The scholarship application process is open to all active building and central office administrators working with students in grades 6-12.

The theme of the 2025 tour is "Building Global Competency in Your District" and will take place in Stockholm, Helsinki, and Tallinn July 7-15, 2025.

As a part of this professional learning experience, you will build your knowledge of global competence, gain a deeper understanding of the skills that today's students will need to be successful in tomorrow's world (and why), as well as expand your professional network. During this experience, you'll join administrators from around the country, as well as staff from EF Education First to get a taste of hands-on learning as you explore cultural sites, get an up-close look at the world-renowned Finnish education system, and analyze educational trends.
You can see the full itinerary HERE

Participants can expect to:

1. Expand your network of globally-minded administrators from around the country
2. Increase your own global competence
3. Bring your learnings back to your district in order to support and/or implement a plan to provide travel-based learning opportunities for your students

Applications will be evaluated based on applicants’ commitment to developing global education initiatives in their school district.

Finalists will be asked to complete a virtual interview via Zoom.

Questions? Contact Michele Ahouse: 617-429-7554 or michele.ahouse@ef.com

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Title/Position

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* 4. School/District

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* 5. City and State

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* 6. Best Contact Phone Number

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* 7. Best contact email address

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* 8. Years in current role

Please briefly answer the following questions in a few paragraphs. 

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* 9. How is your school/district actively preparing students to be successful in today’s global society? Share how you promote global competency in your district and prepare students to be future ready after they graduate.

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* 10. If selected, explain how you envision benefiting professionally by participating in this experience?

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* 11. Discuss how creating an international travel program for students would benefit your school/district and how you would further build global competency into your school/district programs. If your school/district already has an international travel program, discuss its impact on your community and the steps you would take to further it. *

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* 12. Please describe your teaching and professional background. Include various roles, areas of expertise/interest or influence, any leadership positions, affiliations with educational organizations/networks, and anything else you think may qualify you for this opportunity to lead future discussions about global education initiatives upon return.

ELIGIBILITY, TERMS & CONDITIONS:
1. Administrators who are active (i.e. not pending retirement at the end of the school year) and are working with grades 6-12 are eligible to apply.
2. Each essay question must be answered in 400 words or fewer.
If you are awarded the scholarship, you understand that:
3. Scholarship includes airfare, hotels, meals where indicated, selected sightseeing and entrance fees, and all travel taxes and fees.
4. Obtaining all necessary travel documents, including passports and visas, is the sole responsibility of the recipient. For a list of current fees and processing times, visit travel.state.gov.
5. Cancellations: Because the cost of this tour is covered by EF, you will not be held to the standard cancellation policy if you must withdraw. However, we ask that you provide a credit card number upon enrollment to hold your place on this tour. A cancellation fee of $500 will be applied to your credit card only if you must cancel within 30 days of departure. This will help offset the fees associated with canceling your flight and hotel bookings within one month of the tour date. Your card will NOT be charged if you accept the scholarship and travel with the other scholarship recipients.
6. Taxes on prizes are solely the responsibility of the recipients.
7. EF will have the right to photograph the scholarship recipients and use their names, pictures, likenesses, schools' names and cities and states of residence in advertising for no compensation.
8. Space is reserved exclusively for invited educators. Because this is a professional learning tour and has limited space, EF is unable to accommodate guests of participants.

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* 13. By checking this box, you indicate that you have read and fully understand the Eligibility, Terms and Conditions.

COSTS NOT INCLUDED: The following costs are not included in the scholarship and are the sole responsibility of the participant: 1. Applicable visa and passport fees 2. Lunches, beverages, and select dinners 3. Customary gratuities for your tour director ($8/person/day), bus driver ($3/person/day), and local guides ($2/person/guide) 4. Public transportation and/or taxis to/from free time activities 5. Incidental costs incurred at hotels 6. Optional supplemental fees such as rooming upgrades 7. Other discretionary on-tour expenses.

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* 14. By checking this box, you indicate that you have read and fully understand the Costs Not Included.

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