UI Study Abroad
Study Abroad can help you enhance your degree, stand out to employers, and transform you into a global citizen!
Coronavirus Response
To read the most current information from University of Iowa on the impact of coronavirus please go to https://coronavirus.uiowa.edu/.
Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Questions specific to study abroad
Study Abroad Announcements
All study abroad advising appointments will be offered through Zoom until further notice.
You can schedule an appointment by calling 319-335-0353 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Due to classes moving online, the Study Abroad Office has adjusted the submission process for both the need-based application and merit scholarship application for this session. Students submitting a Fall 2020 or Academic Year 2020-21 need-based and/or merit scholarship application (deadline Thursday, March 26) can be submitted in person, by USPS mailing, or online. This should include (need-based: application and UI Award Letter from MyUI); (merit: cover sheet, application, statement of proposed study, personal profile, unofficial grade report, and two reference letters). You will receive an email from your Study Abroad Advisor detailing how to complete submission if you are away from campus. Questions can also be directed to teresa-kout@uiowa.edu or 319-335-0353.
Responding to the 2020 Census will be easier than ever for University of Iowa students and other internet users, who will be able to respond online for the first time in Census history.
Up to five invitations to respond to the 2020 Census will be mailed to all addresses beginning in mid-March. The invitations will include information about the different ways to respond to the census, which include online, by phone, or by mail.
When responding, UI students should be counted where they live and sleep most of the time as of April 1, 2020. For most students, that means in their college town, not their hometown with their parents.
Students studying abroad on April 1, 2020, should not be counted in the 2020 Census.
New! Live Chat with a study abroad advisor
Why? Do you have questions about the study abroad process? Do you need help researching programs?
What? An advisor is available for general advising via Zoom Chat
When? Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
How? Login to the Zoom app with your HawkID and password, click “chat,” and search for “Hawkeye Study Abroad Resource Room” to start a chat with us.
Our major advising pages outline your major's academic requirements, suggest times for students in your major to study abroad, and provide lists of recommended programs based on your major.
There are many merit-based scholarships and need-based grants available for Study Abroad participants.
All UI student travelers are asked to carefully consider health, safety and security issues related to their international travel plans prior to departure.
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Why study abroad?
Because you can!
Watch the video to hear from other UI students who made it happen.
"It has been a once in a lifetime experience. I was on the fence about going abroad because I'd never done anything like this before, but it has been the most eye-opening experience and I would do it all over again if I could."
- Matthew Mather, UI nursing major, on studying abroad in Newcastle, Australia
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