Below is a listing of University of Iowa students and alumni who have been awarded the Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant in recent years.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase understanding between people of the United States and other countries by providing participants opportunities to study, teach, conduct research, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.
All UI students, including undergraduate, graduate, professional students, and university alumni apply through Fulbright Program Advisor Karen Wachsmuth in International Programs, karen-wachsmuth@uiowa.edu, 319-335-1436. Learn more about applying for the Fulbright.
Types of awards
- ETA = The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant programs place grantees in schools overseas to supplement local English language instruction and to provide a native speaker presence in the classrooms
- Study/Research = The Fulbright Study/Research grant is the traditional award opportunity where a candidate designs a proposal for a specific country.
Awarded in 2019
| Name | Hometown | Discipline | Type of Award | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Anderson | Sparta, Wisconsin | PhD candidate, anthropology | Study/Research Award in Anthropology | Sierra Leone |
| Alex Bare | Walcott, Iowa | BA international relations, minors in Spanish, Arabic | ETA | Colombia |
| Maria Bascom | Dubuque, Iowa | BA Russian | ETA | Russia |
| Claire Carmichael | Oskaloosa, Iowa | BS biology | Study/Research Award in Public Health | Brazil |
| Jeffrey Clark | Lorton, Virginia | BA English, history | ETA | South Korea |
| Sylvia Dean | Iowa City, Iowa | BA linguistics, TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) | ETA | Taiwan |
| Alexa Frank | Irvington, New York | MFA creative writing | Study/Research Award in Creative Writing | Japan |
| Nicholas Grandstaff | Emmetsburg, Iowa | BBA economics, minor in mathematics | Study/Research | Netherlands |
| Charles Green | Los Angeles, California | MFA playwriting | Study/Research Award in Creative Writing/Playwriting | Germany |
| Dani Lipman | West Des Moines, Iowa | BS physics, astronomy | Study/Research Award in Education | China |
| Catherine Liu | Tallahassee, Florida | MFA book arts | Study/Research Award in Design/Bookmaking | China |
| Jenna McCoy | Estherville, Iowa | BA biology, environmental science, minor in Spanish | ETA | Spain |
| Isabella Myers | Iowa City, Iowa | MFA book arts | Study/Research Award in Bookmaking/Design | Cambodia |
| Jill Oberhart | Bettendorf, Iowa | BA music, psychology | ETA | Brazil |
| Erik Ovrom | Iowa City, Iowa | BA interdepartmental studies (health science track), minor in Spanish | ETA | Mexico |
| Michael Parisi Mercado | Guayama, Puerto Rico | PhD candidate pharmacy, MPH candidate | Study/Research Award in Public Health | Romania |
| Jennifer Shyue | Brooklyn, New York | MFA literary translation | Study/Research Award in Translation | Peru |
| Lydia Sinclair | Urbandale, Iowa | BA Spanish, secondary Spanish teaching license, ESL endorsement | ETA | Spain |
| Natalie Brown* | MFA art | Study/Research Award in Installation Art | Colombia | |
| Charlotte Crowe* | Collinsville, Connecticut | MFA creative writing | Study/Research Award in Creative Writing | Greece |
| Nicole Hehr* | Mason City, Iowa | BA ancient civilization | ETA | Italy |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2018
| Name | Hometown | Discipline | Type of Award | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bowman | Des Moines, Iowa | BS international relations (transnational issues track), minors in political science, international studies, Spanish | ETA | Bulgaria |
| Grace Coleman | Madison, Wisconsin | BA international studies, music | ETA | Czech Republic |
| Emma Genesen | Rancho Mirage, California | BA theatre arts, health science, interdepartmental studies, creative writing certificate | ETA | Taiwan |
| Rita Guzmán | Decorah, Iowa | BBA marketing, minor in Portuguese, international business certificate | ETA | Portugal |
| Anya Kim | Indianola, Iowa | BS biology (neurobiology track), BA Spanish, certificate in clinical and translational science | Study/Research Award in Medical Sciences | Spain |
| Rachel Maggi | Kohler, Wisconsin | BA international studies (South Asian and East Asian studies), minor in global health studies, sustainability certificate | Study/Research Award in Public Health | India |
| Brian Miner | Davenport, Iowa | BA history (honors thesis on Indonesia in 1965-1966) | ETA | Indonesia |
| Barbara Chidinma Okeke | Washington, D.C. | PhD human toxicology | Study/Research Award in Public Health | Romania |
| Christopher Orabutt | Lake Zurich, Illinois | BA secondary history education | ETA | South Korea |
| Lucy Patterson | Cincinnati, Ohio | BA French, minor German, international business certificate | ETA | Germany |
| Martin Wolgen | Orange City, Iowa | BA history | Study/Research Award in theology & religion | Netherlands |
| Claire Boettcher* | Davenport, Iowa | BA international business | ETA | Argentina |
| Iracema Drew* | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | MA fiction and literary translation | ETA | Portugal |
| Cindy Garcia* | Sioux City, Iowa | BA journalism and mass communication, history | ETA | Spain |
| Carolyn Hoemann* | Des Moines, Iowa | BA ethics and public policy | Study/Research | Malaysia |
| Claire Jacobson* | Iowa City, Iowa | BA French, Arabic | ETA | Palestine |
| Grace Ridnour* | Nanning, China | BA English | ETA | South Korea |
| Andrew Smyth* | Danbury, Connecticut | MA creative writing | Study/Research | Germany |
| Nathaniel Weger* | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | BSE mechanical engineering | Study/Research | Netherlands |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2017
Read more about these winners.
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bush | Lincoln, NE | MFA creative writing | Study/Research | Bulgaria |
| Andrew Calvert | Houston, TX | MFA creative writing | Study/Research | Philippines |
| Kaché Claytor | Des Moines, IA | BA journalism | ETA | Colombia |
| Victor Diaz | Sioux City, IA | BA linguistics, Spanish | ETA | Mexico |
| Ian Dunshee | Des Moines, IA | BA anthropology, French | Study/Research | Martinique |
| Henry Hartzler | Iowa City, IA | BA elementary education | ETA | Spain |
| Alexis Koch | Solon, IA | BS human physiology | ETA | Spain |
| Samantha Korns | St. Louis, MO | BA international studies | ETA | Russia |
| Jasmine Mangrum | Chicago, IL | PhD candidate pharmacy, MPH candidate | Study/Research | Romania |
| Nicholas McCarty | Geneva, IL | BS biochemistry | Study/Research | United Kingdom |
| Lisa Miles | Portsmouth, NH | MFA book arts | Study/Research | Indonesia |
| Hodna Nuernberg | Iowa City, IA | MA French, MFA literary translation | ETA | Morocco |
| Kelsey O'Donnell | Sergeant Bluff, IA | BA international studies, anthropology | ETA | Taiwan |
| Scott Sulzener | New Philadelphia, OH | PhD history | Study/Research | Germany |
| Samantha Westphal | Urbandale, IA | BS human physiology | ETA | Argentina |
| Katherine Will | Des Moines, IA | BA Spanish | ETA | Argentina |
| Jeiran Hasan* | Lansing, MI | DMA flute performance | Study/Research | Russia |
| Haley Henscheid* | BBA business management | Study/Research | Australia | |
| Rylee Kerper* | BS medical anthropology | Study/Research | Romania | |
| Amira Nash* | BA psychology | ETA | Dominican Republic |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2016
|
Name |
Hometown | Discipline | Type of Award | Destination |
| Noaquia Callahan | Long Beach, CA | PhD history | Study/Research | Germany |
| Lauren Darby | Boston, MA | MA social studies education | ETA | Germany |
| Gwendolyn Gillson | Oklahoma City, OK | PhD religious studies | Study/Research | Japan |
| Abigail Grilli | Maywood, IL | BA education | ETA | Greece |
| Destinee Gwee | Iowa City, IA | BA biochemistry, Chinese | ETA | Taiwan |
| Nathalie Halcrow | Orange, CA | BA English, French | ETA | Ivory Coast |
| Amanda Kloser | Dubuque, IA | MAT secondary education | ETA | Turkey |
| Addie Leak | Lansing, MA | MFA literary translation | ETA | Jordan |
| Sarah Lucas | Saint Joseph, Missouri | PhD musicology | Study/Research | Hungary |
| Ioana Manahilova | Nova Zagora, Bulgaria | BS human physiology | ETA | Bulgaria |
| Kristofer May | Roaring Spring, PA | BA Russian, BS biology | ETA | Russia |
| Nicholas Montgomery | Greene, IA | BA international studies | ETA | Brazil |
| Delaney Nolan | Boston, MA | MFA fiction writing | Study/Research | Bulgaria, Greece |
| Laura Wang | Iowa City, IA | BA English, Chinese | ETA | Taiwan |
| Megan Wood | Greene, IA | BA international studies | ETA | Brazil |
| Lila Cutter* | Fairfield, IA | BA English, creative writing track | ETA | Hungary |
| Ananda Guneratne* | Chicago, IL | MA education | Study/Research | Germany |
| Patricia Nash* | Düsseldorf, Germany | MA comparative literature | Study/Research | Romania |
| Sarita Zaleha* | Sandusky, Ohio | MA installation art | Study/Research | Ecuador |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2015
Read more about these winners. Names in blue below link to individual articles about the winner and their project proposal
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oskaloosa, IA |
BA linguistics |
ETA |
Taiwan |
|
|
Fort Dodge, IA |
BA Japanese, music |
Study/Research |
Japan |
|
|
Julia Cartwright |
Powell, OH |
BA global health |
Study/Research |
India |
|
Agency, IA |
PhD human resources management |
Study/Research |
Japan |
|
|
Omaha, NE |
BA history, international studies |
ETA |
Russia |
|
|
New Orleans, LA |
MFA creative writing |
Study/Research |
New Zealand |
|
|
Chicago, IL |
BA international studies, political science, Spanish |
ETA |
Malaysia |
|
|
Johnston, IA |
BA Spanish, biochemistry, pre-medicine |
ETA |
Colombia |
|
|
Iowa City, IA |
BA French, Arabic, and linguistics |
ETA |
Morocco |
|
|
Cleveland, OH |
MA design |
Study/Research |
South Korea |
|
|
Gurnee, IL |
MFA literary translation, nonfiction writing |
Study/Research |
Poland |
|
|
Oxford, IA |
MS urban and regional planning |
ETA |
Mongolia |
|
|
West Des Moines, IA |
BA political science and French |
Study/Research |
Turkey |
|
|
Shannon Gravelle* |
Rochester, MN |
DMA choral conducting and pedagogy |
Study/Research |
Russia |
|
Sarah Lucas* |
St. Joseph, MO |
PhD musicology |
Study/Research |
Hungary |
|
Madeline Welter* |
St. Charles, IL |
BA international relations |
ETA |
Germany |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2014
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sophie Amado |
Chicago, IL |
BA English, Spanish |
ETA |
Spain |
|
Kathleen Burke |
Spirit Lake, IA |
BA international studies, global health |
ETA |
Brazil |
|
Nicholas Hallman |
Des Moines, IA |
BA international studies, history, French |
ETA |
Turkey |
|
Benjamin Mauk |
Laurel, MD |
Iowa Writers’ Workshop |
Study/Research |
Germany |
|
Stephanie Muller |
Denver, CO |
BA theater arts, history |
ETA |
Mongolia |
|
Patrick Reed |
Iowa City, IA |
MFA papermaking, bookbinding |
Study/Research |
Germany |
|
Katherine Ryken |
Iowa City, IA |
MD candidate |
Study/Research |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
Megan Starrett |
Rock Rapids, IA |
DMA horn performance |
Study/Research |
Hungary |
|
Kate Kedley* |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
PhD |
Study/Research |
Honduras |
|
Andrew Nance* |
Rochester, MI |
MFA |
Study/Research |
Ireland |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2013
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rebecca McCray |
Iowa City, IA |
BA English |
Study/Research |
Slovenia |
|
Margaret Ross |
New York City, NY |
MFA poetry |
Study/Research |
China |
|
Briana Smith |
Fridley, MN |
PhD history |
Study/Research |
Germany |
Awarded in 2012
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lynne Ann Larsen |
Marietta, PA |
PhD, art, art history |
Study/Research |
Benin |
|
Andrea Rosenberg |
Durham, NC |
MFA comparative literature, translation |
Study/Research |
Argentina |
|
Sean Tolentino |
Redondo Beach, CA |
PhD computer science |
Study/Research |
South Africa |
|
Erica Hayes* |
Marion, IA |
BA |
ETA |
Norway |
|
Jennifer Zoble* |
Brooklyn, NY |
MFA |
Study/Research |
Serbia |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2011
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dyersville, IA |
Ph.D., Geography |
Study/Research |
India |
|
|
Andrew Saito |
San Francisco, CA |
M.F.A., Creative Writing |
Study/Research |
Papua New Guinea |
|
Sangeeta Tandon |
Bettendorf, IA |
PharmD |
Study/Research |
Togo |
|
Sarah Viren |
Tampa, FL |
MFA, Creative Writing |
ETA |
Colombia |
|
Lia Yoon* |
Johnston, IA |
M.S., Nursing |
Study/Research |
Brazil |
* Denotes alternate
Awarded in 2010
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Edward Gauvin |
Bridgewater, NJ |
MFA creative writing |
Study/Research |
Belgium |
|
Marisa P. Handler |
San Francisco, CA |
MFA creative writing |
Study/Research |
India |
|
Hanvey Hsiung |
San Jose CA |
MFA |
Study/Research |
Belgium |
|
Sarita Patnaik |
Denison, IA |
BA French, international studies |
Study/Research |
Morocco |
|
Nicole Pietrantoni |
Lisle, IL |
MFA printmaking |
Study/Research |
Iceland |
|
Lauren K. Reynolds |
Ames, IA |
BA international studies, Spanish |
ETA |
Turkey |
|
Katherine J. L. Thorpe |
Seattle, WA |
MFA poetry |
Study/Research |
Germany |
|
Jenny J. Zhang |
Glen Cove, NY |
MFA creative writing |
ETA |
France |
Awarded in 2009
|
Name |
Hometown |
Discipline |
Type of Award |
Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andrew Carey |
Farragut, IA |
BA English, Spanish |
ETA |
Mexico |
|
Elgin, IL |
MFA poetry |
ETA |
Portugal |
|
|
Sarah Lowen |
Marion, IA |
BA Japanese, linguistics |
ETA |
South Korea |
|
Peter Pellegrino |
Maple Grove, MN |
BS biomedical engineering |
Study/Research |
Italy |
|
Diana Thow |
Berkeley, CA |
MFA comparative literature |
Study/Research |
Italy |
|
Brian Miller* |
Roswell, GA |
PhD history |
Study/Research |
Turkey |
* Denotes alternate