentoring to equip them with the necessary tools become future global leaders, decision makers, and influencers.

The Cargill Global Scholars Program provides financial support and leadership development opportunities to undergraduate students from around the world. Scholarships will be awarded to talented, high performing students pursuing science, technology, engineering, math, international relations and business related studies.

Why Apply?

The Cargill Global Scholars Program is more than just a traditional scholarship program. The Global Scholars is a global program that is designed to foster and enhance leadership potential, critical thinking skills, a global network for scholars to become the next generation of global leaders, decision makers, visionaries, and socially conscious innovators.

Scholarship Benefits

Each Cargill Global Scholar will:

• Receive an annual scholarship award for up to two years, to help off-set any academic related expenses.
• Participate in a fully-funded In-Country Seminar (Year 1) and Global Seminar (Year 2).
• Receive mentorship by Cargill employees to help the scholars identify short and long term academic and goals and will assist in reaching these goals through networking, face-to-face meetings and communication by email and phone.
• Participate in a series of experiential learning modules, leadership development training, coupled with network opportunities with Cargill executives.
• Become a member of the Cargill Global Scholars Alumni community

Who Can Apply?

Applicants to the Cargill Global Scholars program must:

• Be a citizen or permanent legal resident of Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia or the United States.
• Attend a partner university in the country of citizenship or permanent legal residency
• Be a first or second year university student
• Demonstrate high academic performance
• Demonstrate leadership potential

Preference will be given to applicants who:

• Demonstrate financial need
• Specialize in fields of study that are identified as preferred fields (see each country’s guidelines)
• Are from a disadvantaged or underrepresented group within their country

Requirements

In order to be eligible for an award, applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the country in which they apply, be enrolled at a partner university, and be a first or second year full time university student. Documentation required will based on the requirements of the countries application.

Upon acceptance into to the Global Scholars Program, students must:

• Adhere to Cargill Scholars Code of Conduct.
• Attend both the In-Country (Year 1) and Global Seminars (Year 2).
• Participate in the mentorship program by communicating with their assigned Cargill Mentor, Cargill Staff and IIE Staff.
• Remain enrolled in partner college/university, in addition to maintenance of required GPA requirements.

Applicant eligibility will be determined based on meeting the following required criteria.

• Citizen or permanent resident of India
• Enrollment in one of the partner colleges which include:
• Delhi Technological University
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
• National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
• Second year Undergraduate (UG) student (in any of the 5 above-mentioned Colleges only)
• Demonstrate high academic performance
• Demonstrate leadership potential

Special consideration will be given to female applicants.

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