The vision for the UVA Grand Challenge Scholars Program is to help students from all majors prepare themselves to shape the world for the better through design and engineering. Our direct goal is to graduate at least 20 Scholars per year who have worked with each other and with faculty mentors to develop and execute a plan tailored to pursuing a Grand Challenge for the 21st century, including those outlined by NAE, and also those identified by students and approved by the steering committee. An indirect goal is for the Scholars program to help with an ongoing shift at UVA from organization solely around disciplines to organization around shared challenges.