The mission of the Auburn University Gulf Scholars Program, or GSP, is to prepare undergraduate students to become change agents for inclusive Gulf sustainability and resiliency. As change agents, our students will learn to work across disciplines and engage diverse communities with cultural competence to solve the complex and multi-faceted problems impacting sustainability in the Gulf region.
The Auburn Gulf Scholars Program is a partnership with the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Students in the Auburn Gulf Scholars program will receive prestigious national recognition from the National Academies.
The Sustainability Compass is the guiding framework for the Auburn Gulf Scholars Program. The Sustainability Compass—which lines up with the four directions of a compass, N (nature), S (society), E (economy) and W (wellbeing)—provides a whole-systems framework for addressing sustainability.
About the Gulf Faculty Fellowship
The Gulf Faculty Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship, with the possibility for renewal, funded by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, designed to encourage teaching and outreach on Gulf Coast sustainability issues. Tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty in a wide variety of fields, including the social sciences, natural sciences, human sciences, humanities, arts, design, business and engineering, are encouraged to apply to become a Gulf Faculty Fellow.
Faculty Fellows must add Gulf sustainability issues to one or more existing or new undergraduate classes as a module, section or project in the class. Faculty should plan to keep this Gulf component in their class(es) beyond the funding period. Students in the Gulf Scholars Program will take these classes as electives. Interdisciplinary teaching and community engagement are encouraged. Classes should address one or more sides of the Auburn Sustainability Compass (nature, economy, well-being and society), and should cover at least one of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
