The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide. Learn more about the Gilman Scholarship and other external funding opportunities for study abroad.

Below is a listing of UI students who have received the Gilman Scholarship for study abroad in the past several years. AY = Academic Year

NameSessionCountryMajorHometown
Ellen CrockFall 2024ArgentinaSpanish, Ethics and Public PolicyMount Vernon, IA
Shahd IbrahimFall 2024JordanPublic HealthCoralville, IA
Ekhlas KhalilFall 2024MoroccoPublic HealthNorth Liberty, IA
Mitchell WinterlinFall 2024DenmarkPsychologyBettendorf, IA
Shahad ElnourSummer 2024United KingdomPublic HealthNorth Liberty, IA
Andrew KelleherSummer 2024SpainPolitical ScienceNew Albin, IA
Kate MonroySummer 2024SpainHuman PhysiologyIowa City, IA
Kelly MonroySummer 2024SpainOpen MajorIowa City, IA
Nancy NahraSummer 2024IrelandComputer ScienceNorth Liberty, IA
Jade NguyenSummer 2024NetherlandsSocial JusticeDes Moines, IA
Camry PritchardSummer 2024South KoreaInternational StudiesBettendorf, IA
Brayden AtkinsonSpring 2024South KoreaMarketingDubuque, IA
El Tayeb AhmedWinter 2023United KingdomFinance, Risk Management and InsuranceIowa City, IA
Safeya SiddigWinter 2023United KingdomMarketingIowa City, IA
Ayah ElGaddalFall 2023United KingdomInternational RelationsNorth Liberty, IA
Molly McNeillFall 2023SpainWorld Language Education, SpanishAfton, IA
Cielo PosateriFall 2023ArgentinaEnglish and Creative Writing, International RelationsTaylor Ridge, IL
Olga ColmeneroSummer 2023United KingdomElementary EducationMuscatine, IA
Yamam HussienSummer 2023JordanNeuroscience, Pre-MedDes Moines, IA
Ngonyo MungaraSummer 2023GhanaEducational Studies, Human RelationsMuscatine, IA
Abigail RodriguezSummer 2023United KingdomArtKeokuk, IA
Claire BurnettSummer 2022United KingdomJournalism and Mass Communication, Graphic DesignWest Des Moines, IA
Ezekiel ButlerSummer 2022JordanEthics and Public PolicyBlue Springs, MO
Toby HollisSummer 2022SpainSpanish, Computer ScienceClarence, IA
Courtney JonesSummer 2022GreeceNursingChicago, IL
Olivia KarlenSummer 2022United KingdomEnglishEdina, MN
Nicholas MuellerSummer 2022South KoreaAnthropology, LinguisticsBolivar, MO
Rin SwannSummer 2022IrelandEnglish and Creative Writing, Journalism and Mass CommunicationSewickley, PA
Whitney WoepkingSummer 2022SpainBiomedical Engineering, SpanishMuscatine, IA
Angelina EvansFall 2022SingaporeGeographyTiffin, IA
Leona OdoleFall 2022GermanyMath, Data ScienceDes Moines, IA
Maria OsmanFall 2022JordanInternational StudiesIowa City, IA
Saye TraoreFall 2022FranceNursingIowa City, IA
Julie WengTBDSouth AfricaNeurobiologyWest Des Moines, IA
Allison StegerFall 2021GermanyHistoryDubuque, IA
Anissa ForeroFall 2021Dominican RepublicGenetics, SpanishCedar Falls, IA
Madison RushSummer 2021Georgia, KazakhstanInternational RelationsClinton, IA
Rebecca LaraSummer 2021SpainEducationWest Liberty, IA
Joycelyn JorbedomSummer 2021Dominican RepublicPublic HealthBurnsville, MN
Linette LengFall 2020SpainMulti-disciplinary scienceWest Des Moines, IA
Leena TahaSummer 2020IndiaGlobal Health StudiesCoralville, IA
Tartil AliSummer 2020South AfricaPsychology, Arabic, Pre-MedWest Des Moines, IA
Haemin HanSpring 2020South KoreaPsychology, Music, Pre-LawWhittier, CA
Shakira Del ToroSpring 2020SpainEnglish, Creative Writing, Cinema, Arts EntrepreneurshipAurora, IL
Rebecca LawsonFall 2019RussiaNeuroscience, RussianSpring Valley, MN
Paige GrissingerFall 2019DenmarkPublic HealthSavanna, IL
Anna Barrera-GranilloFall 2019SpainAccountingSioux Center, IA
Theodore Van WinkleSummer 2019AustriaMusicMuscatine, IA
Fatima TallSummer 2019United KingdomEnglish, Creative Writing, Gender, Women's and Sexuality StudiesCaldwell, ID
Spencer PeacheeSummer 2019SpainHuman PhysiologyDavenport, IA
Sabereen MohamedSummer 2019South AfricaGlobal Health Studies, Ethics and Public PolicyCedar Rapids, IA
Zainab MakkySummer 2019South AfricaInternational Relations, Ethics and Public PolicyIowa City, IA
Amanda GrabskiSummer 2019South AfricaTherapeutic RecreationLockport, IL
Abby DonovanSummer 2019SpainSpanishCedar Rapids, IA
Sophia RossSpring 2019IrelandEnglish, Creative WritingDes Moines, IA
Omar KhodorSpring 2019AustraliaEnvironmental Sciences, Pre-LawSioux City, IA
Emily SmithSpring 2018South AfricaGlobal Health Studies 
Jenna IbenSpring 2018FrancePsychology, French 
Onae ParkerSpring 2018JapanLinguistics, Asian Language and Literature 
Nicholas RyanSpring 2018UgandaBusiness, International Relations, International Relations Transitional Issues 
Allison SchaferFall 2017ItalyJournalism and Mass CommunicationIowa
Emily CampbellSummer 2017ChinaBiomedical Engineering 
Elijah Thompson-AcquahSummer 2017IrelandEnglish 
Nazira CourySummer 2017MoroccoInternational Relations, Latin American Studies, & Arabic 
Jacob OhrtSummer 2016ChinaMechanical EngineeringIowa City, IA
Reannan BarlowSummer 2016AustraliaPre-Veterinary MedicineDes Moines, IA
Ana ArzateSummer 2016FranceInternational StudiesMuscatine, IA
Erlyn SantiagoSummer 2015Spain  
Haley HenschiedSpring 2015PeruPre-Business and SpanishHarlan, IA
Zachary SchmelzerFall 2014TurkeyPsychologyRidgeway, IA
Benjamin BaronSummer 2014SenegalBiomedical EngineeringIowa City, IA
Del-Marie NelsonSummer 2014Costa RicaEnglish, DanceChicago, IL
Ciera HeadleySummer 2014FranceComm Studies, International StudiesIowa City, IA
Allison WallSummer 2014JordanPolitical Science, International RelationsDes Moines, IA
Jenna LaddFall 2013SpainSociologyCouncil Bluffs, IA
Kyra SeayFall 2013Dominican RepublicInterdepartmental StudiesKeokuk, IA
Steve AmanchaSummer 2013SpainElectrical EngineeringAurora, IL
Brett BurkSummer 2013ChinaLinguisticsOskaloosa, IA
Eunice KimSpring 2013South KoreaArtIowa City, IA
Ashlee BaetenSpring 2013EcuadorInternational Studies, GeographySchaumburg, IL
Judi YapiasSummer 2012Togo Iowa City, IA
Elizabeth MillerSummer 2012SenegalMPH programEarling, IA
Zach HeffernenSummer 2012SenegalMarketingCedar Rapids, IA
Destinee GweeSummer 2012ChinaBiochemistry, Asian Lang & LitIowa City, IA
Evan McClainSummer 2012ChileHuman Physiology, Pre-medicineWaterloo, IA
Sara ManosSpring 2012Rwanda/UgandaInternational Studies, LinguisticsIowa City, IA
Kathryn WilliamsFall 2011IndiaEnglishAmes, IA
Zamira FraireFall 2011Dominican RepublicAnthropology, SpanishDes Moines, IA
Kotheid NicoueSummer 2011FranceInternational Studies, FrenchEast Moline, IL
Sharon SanghezSummer 2011MadagascarInternational StudiesDysart, IA
Sarah NissenSpring 2011Argentina Coralville, IA
Joe MurphySpring 2011ChinaAccounting, FinanceWest Des Moines, IA
Harmony HauserSpring 2011Costa RicaComm StudiesIowa City, IA
Sasha CanalesSpring 2011SpainPolitical Science, PrelawUvalde, TX
Bryce ParkerFall 2010MoroccoPolitical ScienceHolstein, IA
Allia JanningFall 2010ItalyInternational Studies, PrelawCoon Rapids, IA
Lee PhamAY 2010South KoreaMicrobiology, Pharmacy InterestIowa City, IA
Melanie CorpeAY 2010ChinaAsian Lang & Lit, International StudiesMount Vernon, IA
Daniel MenzelSpring 2009ArgentinaElementary Education, EnglishDes Moines, IA
Jaycee BryantSpring 2009Costa RicaSocial WorkChicago, IL