The recipient of multiple student funding research awards while at Iowa, Briana Smith attributes many of her successes to her time at Iowa and the support she received from faculty and staff mentors.

Scott Olson, a PhD candidate in anthropology at the UI, is the winner of a 2018-19 Research Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Olson's research in Germany will focus on LGBTQ activists in Berlin, specifically the way German activists are creating transnational LGBTQ rights and justice movements through interpretations of queer history. 

Interested in applying for grants through the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)? Associate Director of International Fellowships Karen Wachsmuth will be offering an information session on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in International Commons, 1117 University Capitol Centre.  The workshop will provide an overview of the types of grants offered and the application process. 

Patrick S. Brown, a Ph.D. candidate in film studies at the UI, is the winner of a 2016-17 Research grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).