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Widening Circles - Cost and Funding

Widening Circles—Global Social Impact Program

Program Cost

Widening Circles is a fully-funded program that covers the cost of the $500 program fee and provides an opportunity for a $2,000 travel grant to support students pursuing an in-person or hybrid social impact internship or volunteer opportunity. Program elements:

  • Online learning, mentorship & community 
  • Peer-to-peer learning & discussion groups
  • Digital storytelling to document experience
  • Option to add social impact internship (in-person or virtual)

Students who elect an in-person internship or volunteer experience will have out-of-pocket expenses, including transportation to/from site and daily estimated costs which vary for each internship/volunteer experience.

Program Funding

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students should apply to participate in this funded opportunity through the UC Davis Undergraduate Funding.

Timeline:

  • Application Opens: January 6
  • Application Closes: March 16
  • Award Notification: 
    • Funding for program fee awards is on a first-completed, first-reserved basis.
    • Travel grants will be announced the second week of April.
Graduate Students

Apply through the Global Grad Grant.