Need to complete a Follow On Service Project (FOSP)?
Many of the activities on this page can be completed as a FOSP: Becoming a Study Abroad Ambassador, doing an Instagram takeover, writing us a blog post, or working on a creative project! However, if none of these appeal to you, there are many other ways you can complete the giveback requirement of the Gilman and Global Leader Scholarship. If any of the ways to give back on this page interest you, please email studyabroad@mercer.edu.
Once you have completed your FOSP, you will need to email Emily Dunn, dunn_ea@mercer.edu, to verify the completion of your project?
PRESENTATION
Talk to a student group about your experience abroad. This is an opportunity to show photos and share how your program has enriched your education and future career to a group of students. This could be done in the following contexts: in one of your classes that has an international component, during one of our Study Abroad 101 sessions, at a student organization meeting, to a group of local kids, etc. One of our staff members or Study Abroad Ambassadors would be happy to join and support you. Your presentation can be as short as 10 minutes! Just be sure to mention how the Scholarship helped to fund your Study Abroad program!
TABLING- CSC LOBBY
Share your love of Study Abroad with others in the CSC Lobby whenever works best for your schedule! This is a great opportunity to engage others in a Q&A about study abroad at Mercer. You can table by yourself, with a friend, with a Mercer Abroad staff member, or a Study Abroad Ambassador! We will provide you with materials-just show up, set up, and you are good to go!
TABLING-MERCER STUDY ABROAD FAIR OR WEEK
Join us in September or January in Penfield Hall at our bi-annual fair! You can talk to students about your experience abroad. Whether it be at a country table, a program provider table, a scholarship table, or faculty-led table, we can find a place for you to help us show the impact of our programs!
TABLING-ADMISSIONS EVENT
The university offers resource fairs during the spring, summer, and fall. These fairs provide a great opportunity to inspire others within a short amount of time-about one hour. Speak with prospective students & their parents about the Study Abroad opportunities Mercer has to offer. At least one member of our team will accompany you.
BLOG POST
Write a blurb about your experience abroad and have it featured in the Bears Abroad blog, on our website, in the Den or Cluster, or other Mercer correspondence with faculty, staff, and students.
PROMO VIDEO
Join our program assistants to be featured in one of our Mercer Study Abroad promo videos, featured on Instagram and TikTok. You may be interviewed for the video, share some photos, or simply give a short description of your time abroad.
GET CREATIVE!
If none of these sound fun to you and you would like to do something else, let us know! We’ve had students propose creating apps for us, creating videos for our website, or writing blogs to promote study abroad. If you want to tap into your creative side, now is a great time to do so and we will support you as you brainstorm ways to complete your give back!