Megan Lenss, who will receive a BA in geoscience from the University of Iowa in May 2021, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research Arts grant in oceanography to Norway for 2020-21

University of Iowa MFA student (book studies) Sarah Schlosser of North Canton, Ohio, has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a summer virtual intensive language and cultural program in Hindi.

International Programs develops new virtual global experiences and aims to send students abroad again in the fall.

Hannah Huzzey, University of Iowa undergraduate from Driftwood, Texas, recently studied abroad in Rome and graciously agreed to share her reflections with International Programs. The honors student is double-majoring in ancient civilizations and classical languages.

University of Iowa student Abigail Martin has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a summer virtual intensive language and cultural program in Arabic.

University of Iowa student Anna Correa has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a virtual intensive language and cultural program to study Hindi this summer.

University of Iowa student Isabelle Davis has been awarded a 2021 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for a virtual intensive language and cultural program hosted by Ankara University TÖMER in Ankara, Turkey, this summer.

Join UI Professor Ray Fagenbaum for info session to learn about a "Virtual Abroad Experience: International Medicine" on Thursday, April 1, at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Learn about a three-week virtual course this summer (May 17, 2021 - June 3, 2021) led by UI Professor H.S. Udaykumar.

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