The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide. Learn more about the Gilman Scholarship and other external funding opportunities for study abroad.
Below is a listing of UI students who have received the Gilman Scholarship for study abroad in the past several years. AY = Academic Year
| Name | Session | Country | Major | Hometown |
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Jaycee Bryant |
Spring 2009 |
Costa Rica |
Social Work |
Chicago, IL |
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Daniel Menzel |
Spring 2009 |
Argentina |
Elementary Education, English |
Des Moines, IA |
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Melanie Corpe |
AY 2010 |
China |
Asian Lang & Lit, International Studies |
Mount Vernon, IA |
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Lee Pham |
AY 2010 |
South Korea |
Microbiology, Pharmacy Interest |
Iowa City, IA |
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Allia Janning |
Fall 2010 |
Italy |
International Studies, Prelaw |
Coon Rapids, IA |
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Bryce Parker |
Fall 2010 |
Morocco |
Political Science |
Holstein, IA |
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Sasha Canales |
Spring 2011 |
Spain |
Political Science, Prelaw |
Uvalde, TX |
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Harmony Hauser |
Spring 2011 |
Costa Rica |
Comm Studies |
Iowa City, IA |
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Joe Murphy |
Spring 2011 |
China |
Accounting, Finance |
West Des Moines, IA |
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Sarah Nissen |
Spring 2011 |
Argentina |
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Coralville, IA |
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Sharon Sanghez |
Summer 2011 |
Madagascar |
International Studies |
Dysart, IA |
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Kotheid Nicoue |
Summer 2011 |
France |
International Studies, French |
East Moline, IL |
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Zamira Fraire |
Fall 2011 |
Dominican Republic |
Anthropology, Spanish |
Des Moines, IA |
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Kathryn Williams |
Fall 2011 |
India |
English |
Ames, IA |
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Sara Manos |
Spring 2012 |
Rwanda/Uganda |
International Studies, Linguistics |
Iowa City, IA |
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Evan McClain |
Summer 2012 |
Chile |
Human Physiology, Pre-medicine |
Waterloo, IA |
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Destinee Gwee |
Summer 2012 |
China |
Biochemistry, Asian Lang & Lit |
Iowa City, IA |
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Zach Heffernen |
Summer 2012 |
Senegal |
Marketing |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
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Elizabeth Miller |
Summer 2012 |
Senegal |
MPH program |
Earling, IA |
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Judi Yapias |
Summer 2012 |
Togo |
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Iowa City, IA |
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Spring 2013 |
Ecuador |
International Studies, Geography |
Schaumburg, IL |
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Spring 2013 |
South Korea |
Art |
Iowa City, IA |
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Brett Burk |
Summer 2013 |
China |
Linguistics |
Oskaloosa, IA |
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Steve Amancha |
Summer 2013 |
Spain |
Electrical Engineering |
Aurora, IL |
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Fall 2013 |
Dominican Republic |
Interdepartmental Studies |
Keokuk, IA |
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Fall 2013 |
Spain |
Sociology |
Council Bluffs, IA |
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Allison Wall |
Summer 2014 |
Jordan |
Political Science, International Relations |
Des Moines, IA |
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Ciera Headley |
Summer 2014 |
France |
Comm Studies, International Studies |
Iowa City, IA |
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Del-Marie Nelson |
Summer 2014 |
Costa Rica |
English, Dance |
Chicago, IL |
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Benjamin Baron |
Summer 2014 |
Senegal |
Biomedical Engineering |
Iowa City, IA |
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Fall 2014 |
Turkey |
Psychology |
Ridgeway, IA |
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Haley Henschied |
Spring 2015 |
Peru |
Pre-Business and Spanish |
Harlan, Iowa |
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Erlyn Santiago |
Summer 2015 |
Spain |
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Summer 2016 |
France |
International Studies |
Muscatine, Iowa |
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Summer 2016 |
Australia |
Pre-Veterinary Medicine |
Des Moines, Iowa |
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Summer 2016 |
China |
Mechanical Engineering |
Iowa City, Iowa |
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Summer 2017 |
Morocco |
International Relations, Latin American Studies, & Arabic |
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Summer 2017 |
Ireland |
English |
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Summer 2017 |
China |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Fall 2017 |
Italy |
Journalism and Mass Communication |
Iowa |
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Spring 2018 |
Uganda |
Business, International Relations, International Relations Transitional Issues |
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Spring 2018 |
Japan |
Linguistics, Asian Language and Literature |
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Spring 2018 |
France |
Psychology, French |
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Spring 2018 |
South Africa |
Global Health Studies |
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| Omar Khodor | Spring 2019 | Australia | Environmental Sciences, Pre-Law | Sioux City, IA |
| Sophia Ross | Spring 2019 | Ireland | English, Creative Writing | Des Moines, IA |
| Abby Donovan | Summer 2019 | Spain | Spanish | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Amanda Grabski | Summer 2019 | South Africa | Therapeutic Recreation | Lockport, IL |
| Zainab Makky | Summer 2019 | South Africa | International Relations, Ethics and Public Policy | Iowa City, IA |
| Sabereen Mohamed | Summer 2019 | South Africa | Global Health Studies, Ethics and Public Policy | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Spencer Peachee | Summer 2019 | Spain | Human Physiology | Davenport, IA |
| Fatima Tall | Summer 2019 | United Kingdom | English, Creative Writing, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies | Caldwell, ID |
| Theodore Van Winkle | Summer 2019 | Austria | Music | Muscatine, IA |
| Anna Barrera-Granillo | Fall 2019 | Spain | Accounting | Sioux Center, IA |
| Paige Grissinger | Fall 2019 | Denmark | Public Health | Savanna, IL |
| Rebecca Lawson | Fall 2019 | Russia | Neuroscience, Russian | Spring Valley, MN |
| Shakira Del Toro | Spring 2020 | Spain | English, Creative Writing, Cinema, Arts Entrepreneurship | Aurora, IL |
| Haemin Han | Spring 2020 | South Korea | Psychology, Music, Pre-Law | Whittier, CA |
| Tartil Ali | Summer 2020 | South Africa | Psychology, Arabic, Pre-Med | West Des Moines, IA |
| Leena Taha | Summer 2020 | India | Global Health Studies | Coralville, IA |
| Linette Leng | Fall 2020 | Spain | Multi-disciplinary science | West Des Moines, IA |
| Joycelyn Jorbedom | Summer 2021 | Dominican Republic | Public Health | Burnsville, MN |
| Rebecca Lara | Summer 2021 | Spain | Education | West Liberty, IA |
| Madison Rush | Summer 2021 | Georgia, Kazakhstan | International Relations | Clinton, IA |
| Anissa Forero | Fall 2021 | Dominican Republic | Genetics, Spanish | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Allison Steger | Fall 2021 | Germany | History | Dubuque, IA |
| Julie Weng | TBD | South Africa | Neurobiology | West Des Moines, IA |