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
| Name | Session | Country | Major | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Burnett | Summer 2022 | United Kingdom | Journalism and Mass Communication, Graphic Design | West Des Moines, IA |
| Ezekiel Butler | Summer 2022 | Jordan | Ethics and Public Policy | Blue Springs, MO |
| Toby Hollis | Summer 2022 | Spain | Spanish, Computer Science | Clarence, IA |
| Courtney Jones | Summer 2022 | Greece | Nursing | Chicago, IL |
| Olivia Karlen | Summer 2022 | United Kingdom | English | Edina, MN |
| Nicholas Mueller | Summer 2022 | South Korea | Anthropology, Linguistics | Bolivar, MO |
| Rin Swann | Summer 2022 | Ireland | English and Creative Writing, Journalism and Mass Communication | Sewickley, PA |
| Whitney Woepking | Summer 2022 | Spain | Biomedical Engineering, Spanish | Muscatine, IA |
| Angelina Evans | Fall 2022 | Singapore | Geography | Tiffin, IA |
| Leona Odole | Fall 2022 | Germany | Math, Data Science | Des Moines, IA |
| Maria Osman | Fall 2022 | Jordan | International Studies | Iowa City, IA |
| Saye Traore | Fall 2022 | France | Nursing | Iowa City, IA |
| Julie Weng | TBD | South Africa | Neurobiology | West Des Moines, IA |
| Allison Steger | Fall 2021 | Germany | History | Dubuque, IA |
| Anissa Forero | Fall 2021 | Dominican Republic | Genetics, Spanish | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Madison Rush | Summer 2021 | Georgia, Kazakhstan | International Relations | Clinton, IA |
| Rebecca Lara | Summer 2021 | Spain | Education | West Liberty, IA |
| Joycelyn Jorbedom | Summer 2021 | Dominican Republic | Public Health | Burnsville, MN |
| Linette Leng | Fall 2020 | Spain | Multi-disciplinary science | West Des Moines, IA |
| Leena Taha | Summer 2020 | India | Global Health Studies | Coralville, IA |
| Tartil Ali | Summer 2020 | South Africa | Psychology, Arabic, Pre-Med | West Des Moines, IA |
| Haemin Han | Spring 2020 | South Korea | Psychology, Music, Pre-Law | Whittier, CA |
| Shakira Del Toro | Spring 2020 | Spain | English, Creative Writing, Cinema, Arts Entrepreneurship | Aurora, IL |
| Rebecca Lawson | Fall 2019 | Russia | Neuroscience, Russian | Spring Valley, MN |
| Paige Grissinger | Fall 2019 | Denmark | Public Health | Savanna, IL |
| Anna Barrera-Granillo | Fall 2019 | Spain | Accounting | Sioux Center, IA |
| Theodore Van Winkle | Summer 2019 | Austria | Music | Muscatine, IA |
| Fatima Tall | Summer 2019 | United Kingdom | English, Creative Writing, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies | Caldwell, ID |
| Spencer Peachee | Summer 2019 | Spain | Human Physiology | Davenport, IA |
| Sabereen Mohamed | Summer 2019 | South Africa | Global Health Studies, Ethics and Public Policy | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Zainab Makky | Summer 2019 | South Africa | International Relations, Ethics and Public Policy | Iowa City, IA |
| Amanda Grabski | Summer 2019 | South Africa | Therapeutic Recreation | Lockport, IL |
| Abby Donovan | Summer 2019 | Spain | Spanish | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Sophia Ross | Spring 2019 | Ireland | English, Creative Writing | Des Moines, IA |
| Omar Khodor | Spring 2019 | Australia | Environmental Sciences, Pre-Law | Sioux City, IA |
| Emily Smith | Spring 2018 | South Africa | Global Health Studies | |
| Jenna Iben | Spring 2018 | France | Psychology, French | |
| Onae Parker | Spring 2018 | Japan | Linguistics, Asian Language and Literature | |
| Nicholas Ryan | Spring 2018 | Uganda | Business, International Relations, International Relations Transitional Issues | |
| Allison Schafer | Fall 2017 | Italy | Journalism and Mass Communication | Iowa |
| Emily Campbell | Summer 2017 | China | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Elijah Thompson-Acquah | Summer 2017 | Ireland | English | |
| Nazira Coury | Summer 2017 | Morocco | International Relations, Latin American Studies, & Arabic | |
| Jacob Ohrt | Summer 2016 | China | Mechanical Engineering | Iowa City, IA |
| Reannan Barlow | Summer 2016 | Australia | Pre-Veterinary Medicine | Des Moines, IA |
| Ana Arzate | Summer 2016 | France | International Studies | Muscatine, IA |
| Erlyn Santiago | Summer 2015 | Spain | ||
| Haley Henschied | Spring 2015 | Peru | Pre-Business and Spanish | Harlan, IA |
| Zachary Schmelzer | Fall 2014 | Turkey | Psychology | Ridgeway, IA |
| Benjamin Baron | Summer 2014 | Senegal | Biomedical Engineering | Iowa City, IA |
| Del-Marie Nelson | Summer 2014 | Costa Rica | English, Dance | Chicago, IL |
| Ciera Headley | Summer 2014 | France | Comm Studies, International Studies | Iowa City, IA |
| Allison Wall | Summer 2014 | Jordan | Political Science, International Relations | Des Moines, IA |
| Jenna Ladd | Fall 2013 | Spain | Sociology | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Kyra Seay | Fall 2013 | Dominican Republic | Interdepartmental Studies | Keokuk, IA |
| Steve Amancha | Summer 2013 | Spain | Electrical Engineering | Aurora, IL |
| Brett Burk | Summer 2013 | China | Linguistics | Oskaloosa, IA |
| Eunice Kim | Spring 2013 | South Korea | Art | Iowa City, IA |
| Ashlee Baeten | Spring 2013 | Ecuador | International Studies, Geography | Schaumburg, IL |
| Judi Yapias | Summer 2012 | Togo | Iowa City, IA | |
| Elizabeth Miller | Summer 2012 | Senegal | MPH program | Earling, IA |
| Zach Heffernen | Summer 2012 | Senegal | Marketing | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Destinee Gwee | Summer 2012 | China | Biochemistry, Asian Lang & Lit | Iowa City, IA |
| Evan McClain | Summer 2012 | Chile | Human Physiology, Pre-medicine | Waterloo, IA |
| Sara Manos | Spring 2012 | Rwanda/Uganda | International Studies, Linguistics | Iowa City, IA |
| Kathryn Williams | Fall 2011 | India | English | Ames, IA |
| Zamira Fraire | Fall 2011 | Dominican Republic | Anthropology, Spanish | Des Moines, IA |
| Kotheid Nicoue | Summer 2011 | France | International Studies, French | East Moline, IL |
| Sharon Sanghez | Summer 2011 | Madagascar | International Studies | Dysart, IA |
| Sarah Nissen | Spring 2011 | Argentina | Coralville, IA | |
| Joe Murphy | Spring 2011 | China | Accounting, Finance | West Des Moines, IA |
| Harmony Hauser | Spring 2011 | Costa Rica | Comm Studies | Iowa City, IA |
| Sasha Canales | Spring 2011 | Spain | Political Science, Prelaw | Uvalde, TX |
| Bryce Parker | Fall 2010 | Morocco | Political Science | Holstein, IA |
| Allia Janning | Fall 2010 | Italy | International Studies, Prelaw | Coon Rapids, IA |
| Lee Pham | AY 2010 | South Korea | Microbiology, Pharmacy Interest | Iowa City, IA |
| Melanie Corpe | AY 2010 | China | Asian Lang & Lit, International Studies | Mount Vernon, IA |
| Daniel Menzel | Spring 2009 | Argentina | Elementary Education, English | Des Moines, IA |
| Jaycee Bryant | Spring 2009 | Costa Rica | Social Work | Chicago, IL |