Join our first cohort of an exciting new undergraduate fellowship program! Global Impact Fellows is an innovative work-based learning laboratory for sophomore and juniors that gives JMU students real-world, global, high-impact experience through the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery (CISR). We work to support communities recovering from conflict and to promote responsible global citizenship, especially through humanitarian capacity building and mine action. We are excited to welcome you to our team as we work to build a better world together!

Application deadline

August 1, 2026

Fellowship Dates

September 14, 2026  –  April 12, 2027

Program Description

The Global Impact Fellows program provides a window into global humanitarianism and how to engage in careers addressing some of the most challenging issues of our time: human rights, peacebuilding, weapons proliferation, environmental justice, international relations, and sustainable and regenerative development.

The program will provide:

• Projects with global partners that make a real-world impact
• Exposure and pathways to international organizations, internships, and careers
• Skills in cultural awareness, ethical reasoning, and global civic engagement
• Leadership and project management skills development through designing and organizing a JMU-wide event that features global humanitarianism

Format

Fellows will meet every week for 90 minutes, complete two hours of project work each week, and participate in several fieldtrips. The weekly meetings will include skill building in cultural understanding, global engagement, and ethical reasoning, as well as meetings with humanitarian professionals around the world. Our weekly meeting time will be determined around the schedules of the selected fellows.

Criteria

The program will be open to those who are sophomores or juniors in the fall of 2026. We are looking for fellows who:

• Are committed to making a difference with their lives.
• Bring questions and curiosity about how global systems work and pathways for working in careers with a global focus.
• Are willing to see themselves as leaders and grow their leadership potential.
• Have a commitment to showing up regularly with a learning orientation and bringing their whole selves into inquiry and exploration.

Apply here: Global Impact Fellows application

Questions

Please direct any questions to Amy Czajkowski, CISR Senior Manager of Programs, at  czajkoac@jmu.edu.