Away from the borders and coasts, Kansas City-area students are often surprised to find just how many international academic and professional opportunities await them. Launched in 2018, this unique college and career fair brings students to the table, with dozens of international businesses, organizations, colleges, and universities, to show them just how global their future can be.

College & Career Fair for Students

In 2025, Your Global Future will combine aspects of previous years to offer:

• A trade show-style college and career fair where businesses, universities, and organizations will come together under the same roof to interact with hundreds of area high school students
• An opening presentation from Metropolitan Community College about their 8 academic & career pathways and their commitment to education in the Kansas City metro
• Guest speaker presentations from a variety of different universities, career paths, and consultants designed to inspire students to dream of a world a possibilities.

• Audience Profile
• 2025 Date, Time, & Location

Why You Might Be Interested

Eye-opening programs like Your Global Future are made possible through the generous support of sponsors, which ensures that the program and transportation are cost-free for students. We're pleased to offer a range of sponsorships this year to increase your visibility and impact with students, teachers, other organizations, and the broader community – both at this event and through the year.

Sponsoring this event will help you be known within the education sector of Kansas City. It's a great opportunity to recruit interns and future employees from the next generation of world leaders.

Learn more about organizational membership for businesses, colleges and universities, and nonprofits.

Benefits by Sponsorship Level

| | Presenting Sponsor $4,000 | Global Sponsor $3,000 | Sustaining Sponsor $2,000 | Supporting Sponsor $1,000 | Access Sponsor $500 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | IRC membership for your organization for one year | Businesses Nonprofits Universities | Nonprofits Universities | Nonprofits | Nonprofits | | | Exhibit(s) with prime placement and electrical access | Up to 5 clustered exhibits | Up to 3 clustered exhibit | Up to 3 clustered exhibits | Up to 2 clustered exhibits | 1 exhibit | | Recognition as sponsor on event signage, webpage, social media, and in program materials | Prominent Logo | Logo | Logo | Name | Name | | Feature in IRC Weekly Newsletter | Video | Written article | Logo | Logo | Name | | Mini-site within IRC website | ⬤ | ⬤ | Link to website | | | | Presentation to students at Your Global Future 2025 event | 30 minute keynote presentation with student Q&A | 30 minute presentation with student Q&A | | | | | Recognition In The Event Name | “Your Global Future 2025, Presented by [Your Organization]” will be the event name on social media and signage | | | | |

Past Your Global Future Sponsors Include*:*

Arvest Bank Avila University Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City BNIM Cerner Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation RA Long Foundation

University of Kansas University of Missouri University of Saint Mary U.S. Department of State U.S. Navy United States Institute of Peace Terracon

Past Participating High Schools & Student Organizations Include:

20/20 Leadership The Barstow School Belton High School Bishop Seabury Academy Bishop Ward High School Blue Valley CAPS Blue Valley North High School Blue Valley West High School Center High School Frontier School of Excellence Frontier STEM High School J C Harmon High School Lee’s Summit North High School Lee’s Summit West High School

Liberty High School Maur Hill-Mount Academy Northeast High School Olathe South Quest Program Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School Shawnee Mission East High School Southeast High School Staley High School Summit Technology Academy Truman High School Van Horn High School William Chrisman High School Wyandotte High School