Walsh School of Foreign Service
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IBD

Global Business Fellows Program

The Global Business Fellows (GBF) is a 13-credit program that integrates international business, geopolitics, and experiential, cohort-based learning for MSB and SFS juniors and seniors. SFS students in the IBD Honors Certificate program, GBUS major, and BSBGA program are eligible to apply to GBF. 

The GBF program is an immersive yet flexible program that develops three core competencies:

Policy and market analysis – Assessing policy challenges and identifying opportunities in global markets

Global business strategy – Applying economic and international relations frameworks to understand trade and financial systems

Industry and policy engagement – Consulting with business leaders, participating in international site visits, and working with global firms

SFS students can apply in the Spring of their sophomore year or the Spring of their junior year (if open cohort spots are still available).

The GBF program has three distinctive and inter-related elements:

  1. Interdisciplinary Curriculum
  2. Global Business Experience
  3. Public Policy Programming

Required Core Courses (Ten Credits):

Electives (Choose one of the following; three credits):

Fellows will receive a certificate upon completion of the program prior to graduation.

The Global Business Experience

As part of the GBF curriculum, fellows will be required to participate in a semester-long Global Business Experience course that offers the opportunity to conduct a substantive consulting project for senior members of an international business or organization (private, public, or nonprofit) under faculty supervision. The course will culminate in a major project that includes travel to the clients’ country for one week to present their findings to senior management.

Public Policy Programming

Washington, D.C., is one of the world’s great international cities and a wealth of learning opportunities in business and international affairs exist at Georgetown’s doorstep. Georgetown McDonough regularly hosts renowned global leaders with the goals of promoting dialogue and innovative research in international affairs and business. In addition to special invitations to select events, each semester, fellows will participate in a custom program to interact with the policy community through visits to embassies and organizations such as Blackstone and hear from industry leaders through the Baratta Center for Global Business.

Non-Curricular Activities for Fellows:

The Global Business Fellows program offers a variety of non-curricular activities that provide our students hands-on exposure to global business issues, including:

Application Process

Admissions to the GBF Program is achieved through an application process that opens each Spring. The application process is administered through the Undergraduate Programs Office. To be eligible for the program, SFS students must meet the following requirements at the time of application:

SFS students interested in learning more about the GBF Program should email IBD Associate Director Linnea Sandin (linnea.sandin@georgetown.edu).