Lyndi Kiple, undergraduate student from Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain, through IES during the Spring 2019 semester. Kiple feels her time abroad provided the best experience of her undergraduate career. Scholarship funding helped to ease the financial burdens to allow her to maximize her time in Barcelona.

Shakira Del Toro, undergraduate student studying English and creative writing from Aurora, Illinois, studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain, through IES during the Spring 2020 semester. While her time there was cut short due to Covid-19, she feels fortunate for the time she was able to spend abroad, and grateful for the multiple sources of scholarship funding that helped to make her study abroad experience possible.

When measuring the ratio of applicants to winners, the UI ranks first in the nation with nearly 50% of its applicants receiving awards

For the sixth year in a row, the University of Iowa has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2020–21 with a record 24 recipients.

Mid-way of dragging myself through the “COVID semester”, I found myself lacking meaningful academic experiences. I remember sitting in my room thinking of ways I could be more involved considering the circumstances of the global pandemic.

Join UI Professor Ana Rodriguez-Rodriguez and Study Abroad Advisor Emily Brown to learn about a Virtual Literary Tour of Madrid on Thursday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Spend your summer (May 24, 2021 - June 18, 2021) exploring Shakespeare's England virtually through performances, readings, and live-streamed interviews and presentations with actors, directors, and scholars in London and Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Join UI Professor Mo Haskins and Study Abroad Advisor Cory Petersen to learn about a virtual abroad program, Women's Empowerment in the Dominican Republic, that will discuss course content, scholarships, funding, and the application process about this unique international experience.

An archaeology dig in Sicily…performances of Shakespeare’s work…learning about Spain’s culture through conversations with Spaniards…all from the comforts of home. These experiences represent a small sampling of what students can expect from virtual study abroad course offerings this summer. The courses, led by UI faculty members, illustrate a bright spot of the COVID-19 pandemic—innovation through necessity. Student interest in learning about the world around them hasn’t diminished just because international travel isn’t possible at the moment. A growing group of faculty members has accepted the challenge to create virtual study abroad courses that allow students a rich learning experience—often featuring small-group discussions with in-country experts and scholars, hands-on cultural activities, livestreamed performances, and guided tours of historical sites.

Join UI Professor Glenn Storey to learn about a virtual course, Exploring the Archaeology of Sicily, that will investigate archaeological sites, from the paleolithic to the present on Tuesday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Learn about a unique virtual opportunity to travel to Spain with UI Department of Spanish and Portuguese Professor Luis Martin-Estudillo. 

Yashwant Vyas, assistant director at Diversity Resources in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, led the charge for the revival of international honors society Phi Beta Delta with the Alpha Tau Chapter at UI after the society’s previous long absence.