international fellowships

Fulbright top producer graphic 2023-2024

UI named top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for eighth year

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has again named the University of Iowa a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students.
Sarah Nunez, 2022-23 UI Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship awardee

12th Annual Fulbright Workshop to be held Jan. 26

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Join International Programs for the twelfth annual intensive Fulbright U.S. Student Program workshop to learn the basics of applying.
student smiling

UI student awarded Fulbright to South Korea

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Laura Evans (BS neuroscience ‘22) is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to South Korea for 2023-24. 
Anna Correa at Fulbright conference in India

Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Group Presentation Session

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Fulbright Group Presentation Session gives students the chance to learn about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.  
student in blue shirt

Boren Awards info session to be held on Nov. 15

Friday, September 22, 2023
Learn how you can receive up $30,000 for international research or study abroad with a Boren Award.
Abby Fowler standing in front of Japanese arch in Japan

Upcoming Critical Language Scholarship info session and workshop, Nov 2 & 10

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in a summer language program abroad, all expenses paid?
Cecilia Bradley at the National Library in Buenos Aires

Take your research abroad with a Stanley Award - upcoming 2023 info sessions

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The Stanley Undergraduate and Graduate Awards for International Research are given annually to outstanding University of Iowa students for the pursuit of research and learning activities outside of the United States.
Picture of women in the Cafe Tortoni, black and white, 1934

Stanley Award empowers undergraduate to dive into Argentine poetry 

Friday, September 8, 2023
Cecilia Bradley, an English and creative writing major from Tempe, Arizona, received a Stanley Award for International Research in 2023 to travel to Argentina and Uruguay to conduct research.
group of seven students smiling

7 University of Iowa students awarded Gilman scholarships to study abroad

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Out of thousands of applicants nationwide, seven students from the University of Iowa have been granted a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which awards each recipient up to $5,000 to study abroad.
Leona Odole

University of Iowa student awarded prestigious DAAD grant for graduate studies in Germany

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
University of Iowa student Leona Odole, a double major in math and data science from Des Moines, Iowa, has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) grant to pursue graduate studies in Germany.  
map of the world in gray with represented countries highlighted in yellow

14 UI students, alumni receive Fulbright awards to travel abroad in 2023-24

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Fourteen University of Iowa students and alumni were chosen from about 10,000 Fulbright Award applicants nationwide to serve as representatives of the U.S. Department of State in 11 countries during the 2023-24 academic year. The students will teach English abroad, serve in local community organizations, enroll in graduate studies at cutting-edge universities, and conduct research.
student smiling

UI student Rebecca Lara awarded Fulbright to Spain

Thursday, April 27, 2023
Rebecca Lara, who will receive a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Iowa in 2023, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2023-24.