Student Grants and Fellowships | International Programs

INTERNATIONAL GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Explore the many funding opportunities open to UI students and alumni.

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Types of Awards

From Fulbright awards, to research grants and fellowships, UI International Programs can guide you through the process.

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Fulbright Program Top Producer 2020-2021

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The UI has been named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for six consecutive years.

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2020-2021 Fulbright Winners

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Fulbright winners!

Fulbright winners 2020 with photos of each

Iowa Fulbrighters

View this photographic slideshow of Iowa Fulbright experiences to commemorate the Fulbright Association’s 75th anniversary.

Student Grant News

7/26/2021

Christopher Merrill receives Fulbright Specialist Award

Christopher Merrill, professor and director of the University of Iowa's International Writing Program (IWP), has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in Poland at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań for 2022. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program, with more than 400,000 participants since 1946.

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7/6/2021

UI student Marisol Contreras awarded Fulbright to Germany

Marisol Contreras, who is a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at the University of Iowa, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research grant in Chemical Engineering to Germany for 2021-22

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Ben Partridge

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6/11/2021

Five University of Iowa students selected for competitive Critical Language Scholarships for 2021

Chosen from thousands of applicants nationwide, five students from the University of Iowa have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study critical languages during the summer of 2021:

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"I think the hardest part about applying for a Fulbright is picturing yourself in that role. To me, it seemed out of reach, but we have great institutional support here at the University of Iowa with faculty and administrators who continuously exceeded my expectations."

- Isabella Myers, 2019-20 U.S. Student Fulbright Arts awardee

Students are encouraged to begin their funding searches and applications at least six months to one year in advance. Students are required to apply for funding through Karen Wachsmuth, associate director of International Fellowships. Please see the individual grant webpages for workshop announcements.

Schedule an advising appointment with Karen Wachsmuth to discuss your interest in an international fellowship or begin an application (as a UI undergraduate student, graduate student, or alumna/us).