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Walsh School of Foreign Service

Redefining International Affairs

Created as the first U.S. school of international affairs, the Walsh School of Foreign Service vowed to train young leaders to serve the world. Now in its second century, at a time of unprecedented global uncertainty, SFS is called once again to prepare a new generation for foreign service—in new ways that reflect the challenges ahead.

Confronting new challenges—with a century of experience

Our mission calls us to educate leaders with a deep connection to the Jesuit value of service, and both the commitment and skills to confront the world’s challenges. In meeting that mission, we will benefit from our rich history, expert faculty, and enduring values—and build on those strengths through ambitious investments in faculty and curriculum, learning experiences, and our global reach.

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“I did a semester’s worth of research into the Alaskan Arctic, and having the opportunity to visit the Arctic made everything—the issues, the people, the places—feel much more real. I now have a sense for exactly what’s at stake when thinking about the existential threat climate change poses to these communities.”

—Kirk Zieser (SFS ‘22), on travel to Alaska as part of the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) program. STIA draws on Georgetown’s expertise across global health, environmental studies, public policy, international affairs, and security studies to develop leaders equally conversant in science and global issues.

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Undergraduate Scholarships in the School of Foreign Service

Science, Technology, and International Affairs

SFS Donald F. McHenry Global Public Service Fellows Program

SFS Faculty Endowments

SFS Graduate Scholarships

SFS Pickering, Rangel, and Payne (PRP) Fellowships

SFS Regional and Area Studies

SFS Business and Global Affairs

SFS Centennial Labs

SFS Culture and Politics Concentration

SFS Culture, Religion, and the Arts

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU)

MSFS Futures Scholarships

MS in Global Health

Lab for Global Performance and Politics

Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM)

Intercultural Center (ICC) Improvements

Human Development and Poverty Reduction

Global Human Development Program (GHD)

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS)

Educational Innovation and Transformation

Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business & Global Affairs

Center for Jewish Civilization (CJC)

Business and Global Affairs

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Undergraduate Scholarships in the School of Foreign Service

Science, Technology, and International Affairs

SFS Donald F. McHenry Global Public Service Fellows Program

SFS Faculty Endowments

SFS Graduate Scholarships

SFS Pickering, Rangel, and Payne (PRP) Fellowships

SFS Regional and Area Studies

SFS Business and Global Affairs

SFS Centennial Labs

SFS Culture and Politics Concentration

SFS Culture, Religion, and the Arts

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU)

MSFS Futures Scholarships

MS in Global Health

Lab for Global Performance and Politics

Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM)

Intercultural Center (ICC) Improvements

Human Development and Poverty Reduction

Global Human Development Program (GHD)

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS)

Educational Innovation and Transformation

Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business & Global Affairs

Center for Jewish Civilization (CJC)

Business and Global Affairs

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“Having entered upon the stage of world politics and world commerce we assume worldwide obligations. Our viewpoint can never be quite the same again.”

— Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., SFS founder, in dedicatory remarks on November 25, 1919

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Philanthropic support from our alumni and friends will make this vision possible. To learn more about or contribute to these priorities, please contact us at sfsgiving@georgetown.edu.