SJSU Salzburg Scholars

SJSU Salzburg Scholars are selected as part of San José State’s efforts to develop a critical mass of change agents who will work together across institutional boundaries to globalize the campus in more coherent ways.  Scholars are chosen from all seven of SJSU’s colleges as well as the University at large because our Program focuses on strategies and activities that are intended to transform a wide range of curricular, co-curricular, and operational aspects of the University as a whole.

Participation in this Program is open to all full-time matriculated students.  Preference is given to upper-division undergraduates who demonstrate academic excellence, a commitment to working for the greater good of the campus, and who agree to return as full-time students for the follow-ing academic year.  Nominations and applications for participation in this Program are solicited in the Fall semester through a simple Application Package, which is generally due by the end of October, with candidates chosen by a Selection Committee composed of previous SJSU Salzburg Fellows and Scholars.  Although the number varies each year depending on funding and how many ISP spots are allocated to SJSU by the Salzburg Global Seminar, we usually accept 12-15 Scholars annually.

The new Scholars participate in orientation activities during the Spring semester, attend an ISP faculty/admin session in June, and spend the following academic year working with SJSU Salzburg Fellows on a variety of individual and group projects as part of the SJSU Salzburg Mentoring Program.  Information about all of these activities can be found in the summary of SJSU Salzburg Projects, while information about specific projects can be found in the profiles of individual Scholars and Fellows.

The University has selected two groups of Salzburg Scholars to participate in this Program since it began in 2006 – 12 Scholars in 2007-2008, and 12 Scholars in 2008-2009.  In addition, there has been one other Salzburg Scholar who attended an ISP session in 2005 as part of her work as an SJSU McNair Scholar and one student who was selected to serve as an ISP Salzburg Intern during Spring/Summer 2008.