Business Students Embark on Global Journeys with GCC Scholarship

The Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) Scholarship is awarded to high-achieving students enrolled in the GCC program who have been accepted into an FSU Global Exchange and demonstrated financial need. For the Spring 2026 semester, two students received this competitive scholarship: Austin Mossbacher and Katelyn Brown. Both are undergraduate students majoring in finance, and both are excited to participate in the impactful international learning experiences of their global exchanges.

Austin Mossbacher will spend the Spring 2026 semester at Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich, Germany, starting in April. LMU is considered a top European institution known for its excellence in business education. Mossbacher chose LMU in part because of his family roots in Germany and his goal of pursuing an internship with BMW in Munich. He explained that studying at LMU directly supports his career ambitions: “Studying at a German institution will boost my credibility greatly as a job applicant with BMW, and living in a foreign country with a foreign market and a foreign way of doing business will grant me exposure that cannot be learned in the classroom.”

Katelyn Brown is currently on her spring exchange at the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University in the Netherlands. “I was drawn to this university because of its strong global reputation and high rankings as a business school.” Brown shared. She added, “I also chose this program because the program I am studying is made up almost entirely of international students. This creates a unique environment where I can meet people not only from the Netherlands, but from countries all over the world. Being surrounded by such a diverse group of students allows for constant cultural exchange, both inside and outside the classroom.”

Both Mossbacher and Brown are students in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business and reflected on the value that programs like the GCC and Global Exchanges offer business majors. Mossbacher noted, “In the modern American business world, there is an ever-increasing need for businesspeople that speak multiple languages, are willing to live abroad or interact with people and cultures vastly different from those here at home. In my opinion, the GCC specifically targets the development of these things. To me, building a foundation at FSU that pushes me out the bounds of my typical studies and into this realm of an international skillset has been an exceptional benefit to me as a business student.” Brown echoed this perspective, “As a business student, one of the biggest benefits of going on a global exchange is the opportunity to experience life outside of the United States firsthand. Living in another country allows me to see how people in different cultures approach their daily lives. This experience has broadened my perspective.”

The Center for Global Engagement congratulates Austin Mossbacher and Katelyn Brown on receiving the Spring 2026 GCC Scholarship. Their passion for global learning, cultural exchange and international career development exemplifies the mission of the Global Citizenship Certificate program. For more information about the GCC Program, click here. For information about the GCC Scholarship, its eligibility requirements and application deadlines – click here. For more information about FSU Global Exchanges, click here.