Educating Future Leaders
Notre Dame Global believes that our students can go as far as an opportunity takes them. Through an immersive, student-centered approach, study abroad provides students with life-changing experiences in international education; facilitates their academic and personal growth through learning, research, and service abroad; and fosters students’ global competency and engagement.
Students will be challenged and forced from their comfort zone, but the experience can and will make students stronger global citizens and future global leaders.
Notre Dame a top producer of Fulbright students for 12th straight year
The University of Notre Dame is a top producer of Fulbright students for the 12th consecutive year, according to an announcement from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which administers the Fulbright U.S. Student Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.
Twenty-two Notre Dame students, including 18 undergraduate students and four graduate students, were awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year, ranking 12th among U.S. doctoral institutions. Slightly more than 30 percent of the Notre Dame students who applied to the program were accepted, exceeding the respective rates for the 11 schools ahead of Notre Dame in the rankings. Read more about Notre Dame's Fulbright engagement.
Notre Dame Rome and the City of Rome Sign New Framework Agreement for Student Internships
In December 2025, Notre Dame Rome entered into a formal partnership with Roma Capitale, marking an important step in strengthening academic collaboration, experiential learning, and civic engagement between the University and the City of Rome.
The agreement establishes a three-year MOU that enables Notre Dame students to undertake curricular internships within Rome’s vast array of municipal structures. Learn more about the new agreement.
Why one study abroad program in Santiago wasn’t enough for this student
When Annie Geiger visited Santiago, Chile, for the first time the summer after her freshman year, it was love at first sight. The summer study abroad program was the perfect introduction to the country, and after the six weeks were up, she was left wanting more. “There was so much left to see,” she says.
Two years later, she was on a plane back to Santiago, this time for a whole semester. Read Annie's story.
ND student awarded competitive Freeman-ASIA scholarship for study abroad program in South Korea
Two Notre Dame students received a Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA), a national award that provides scholarships to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. The needs-based funding aims to assist the recipient with the cost of the study abroad program and related expenses like airfare, local transportation, and basic living costs.
One of these recipients was Naomi Rescalvo Sanchez, a rising junior majoring in political science with a minor in civil and human rights, and potentially an additional minor in data science. Read Naomi's story.
Student reconnects with her roots during study abroad semester in Brazil
“I wanted to come here for myself, see the people, see the culture, and it truly has been a rewarding experience."
Anna Gonçalves’ parents moved to the United States from Brazil 30 years ago. They carried with them Brazilian traditions and customs that were woven into Anna’s upbringing, and she grew up speaking both English and Portuguese. This instilled in Anna a global interest, and from a young age, she was determined to study abroad one day. Read Anna's story.