About the Annual Meeting
Each year, Grand Challenges Scholars Programs from universities across the globe come together to exchange knowledge, practices, stories, and successes. Through these exchanges, we learn about one another and build tight relationships that facilitate our ultimate goal: to keep our planet and its global society alive by solving for our most dire challenges. As our world becomes increasingly smaller through exponential advancement in technology and our ability to connect across boundaries, there is no shortage of complex problems to address. But engineering is a discipline uniquely equipped for problem solving. This year's conference will focus on putting our technical knowledge and understanding at the center of the five Mindsets (Talent, Viable Business/Entrepreneurship, Multidisciplinary, Multiculturalism, and Social Consciousness) as we engage with the theme of Mobilizing to Solve for Global Challenges. We invite deans, directors, faculty, staff, students, and alumni to participate in this collaborative and transformative experience.

What to Expect ?
Collaboration and knowledge sharing among GCS programs from across the GCSP Network.
Student workshops to sharpen the skills of the five Mindsets and leverage the benefits of GCSP.
Sessions focused on GCSP program development and best practices.
Camaraderie amongst change-makers looking to tackle the world's biggest problems!
Questions about the Annual Meeting?
If you have questions about the Annual Meeting, including registration, agenda, accommodations, or general inquiries, don't hesitate to reach out!
gcspnetwork@vase.usc.edu
Become a Sponsor
There are opportunities for individuals and organizations to help support the 2025 GCSP Annual Meeting. Sponsorship helps fund the resources, activities, and workshops that support the great efforts of GCSP students.
For questions, please email gcspnetwork@vase.usc.edu.
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Platinum Sponsor
-> Logo featured on the website for one year, on event invitations, and all event materials.
-> Naming rights for one meeting activity.
-> Opportunity for sponsor to speak at the event.
-> Tabling at the annual meeting with a 10' banner.
-> Includes registration tickets to the meeting. - Gold Sponsor
-> Logo featured on the website for one year, on event invitations, and all event materials.
-> Naming rights for one meeting activity.
-> Tabling at the annual meeting with a 10' banner.
-> Includes registration tickets to the meeting. - Silver Sponsor
-> Logo featured on the website for one year, on event invitations, and all event materials.
-> Tabling at the annual meeting with a 10' banner.
-> Includes registration tickets to the meeting. - Bronze Sponsor
-> Tabling at the annual meeting with a 10' banner.
-> Includes registration ticket(s) to the meeting.
For more information, contact Nora Sandoval at norasand@usc.edu.

