Five University of Iowa students were recently awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS): Alexander Bare (to study Arabic in Tangier, Morocco); Abby Rinaldi (to study Mandarin in Dalian, China); Mark Schoen (to study Bahasa in Malang, Indonesia); and Angel Trachta (to study Korean in Gwangju, South Korea). 

Jeffrey Clark, who will receive a BA in English and history from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to South Korea for 2019-20

Catherine Liu, who will receive an MFA in book arts from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright Arts grant in Design/Bookmaking to China for 2019-20

Michael J. Parisi Mercado, Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health candidate at the University of Iowa, is the winner of a Fulbright Research Award in Public Health to Romania for 2019-20

University of Iowa economics and art major Mark Schoen has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

University of Iowa graduate student in journalism and mass communication Abby Rinaldi, a native of Tampa, Florida, has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

UI student Alex Bare awarded two prestigious international scholarships to Morocco and Colombia.

University of Iowa international studies major Angel Trachta, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). This summer, Trachta will travel to Gwangju, South Korea and will study advanced Korean at the Chonnam National University.

Learn the basics of writing competitive grants essays with UI Fulbright Program Advisor Karen Wachsmuth. 

Two University of Iowa undergraduates have been awarded the competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to study abroad this spring. 

Would you like to teach English, study, or do research abroad for an academic year at no cost? Join International Programs for the seventh-annual intensive Fulbright U.S. Student Program workshop on Friday, January 25, 2019, from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Big Ten Theater (Room 348 in the Iowa Memorial Union).

International Programs will host information sessions regarding the Stanley Awards for International Research. Undergraduates interested in international studies are especially encouraged to attend.