Students,
Reminder: applications for GCIL-India 2026 are due TODAY.
See the world; learn how to solve real problems for real people.
Additional details are below.
GCIL website: gcil.uw.edu/india. Posted there is the syllabus, a two-page teaching philosophy (“Education like you give a damn”), a 2-minute and a 23-minute video on GCIL, and more.
The UW study abroad website for GCIL has info and the “apply now” button:
https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11632
Instagram, with pictures from across the 10 weeks of the program:
https://www.instagram.com/uwgcil
Grand Challenges Impact Lab (GCIL) is currently recruiting students for Study Abroad in India in Winter 2026. Please apply!
GCIL-India offers hands-on, project-based learning about Grand Challenges and social innovation. GCIL meets the CEE capstone requirement and the CEE 440 2cr Professional Practice class; remaining credits count as CEE technical electives.
Information:
GCIL includes a 1-credit Autumn-quarter course in Seattle, and a 10-week, 15-credit Winter-quarter course (January – March) in Bangalore, India. Continue reading