Below is a listing of University of Iowa students and alumni who have been awarded the Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant in recent years.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase understanding between people of the United States and other countries by providing participants opportunities to study, teach, conduct research, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.

All UI students, including undergraduate, graduate, professional students, and university alumni apply through Fulbright Program Advisor Karen Wachsmuth in International Programs, karen-wachsmuth@uiowa.edu, 319-335-1436. Learn more about applying for the Fulbright.

Types of awards

  • ETA = The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant programs place grantees in schools overseas to supplement local English language instruction and to provide a native speaker presence in the classrooms
  • Study/Research = The Fulbright Study/Research grant is the traditional award opportunity where a candidate designs a proposal for a specific country.

Awarded in 2024

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Claire Breger-BelskyWest Newbury, MAMFA literary translationStudy/Research GrantArgentina
Margo ChristensenOgden, IABA history and social studies education ETAThailand
Miah ClarkOverland Park, KSMA library and information scienceStudy/Research GrantNew Zealand
Spencer Cooper-OhmCouncil Bluffs, IABA English & creative writing and economicsETAKosovo
Wyatt HellmanFord Madison, IABS international relations, BA ChineseETATaiwan
Jennifer JimanDes Plaines, ILBA biologyETASouth Korea
William JonesCouncil Bluffs, IABA political scienceETAGermany
Tess KnickerbockerArlington, IABA political science and journalism & mass communicationETASpain
Chase LaSpisaBartlesville, OKPhD political scienceStudy/Research Grant Norway
Maria OsmanIowa City, IABA international studiesETAIndonesia
Fabian Ouellet-PintoIowa City, IAMAT English education ETATaiwan
Peyton PangburnNorthwood, IABA international relationsETAMoldova
Tabitha PeterHendersonville, TNPhD biostatisticsStudy/Research GrantColombia
Jurnie RosiusMarion, IABS health and human physiologyStudy/Research GrantGermany
Clayton SalleyAustin, TXMFA studio art, jewelry, and metal arts Study/Research GrantTaiwan
Ciara TapanesNorthampton, MABA linguisticsETAMexico
Ian ZwaschkaDes Moines, IABA cinema and English & creative writing ETACzech Republic

Awarded in 2023

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Sam BoucherLa Habra, CAPhD historyStudy/Research GrantParaguay
Olivia DunnWaverly, IAMA linguisticsETAMorocco
Laura EvansAmes, IABS neuroscienceETASouth Korea
Eleanor HildebrandtDes Moines, IABA journalism and mass communications
BS global health studies		ETAGermany
Amna HaiderOmaha, NEBA international studies and philosophyETATurkey
Charlotte HilkerDes Moines, IAMA speech language pathologyETAKosovo
Kyler JohnsonWest Des Moines, IABA English and creative writingETABrazil
Katherine KustesBettendorf, IABA social workCommunity-Based Combined AwardAustria
Rebecca LaraWest Liberty, IABA English and creative writingETASpain
Ashley Lie-AtjamBettendorf, IABS neuroscienceGraduate Study Fulbright/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam AwardNetherlands
Laura McDowellKalona, IABA linguistics and SpanishETABrazil
Guilherme PinhoLeClaire, IABA political science and GermanETAGermany
Lee SailorRolfe, IABA political scienceETAKosovo
Lizzie ShockleyCedar Falls, IABA anthropology and SpanishETAMexico
Dawn ThomasChicago, ILMAT secondary English educationETASpain

Awarded in 2022

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Tartil AliDes Moines, IAMA clinical anatomyStudy/Research Award in Public HealthMorocco
Adam BeaserNew York, NYMFA fictionStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingHungary
Greta BeckerDubuque, IAMDStudy/Research Award in Public HealthVietnam
Brittany BorghiZelienople, PAMFA nonfiction writingStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingItaly
Andrea ChildsNorth Liberty, IABA English and English educationETABulgaria
Anna CorreaClive, IAMPH community and behavior healthStudy/Research Award in Public HealthIndia
Isabelle DavisLeClaire, IABA international studiesETATurkey
Sallie FullertonPhiladelphia, PAMFA poetryStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingCanada
Hannah HaackWilliamsburg, IABA historyETAGermany
Holly HarrisWaterloo, IABA international studies and PortugueseETABrazil
Mastura IbnatWest Des Moines, IABA English and international studiesETATaiwan
Michaeljulius IdaniAtlanta, GAMFA fictionStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingSierra Leone
Megan LedermanBettendorf, IABA English and creative writingETAVietnam
Alia MnayerWaterloo, IABA English and creative writingETAMorocco
Sarah NunezIowa City, IABA social workETAMexico
Tessa ReedSpirit Lake, IABA global studies and SpanishETASpain
McKenzie TomaDetroit, MIMFA creative writingStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingRomania

Awarded in 2021

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Julia ConradBrooklyn, NYMFA nonfiction/MFA in literary translationArts/Creative Writing AwardItaly
Sarah DayVermillion, South DakotaMA rehabilitation and counselor educationETAMontenegro
Marisol ContrerasSan Diego, CAPh.D. student in Chemical EngineeringStudy/Research Award in EngineeringGermany
Dilon GonçalvesChicago, ILBA journalism & mass communicationETAEstonia
Megan LenssCedar Rapids, IABS geoscienceStudy/Research Award in OceanographyNorway
Katarina NewcampCedar Rapids, IABA political scienceETAKosovo
Kathleen PaltrineriCedar Rapids, IAMFA literary translationStudy/Research Award in TranslationNorway
Sarah SchlosserNorth Canton, OHMFA book studiesStudy/Research Award in Book ArtsIndia
Brant WalkerDubuque, IABS mathematics, economicsStudy/Research Award in EconomicsGermany

Awarded in 2020

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Margot AllscheidOak Park, ILBA elementary educationETASpain
Eric BaronBucks County, PAMFA creative writingStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingGermany
Caroline BaumAmes, IABA international relations and economicsETAMorocco
Cassandra BertoliniGreen Bay, WisconsinBA German and BA in English and creative writingETAGermany
Caroline BrownIowa City, IowaBS biochemistry and BA in SpanishETASpain
Rajnesh ChakrapaniCerritos, CaliforniaMFA creative writingStudy/Research Award in TranslationRomania
Sydney DeBoerIowa City, IABA history and BA in secondary social studies educationETACzech Republic
Ajla DizdarevicWaterloo, IABA English and creative writingETACroatia
Lucas FagreWaverly, IowaBS global health, BA in anthropologyStudy/Research Award in Public HealthBulgaria/Romania
Maggie FischerWhite Bear Lake, MNBA German and historyETAGermany
Alyssa GersonyRutland, VermontMFA interdisciplinary studiesStudy/Research Arts Award in DanceLatvia
Jackson GuilfordIndianola, IABS political scienceETASerbia
Neha HaqueLeClaire, IABA English and creative writingETAMexico
Cameron KeomanivongMt. Pleasant, IABS in neuroscience, public health certificateETALaos
Maya MahajanIowa City, IA, and Los Altos, CABA political science, philosophy, and ethics & public policyETASpain
Zainab Mousa-MakkyIowa City, IABA international relations and ethics and public policyETAMorocco
Margaret MungaiDes Moines, IowaBS neurobiologyStudy/Research Award in BiologySpain
Leon PanConcord, CAMFA creative writingStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingChina
Mark SchoenCedar Rapids, IABS economics and BA studio artStudy/Research Award in EconomicsIndonesia
Isabella SennoEvanston, ILBS anthropology, BA in psychologyETASpain
Senead ShortIowa City, IABA international studiesETATaiwan
Tess Van Den Hurk-MoranEmmetsburg, IowaBA EnglishETAArgentina
Jorrell WatkinsRichmond, VAMFA creative writing (poetry)Study/Research Arts Award in Creative WritingJapan

 

Awarded in 2019

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Brittany AndersonSparta, WisconsinPhD candidate, anthropologyStudy/Research Award in AnthropologySierra Leone
Alex BareWalcott, IowaBA international relations, minors in Spanish, ArabicETAColombia
Maria BascomDubuque, IowaBA RussianETARussia
Claire CarmichaelOskaloosa, IowaBS biologyStudy/Research Award in Public HealthBrazil
Jeffrey ClarkLorton, VirginiaBA English, historyETASouth Korea
Sylvia DeanIowa City, IowaBA linguistics, TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language)ETATaiwan
Alexa FrankIrvington, New YorkMFA creative writingStudy/Research Award in Creative WritingJapan
Nicholas GrandstaffEmmetsburg, IowaBBA economics, minor in mathematicsStudy/ResearchNetherlands
Charles GreenLos Angeles, CaliforniaMFA playwritingStudy/Research Award in Creative Writing/PlaywritingGermany
Nicole HehrMason City, IowaBA ancient civilizationETAItaly
Dani LipmanWest Des Moines, IowaBS physics, astronomyStudy/Research Award in EducationChina
Catherine LiuTallahassee, FloridaMFA book artsStudy/Research Award in Design/BookmakingChina
Jenna McCoyEstherville, IowaBA biology, environmental science, minor in SpanishETASpain
Isabella MyersIowa City, IowaMFA book artsStudy/Research Award in Bookmaking/DesignCambodia
Jill OberhartBettendorf, IowaBA music, psychologyETABrazil
Erik OvromIowa City, IowaBA interdepartmental studies (health science track), minor in SpanishETAMexico
Michael Parisi MercadoGuayama, Puerto RicoPhD candidate pharmacy, MPH candidateStudy/Research Award in Public HealthRomania
Jennifer ShyueBrooklyn, New YorkMFA literary translationStudy/Research Award in TranslationPeru
Lydia SinclairUrbandale, IowaBA Spanish, secondary Spanish teaching license, ESL endorsementETASpain

Awarded in 2018

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Tom BowmanDes Moines, IowaBS international relations (transnational issues track), minors in political science, international studies, SpanishETABulgaria
Grace ColemanMadison, WisconsinBA international studies, musicETACzech Republic
Emma GenesenRancho Mirage, CaliforniaBA theatre arts, health science, interdepartmental studies, creative writing certificateETATaiwan
Rita GuzmánDecorah, IowaBBA marketing, minor in Portuguese, international business certificateETAPortugal
Anya KimIndianola, IowaBS biology (neurobiology track), BA Spanish, certificate in clinical and translational scienceStudy/Research Award in Medical SciencesSpain
Rachel MaggiKohler, WisconsinBA international studies (South Asian and East Asian studies), minor in global health studies, sustainability certificateStudy/Research Award in Public HealthIndia
Brian MinerDavenport, IowaBA history (honors thesis on Indonesia in 1965-1966)ETAIndonesia
Barbara Chidinma OkekeWashington, D.C.PhD human toxicologyStudy/Research Award in Public HealthRomania
Christopher OrabuttLake Zurich, IllinoisBA secondary history educationETASouth Korea
Lucy PattersonCincinnati, OhioBA French, minor German, international business certificateETAGermany
Martin WolgenOrange City, IowaBA historyStudy/Research Award in theology & religionNetherlands

Awarded in 2017

Name

Hometown

Discipline

Type of Award

Destination

Benjamin BushLincoln, NEMFA creative writingStudy/ResearchBulgaria
Andrew CalvertHouston, TXMFA creative writingStudy/ResearchPhilippines
Kaché ClaytorDes Moines, IABA journalismETAColombia
Victor DiazSioux City, IABA linguistics, SpanishETAMexico
Ian DunsheeDes Moines, IABA anthropology, FrenchStudy/ResearchMartinique
Henry HartzlerIowa City, IABA elementary educationETASpain
Alexis KochSolon, IABS human physiologyETASpain
Samantha KornsSt. Louis, MOBA international studiesETARussia
Jasmine MangrumChicago, ILPhD candidate pharmacy, MPH candidateStudy/ResearchRomania
Nicholas McCartyGeneva, ILBS biochemistryStudy/ResearchUnited Kingdom
Lisa MilesPortsmouth, NHMFA book artsStudy/ResearchIndonesia
Hodna NuernbergIowa City, IAMA French, MFA literary translationETAMorocco
Kelsey O'DonnellSergeant Bluff, IABA international studies, anthropologyETATaiwan
Scott SulzenerNew Philadelphia, OHPhD historyStudy/ResearchGermany
Samantha WestphalUrbandale, IABS human physiologyETAArgentina
Katherine WillDes Moines, IABA SpanishETAArgentina

Awarded in 2016

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Noaquia CallahanLong Beach, CAPhD historyStudy/ResearchGermany
Lauren DarbyBoston, MAMA social studies educationETAGermany
Gwendolyn GillsonOklahoma City, OKPhD religious studiesStudy/ResearchJapan
Abigail GrilliMaywood, ILBA educationETAGreece
Destinee GweeIowa City, IABA biochemistry, ChineseETATaiwan
Nathalie HalcrowOrange, CABA English, FrenchETAIvory Coast
Amanda KloserDubuque, IAMAT secondary educationETATurkey
Addie LeakLansing, MAMFA literary translationETAJordan
Sarah LucasSaint Joseph, MissouriPhD musicologyStudy/ResearchHungary
Ioana ManahilovaNova Zagora, BulgariaBS human physiologyETABulgaria
Kristofer MayRoaring Spring, PABA Russian, BS biologyETARussia
Nicholas MontgomeryGreene, IABA international studiesETABrazil
Delaney NolanBoston, MAMFA fiction writingStudy/ResearchBulgaria, Greece
Laura WangIowa City, IABA English, ChineseETATaiwan
Megan WoodGreene, IABA international studiesETABrazil

Awarded in 2015

Name

Hometown

Discipline

Type of Award

Destination

Brett Burk

Oskaloosa, IA

BA linguistics

ETA

Taiwan

Douglas Baker

Fort Dodge, IA

BA Japanese, music

Study/Research

Japan

Julia Cartwright

Powell, OH

BA global health

Study/Research

India

Daniel Goering

Agency, IA

PhD human resources management

Study/Research

Japan

Quinn Hejlik

Omaha, NE

BA history, international studies

ETA

Russia

Clare Jones

New Orleans, LA

MFA creative writing

Study/Research

New Zealand

Julia Julstrom-Agoyo

Chicago, IL

BA international studies, political science, Spanish

ETA

Malaysia

Sarah Mayer

Johnston, IA

BA Spanish, biochemistry, pre-medicine

ETA

Colombia

Acacia Roberts

Iowa City, IA

BA French, Arabic, and linguistics

ETA

Morocco

Steph Rue

Cleveland, OH

MA design

Study/Research

South Korea

Beatrice Smigasiewicz

Gurnee, IL

MFA literary translation, nonfiction writing

Study/Research

Poland

Gloria Wenman

Oxford, IA

MS urban and regional planning

ETA

Mongolia

Audrey WilliamsWest Des Moines, IABA political science and FrenchStudy/ResearchTurkey

Awarded in 2014

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Sophie AmadoChicago, ILBA English, SpanishETASpain
Kathleen BurkeSpirit Lake, IABA international studies, global healthETABrazil
Nicholas HallmanDes Moines, IABA international studies, history, FrenchETATurkey
Benjamin MaukLaurel, MDIowa Writers’ WorkshopStudy/ResearchGermany
Stephanie MullerDenver, COBA theater arts, historyETAMongolia
Patrick ReedIowa City, IAMFA papermaking, bookbindingStudy/ResearchGermany
Katherine RykenIowa City, IAMD candidateStudy/ResearchBosnia and Herzegovina
Megan StarrettRock Rapids, IADMA horn performanceStudy/ResearchHungary

Awarded in 2013

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Rebecca McCrayIowa City, IABA EnglishStudy/ResearchSlovenia
Margaret RossNew York City, NYMFA poetryStudy/ResearchChina
Briana SmithFridley, MNPhD historyStudy/ResearchGermany

Awarded in 2012

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Lynne Ann LarsenMarietta, PAPhD, art, art historyStudy/ResearchBenin
Andrea RosenbergDurham, NCMFA comparative literature, translationStudy/ResearchArgentina
Sean TolentinoRedondo Beach, CAPhD computer scienceStudy/ResearchSouth Africa

Awarded in 2011

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Luke JuranDyersville, IAPh.D., GeographyStudy/ResearchIndia
Andrew SaitoSan Francisco, CAM.F.A., Creative WritingStudy/ResearchPapua New Guinea
Sangeeta TandonBettendorf, IAPharmDStudy/ResearchTogo
Sarah VirenTampa, FLMFA, Creative WritingETAColombia


Awarded in 2010

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Edward GauvinBridgewater, NJMFA creative writingStudy/ResearchBelgium
Marisa P. HandlerSan Francisco, CAMFA creative writingStudy/ResearchIndia
Hanvey HsiungSan Jose CAMFAStudy/ResearchBelgium
Sarita PatnaikDenison, IABA French, international studiesStudy/ResearchMorocco
Nicole PietrantoniLisle, ILMFA printmakingStudy/ResearchIceland
Lauren K. ReynoldsAmes, IABA international studies, SpanishETATurkey
Katherine J. L. ThorpeSeattle, WAMFA poetryStudy/ResearchGermany
Jenny J. ZhangGlen Cove, NYMFA creative writingETAFrance

Awarded in 2009

NameHometownDisciplineType of AwardDestination
Andrew CareyFarragut, IABA English, SpanishETAMexico
Geoffrey HilsabeckElgin, ILMFA poetryETAPortugal
Sarah LowenMarion, IABA Japanese, linguisticsETASouth Korea
Peter PellegrinoMaple Grove, MNBS biomedical engineeringStudy/ResearchItaly
Diana ThowBerkeley, CAMFA comparative literatureStudy/ResearchItaly