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For the fifth year, the Center for Global Engagement is partnering with the InterAmerican Center for Global Health and the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, College Park to offer an immersive professional development program in Costa Rica for a select cohort of UMB and UMD faculty, post-doctoral, and staff members to globalize their courses, modules, tracks, clinical electives, or cocurricular programs.
The purpose of this program is to develop global education opportunities for students enrolled in UMB and UMD degree programs.
From December 12-19, 2026, selected fellows engage in a series of interactive workshops on topics such as learning design and assessment, strategies to globalize curricula, ethical global engagement, and other topics. They must propose a global course, module, track, clinical elective, or co-curricular program that they will design in collaboration with skilled trainers during the workshop.
Applications for the 2026 cohort are now closed. Applicants will be notified about their acceptance by June 26.
Read below for eligibility criteria, application materials and evaluation criteria and learn more about previous cohorts and their projects.
If you have any questions, contact Amy Ramirez.