The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) program fosters a community of intellectually curious students who are invested in exploring significant global issues, ideas, and experiences throughout their undergraduate career, creating a foundation for global engagement and cultural understanding that will enable them to be catalysts for positive change in the world.
We do this through:
- Cultivating a small group experience for students with peers who share interests in global issues, languages, and cultures.
- Monthly events and meals that provide opportunities to discuss global issues from a multidisciplinary perspective.
- A cluster of courses including a one-credit, discussion-based seminar with the first-year cohort.
- Mentorship by faculty and staff to support students as they build a global component into their education
- Study abroad grants that may be used toward participation in any approved, credit-bearing, study abroad program listed on the UW–Madison Study Abroad website.
Program Application Updates
Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year open November 1, 2025.
Virtual Information Sessions Fall 2025
October 22, 2025 4-4:45 Central
November 17, 2025 4-4:45 Central
December 11, 2025 6-6:45pm Central
Application Portal
Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH)
Application Deadline
News
- Call for Faculty Fellows: Wisconsin International Scholars Program
- Honoring Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor’s 21 Years of Service to the WISc Program
- Sydney Kurszewski ('25): How Boren Scholarships Launch Careers in U.S. National Security
- Raines Lucas (’25) Named Winner of 2025 Herfurth-Kubly Awards
- Hailey Shevitz (’26): Celebrating Undergraduate Humanitarian Service
- Rewiring Perspectives: Deborah Moreno ('26)’s Journey Through Singapore and Germany
- Celebrating the Spring 2025 Wisconsin International Scholar Graduates
- Leveraging Languages: Wisconsin International Scholars Workshop with WISLI