EXPERIENCE THE WORLD
Real-world experience is the focus of the third year. It doesn't matter whether you're taking a field course in the Swan Valley, farming in Nicaragua, interning on Capitol Hill, or tackling health issues in Africa. You’ll earn credits while completing an internship, study abroad, field experience, national exchange, service-learning experience, or undergraduate research. This unique opportunity will help you gain out-of-classroom experience related to your majors, minors, interests, and Global Theme. Franke GLI scholarship funds of up to $5,000 are available to help support this experience.
![GLI Student in Spain](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/600/300/global-leadership-initiative/photos/adi.thorp.spain.1.jpeg)
To get a sense of some of the options for your Beyond the Classroom Experience, check out the websites below to find more information:
- Visit the Education Abroad website for Study Abroad opportunities
- Visit the National Student Exchange (NSE) website for domestic study away programs.
- Search a host of sites offering international internships, work, volunteer abroad experiences.
- Field experiences such as Flathead Lake Biological Station, Wild Rockies Field Institute, and Wilderness and Civilization.
Chat with your GLI advisor about the opportunities and how to connect them to your Global Theme.
Photos from Beyond the Classroom Experiences
![Female sitting in front of a Colosseum](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/abby.nurvic.greece.2.jpg)
![Sunset in New Zealand](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/liza.donier.newzealand.2.jpg)
![Female student teaching in Spain](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/anna.potter.spain.11.jpg)
![Students consulting a map in Colorado](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/bella.butler.colorado.2.jpg)
![Student doing research in a lab](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/brittney.schilling.co.1.jpeg)
![Aesthetic buildings in Morocco](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/augusta.reinhart.france.91.jpg)
![Village in Kyrgyzstan](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/camryn.vaughn.kyrgyzstan.3.jpg)
![Male student interning in Uganda](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/canyon.hohenstein.uganda.2.jpg)
![A view of a glistening lake surrounded by small mountains in New Zealand](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/ashley.perry.newzealand.8.jpg)
![Young woman holds umbrella in an alley with fairy lights above](https://images.apps.umt.edu/storage/umt/center/739/492/global-leadership-initiative/photos/brooklyn.cunningham.uk.1.png)