Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships announces the 2026 Artificial Intelligence For Social Good Seed Grant Funding competition. We are accepting proposals that will catalyze AI-based solutions to address challenges faced by those at the bottom of the pyramid - poverty, homelessness, job insecurity, nutrition insecurity, health, skills training, accessibility, civic engagement and more.

It’s been two decades since the first intrepid cohort of Purdue students traveled to Karlsruhe, Germany to inaugurate GEARE, Purdue’s groundbreaking global engineering and work experience program. Since then, nearly 1,000 Purdue students have participated in this unique combination of study abroad and work abroad.

In May 2023, many of these students and professors returned to Karlsruhe for a 20th anniversary reunion: sharing stories about renegade carousels, Formula 1 road trips, and how the percentage of Purdue ME students studying abroad increased from 1% to 40%.