Melissa Lira had always wanted to travel. “My parents immigrated to the United States before I was born. I always admired their desire to step out into an unfamiliar world to build a better life for their children, so studying abroad was important to me,” said Lira, a senior pursuing a degree in International Studies […]
Read MoreTake your education abroad! Mark your calendar for the Learning Abroad Spring Fair, taking place both in-person and online January 23–27, 2023. Whether you are new to the U or a returning student, tune in to learn about the wide variety of international opportunities available to you as a University of Utah student. All week, the Learning Abroad […]
Read MoreThis semester, as an Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP) Scholar I had the opportunity of collaborating with associate professor Annie Isabel Fukushima Ph.D., and the University of Utah Dream Center to enact what is called participatory action research regarding how notions of illegality impact undocumented students and students from mixed-status families in Utah. Participatory action research […]
Read MoreEach year, the University of Utah is proud to announce that students are among the recipients of some of the most prestigious scholarships. This year, the list includes the Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, and Fulbright scholarships, along with many others. Many of these scholarships include an opportunity to study abroad, and many others help students fill […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the winner of the ISA Global Opportunity Scholarship! Congratulations to Zuri Vasquez Bedolla, a double major in Spanish and Business Administration with a minor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Utah. She will be studying abroad at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid this fall. Read more
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship provides financial support to under-represented individuals who want to participate in Learning Abroad programs. The competitive scholarship is awarded twice each academic year–in October and March–and 19 U students will embark on international experiences this year with help from the scholarship. Their destinations include Costa […]
Read MoreWhen thinking about applying for a Fulbright award, here are some important tips to consider: Choose a country strategically List what you hope to gain from applying to a specific country, including your familiarity with the language, culture, and history of that country. Would you have more in common and knowledge about a different country? […]
Read MoreLearning Abroad will host a series of scholarship webinars this semester. First up are our Office for Global Engagement (OGE) Scholarship sessions. Students interested in our broad slate of OGE scholarships can learn more about each opportunity and best practices for a successful application. Learning Abroad regularly awards over a quarter of a million dollars […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah students can apply by January 28, 2022, for awards up to $18,000 in tuition funding, plus stipends, for studying an underrepresented language. The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) scholarship, a program of the U.S. Department of Education, provides financial support toward tuition and fees to eligible undergraduate students interested in studying […]
Read MoreSabah Sial, a University of Utah senior majoring in finance, is one of 32 Rhodes Scholars named this month. Sial, from Sandy, was selected from among 2,300 U.S. applicants this year for the prestigious scholarship, which provides tuition and living expenses for two years of international graduate study at Oxford University. Sial plans to study […]
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