Marian Muste, a research engineer and adjunct professor in the College of Engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright for spring 2026. He will be hosted by the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering (FESE) at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

University of Iowa student and Korean department ambassador Arieanna Grage, who grew up in rural Iowa, has been awarded the competitive Freeman-ASIA Award to study abroad in Seoul, South Korea, as part of her Korean studies minor.

International students at the University of Iowa share the comfort foods from their home countries that they miss the most.

Dean Ganim talks graduation, Fulbright and other prestigious awards, and how International Programs staff work together to support our campus.

The UI awarded dozens of merit-based scholarships for students studying abroad during the summer and fall 2025 semesters, supporting programs in countries like South Korea, Spain, Italy, Japan, and more. These scholarships promote global learning and help students build intercultural and language skills.

Nine University of Iowa undergraduate students are able to study abroad thanks to support from the Leona Zaharis Scholarship, a fund that was established in 2022 by Cathy Zaharis (BBA finance ’82) in memory of her mother.

LeFevre (BA social studies education, political science ‘25) will teach English, lead a weekly English club through a professional high school, and be a coach for an English debate and speech group.

Josie Mbaye (BA environmental sciences ’25) is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award (ETA) to Taiwan for 2025-26.

Out of thousands of applicants nationwide, 9 University of Iowa (UI) students—eight of whom are Iowa natives—have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 to support study or internship experiences abroad.

Six University of Iowa undergraduate students received the Dr. Ken Magid Scholarship to support their internships abroad in Japan, Ireland, Kenya, Austria, and South Africa. Learn more about how this scholarship supports UI students in achieving their global learning goals.