study abroad

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UI to host Study Abroad Fair, Sept 12

Thursday, July 20, 2023
Get your questions answered and kick start your global experience at the upcoming University of Iowa Study Abroad Fair, being held September 12.
Kaitlyn Dwyer in front of an ancient building with columns in Greece

Why you shouldn’t let a disability keep you from studying abroad

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Kaitlyn Dwyer, a Diversity Ambassador Scholarship recipient, shares her experience studying abroad in Greece.
group of students with professor on landing overlooking Greece landscape

Top 5 must dos for Iowa students who want to study abroad

Monday, July 17, 2023
Here are our top five things every Iowa student who wants to study abroad should take advantage of. 
Sam Waldron reading study abroad brochure sitting against rock in front of old capitol

5 easy things you should do in the summer to prepare to study abroad

Friday, July 14, 2023
International Programs student employee (and soon to be study abroad student) shares what he has learned about planning for study abroad.
Shyisha Hodges

Study abroad scholarship sent first-generation college student to Costa Rica

Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Shyisha Hodges, from Davenport, Iowa, is a first-generation college student that studied abroad in Costa Rica after receiving an Ann Morse Scholarship. 
Lizzie Schockley jumping at salt flats in Argentina

Want to study abroad? Here are the top 10 questions students ask before they commit

Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Studying abroad is a transformative experience. We've gathered the top 10 questions frequently asked by students interested in studying abroad.
Maria Osman in graduation regalia

Study abroad experience inspires University of Iowa grad to found non-profit charity

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Maria Osman (BA international studies ‘22) studied abroad in Jordan through the SIT Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action program in fall 2022 which inspired her to form her own non-profit charity.
Ken Magid award winners collage

6 University of Iowa students receive Dr. Ken Magid Scholarship to intern abroad this summer

Monday, June 12, 2023
Six University of Iowa students will complete internships abroad this summer with support from the Dr. Ken Magid Scholarship, a fund that was established by Linda Baker (BA ‘68), in memory of her former mentor Dr. Kenneth Magid.
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.
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Parents: We have answers to the 4 most common questions about study abroad

Thursday, May 18, 2023
We asked University of Iowa senior study abroad advisors to answer the most common study abroad questions they hear from parents.
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.  
Joseph Seo

6 first-generation UI students to study abroad with help from new scholarship

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Six University of Iowa first-generation college students will go abroad this fall with support from the Leona Zaharis Scholarship, a fund that was established in 2022 by Cathy Zaharis (BBA finance ’82) in memory of her mother.