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

Join International Programs for Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity's annual Open Forum event taking place on Thursday, April 18, 2019, from 12:30-4 p.m. in 1117 University Capitol Centre.

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).

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.

Sylvia Dean, who will receive a BA in Linguistics/TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Taiwan for 2019-20.

Once abroad, you meet countless new friends, learn a completely new culture and time starts to fly. Soon you find yourself cherishing your last months and weeks abroad, wishing you would have had a better idea of what you were getting yourself into. Well, you’re in luck! Here are 5 goals that you should set for yourself during your time abroad!