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CONSORTIUM TIER COMPARISON

Institutional Membership & Benefit Comparison

Evaluate consortium engagement levels, research dataset access, student certification rights, and governance privileges tailored for universities and international study abroad programs.

ANNUAL TIER
FOUNDING TIER

Standard Institutional Member

Founding Research Sponsor

$3,500

annual fee per institution ( max 5000 users)

$7,500

annual partner contribution

IINSTITUTIONS RECEIVE:

  • More detailed institutional benchmarking including descriptive stats, correlation and Anova analysis.

  • Analysis by program/location/cohort where sample size permits

  • Customized research questions (to be discussed)

  • Deeper analysis of institutional data

  • Annual research briefing and presentation online

  • Early access to GCRC research findings.

  • Priority participation in research projects

  • Opportunity to become a co-author/contributor on selected research

  • Recognition as a GCRC Research Sponsor

  • Invitation to participate in advisory/research committees

  • Early access to new Global Compass competencies and assessment instruments.

  • Adapted Pre-Departure and Post-Program Assessment Windows

  • Global Experience Certifaction Institutional Back Badge

INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE:

  • Global Competency Institutional Report.

  • Comparison of pre- vs. post-experience development

  • Competency-by-competency analysis

  • Aggregated data of all centers and locations

  • Institutional certificate recognizing participation in the GCRC.

  • Global Experience Certification Institutional Blue Badge

  • Standardized Pre-Departure and Post-Program Assessment Windows

STUDENTS RECEIVE:

  • Global Competency Assessment

  • Individual results

  • Global Experience Certificate

  • Shareable credential/badge

  • Evidence for CV/LinkedIn

  • Reflection and development opportunities

STUDENTS RECEIVE:

  • Global Competency Assessment

  • Individual results

  • Global Experience Certificate

  • Shareable credential/badge

  • Evidence for CV/LinkedIn

  • Reflection and development opportunities

Member Institutions / Sponsors

New Member Institutions

We are pleased to announce that a number of leading universities and international education institutions are currently joining the GCRC. While their names will be formally disclosed as their participation is confirmed, we are particularly encouraged by the quality and international profile of the institutions currently entering the Consortium.

We anticipate that many of these institutions will progress to Sponsoring Member status during the 2026–2027 academic year, further strengthening the Consortium's research capacity and international reach.

The GCRC website will be updated and progressively populated each semester as new member institutions formally join the Consortium. This approach allows us to recognize institutions at the appropriate stage of their participation while maintaining an accurate and up-to-date representation of the GCRC membership.