College of Engineering

Grand Challenge Scholars Program

Grand Challenge Scholars

The University of Idaho College of Engineering is committed to the Grand Challenge Scholars Program — a combined curricular and extra-curricular program with five components designed to prepare students to address the 14 Grand Challenges of Engineering in the 21st century.

The Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) is the only program of its kind in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. The program prepares students to solve the 14 Grand Challenges of Engineering in the 21st century, as established by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

The University of Idaho College of Engineering is among a select group of engineering schools nationwide that together plan to graduate more than 20,000 formally recognized Grand Challenge Engineers over the next decade.

More About the Program

Browse more information about the 14 Grand Challenges and program components.

The 14 Grand Challenges

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), at the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), convened a committee of leading technical thinkers to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century.

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Program Components

The U of I Grand Challenge Scholars Program is a combined curricular and extra-curricular program with five components designed to prepare students to address the grand challenges facing society in this century. All students who complete the program successfully will receive a distinction of Grand Challenge Scholar endorsed by University of Idaho and the National Academy of Engineering.