Past Global Grant Recipients

Academic Year 2024 - 2025

  • Cheyenne Frey- EAE University of Regensburg (Regensburg, Germany) 
  • Preston Myer- ISA Spain: Barcelona International Studies, Business & Culture 

Fall 2024

  • Andres Almonte- ISA Chile: Valparaiso Latin American Studies & Courses with Locals 
  • Grace Angell- ISA Costa Rica: San Jose Environmental Studies, Health Care, Liberal Arts & Spanish Language 
  • Casondra Heiss- CIEE Germany: Berlin Open Campus 
  • John Masulit- IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France
  • Thomas Peers- CIEE Spain: Seville International Business & Culture

Summer 2024 

  • Alycia Catt- Global Seminar: Politics & Culture (Berlin, Germany)
  • Gavin Depue- Global Seminar: Tourism & Belonging in Costa Rica
  • Graciela Horstman- ISA Peru: Cusco Language, Literature & Culture
  • Luke Ruhl- ISA Spain: Barcelona International Studies, Business & Culture
  • Kathryn Smith- Global Seminar: Conservation Biology & Practice in Brazil's Atlantic Forest
  • Michael Tsarevski- Global Seminar: Organizational Behavior & Business in China 
  • Duyen Vu- Global Seminar: Tourism & Belonging in Costa Rica

Spring 2024

  • Alise Lindsey- EAE National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taipei & Hsinch, Taiwan), Spring 2024
  • Jackson Marcus- EAE Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia), Spring 2024
  • Yahir Loya- ISA Spain: Barcelona International Studies, Business, & Culture (Barcelona, Spain), Spring 2024
  • Jane Pitner- ISA Spain: Seville International Studies & Latin American Studies (Seville, Spain), Spring 2024
  • Amelie Bauer- ISA Chile: Valparaiso Spanish Language & Latin American Studies (Valparaiso, Chile), Spring 2024
  • Indi Wachtler- ISA Chile: Valparaiso Latin American Studies & Courses with Locals (Valparaiso, Chile), Spring 2024
  • Valentina Ishchenko- EAE Sciences Po Paris (Paris, France), Spring 2024
  • Khadija Sow- EAE Sciences Po Paris (Paris, France), Spring 2024

Fall 2023

  • Shelby Glenn- CIEE South Korea: Seoul Arts & Sciences (Seoul, South Korea), Fall 2023
  • Azimat Lawal- EAE: Akita International University (Akita, Japan), Fall 2023
  • Aspen Reeves- ISA Chile: Valparaiso Latin American Studies & Courses with Locals (Valparaiso, Chile), Fall 2023

Summer 2023

  • Sarah Bian- Global Internships: Amsterdam, Netherlands, (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Summer 2023
  • Ariel Feucht- Global Seminar: Doing Business in Europe (Aix-en-Provence, France), Summer 2023
  • Elizabeth Jacobs- Global Seminar: French Connections (Bordeaux, France), Summer 2023
  • Meenakshi Manoj- Global Seminar: Memory & the Politics of Heritage in Taiwan (Taipei, Taiwan), Summer 2023
  • John Masulit- Global Seminar: French Connections (Bordeaux, France), Summer 2023
  • Emmeline Nettles- Global Seminar: Memory & the Politics of Heritage in Taiwan (Taipei, Taiwan), Summer 2023
  • Natalie Ortega- Global Seminar: Doing Business in Europe (Aix-en-Provence, France), Summer 2023
  • Elijah Parkes- CIEE Jordan: Amman Middle East Studies, (Amman, Jordan), Summer 2023
  • John Spencer- Global Seminar: Conservation Biology & Practice in Brazil's Atlantic Forest (Brazil), Summer 2023
  • Duyen Vu- Global Seminar: French Connections (Bordeaux, France), Summer 2023

Spring 2023 Awardees

  • Lillian Bisantz- American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt), Spring 2023
  • Eleanor Fuchs- ISA Spain: Granada Hispanic Studies, (Granada, Spain), Spring 2023
  • Kennedi Harris- SIT Chile: Valparaiso Cultural Identity, Social Justice & Community Development, (Valparaiso, Chile), Spring 2023
  • Kyrianna Krzystek- CIEE Spain: Barcelona Liberal Arts, (Barcelona, Spain), Spring 2023

Fall 2022 Awardees

  • Rebeca Cone - CIEE Multi-Country: Traveling Open Campus, Fall 2022
  • Cathryn Jardine - ISA Morocco: Meknes Arabic Studies, International Relations & Language, Fall 2022

Spring 2022 Awardees

  • Niamh Horan - SURCO Mexico: Oaxaca Social Movements & Environmental Justice, Summer 2022
  • Mikayla Jassem - Global Seminar: Filmmaking Abroad: Acting & Directing (Edinburgh, Scotland), Summer 2022
  • Lauren Nelson - CIEE Spain: Bareclona Language & Culture, Summer 2022
  • Nabila Zahwa - CIEE South Korea: Seoul Korean Studies, Summer 2022

Fall 2021 Awardees

  • Peri Cooper - IES Ireland: Dublin Trinity College Dublin, Spring 2022
  • Lauren Hanley - ISA Costa Rica: San Jose Environmental Studies, Health Care, Liberal Arts, & Spanish Lannguage, Spring 2022
  • Hannah Pritchard - IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France, Spring 2022
  • Grace Quinn - CIEE Spain: Barcelona Liberal Arts, Spring 2022
  • Sarah Way - ISA Morocco: Meknes Arabic Studies, International Relations & Language, Spring 2022
  • Alexander Zyles - IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France, Spring 2022

Spring 2021 Awardees

  • Sarah Bielefeld - IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France, Summer 2021
  • Lily Demuth - Global Seminar: Conservation & Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania, Summer 2021
  • Sadaf Ghiasy - CIEE Germany: Berlin Study Center, Summer 2021
  • Elizabeth Mather - SIT Kenya: Kisumu Global Health & Human Rights, Fall 2021
  • Samantha Mckinsey - CIEE Jordan: Amman Arabic Language, Summer 2021
  • Mary Mclean - ISA Costa Rica: San Jose Environmental Studies, Health Care, Liberal Arts, & Spanish Language, Academic Year 21-22
  • Ciera Starkweather - Arcadia Scotland: University of Edinburgh, Academic Year 21-22
  • Mike Tran - CIEE Jordan: Amman Advanced Arabic Language, Fall 2021
  • Mateo Vela - SIT Mexico: Oaxaca Migration, Borders, & Transnational Communities, Fall 2021
  • Ruth Woldemichael - SIT Ecuador: Quito Development, Politics, & Languages, Fall 2021

Fall 2020 Awardees

  • Sabrina Gilmore - IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France, Spring 2021
  • Sarah Grammer - IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France, Spring 2021

Spring 2020 Awardees

  • Nicole Paris - EAE National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore), Fall 2021
  • Tanner Richard - IES Chile: Santiage Politics, Social Justice, and Language, Fall 2021

Fall 2019 Awardees

  • Ciara Coughlan - SIT Argentina: Buenos Aires Social Movements & Human Rights, Spring 2020
  • Evan Edgar- IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France, Spring 2020
  • Sophie Engerman - ISA Argentic: Buenos Aires Latin American Studies, Spring 2020
  • Chidera Onwugbufor - CIEE Spain: Seville Liberal Arts, Spring 2020
  • Kenzie Peterson - ISA Spain: Madrid Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Business, Spring 2020
  • Daniel Rohrbacker - CIEE Jordan: Amman Middle East Studies, Spring 2020

Spring 2019 Awardees

  • Ashley Bryant - ISA Argentina: Buenos Aires Latin American Studies, Fall 2019
  • Sarah Cordell - Global Seminar: Culture, History & Literature (Rosario, Argentina), Summer 2019
  • Kali Dykstra - SIT Senegal: Dakar Global Security & Religous Pluralism, Fall 2019
  • Bailey Epperson - Arcadia Scotland: University of Edinburgh, Fall 2019
  • Brenna Faricy - Exchange: Kansai Gaidai University (Hirakata City, Japan), Fall 2019
  • Natalie Finamore - Global Seminar: Cultures of Activism (Dakar, Senegal), Summer 2019
  • Noah Hubbard - ISA Spain: Madrid Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Business, Fall 2019
  • Jemil Kassahun - SIT Jordan: Amman Refugees, Health, & Humanitarian Action, Fall 2019
  • Caitlin Parets - Global Seminar: French Connections (Bordeaux, France) & Global Seminar: Dante in Florence (Florence, Italy), Summer 2019

Fall 2018 Awardees

  • Delaney Collins - SIT Argentina: Buenos Aires Social Movements & Human Rights, Spring 2019
  • Nathan Dettlebach - Exchange: University of Regensburg - Undergraduate (Regensburg, Germany), Spring 2019
  • Zena Jahmi - CIEE Morocco: Rabat Language & Culture, Spring 2019
  • Cory Smith - Semester at Sea, Spring 2019
  • Audrey Walker - ISA Spain: International Studies, Business & Culture

Spring 2018 Awardees

  • Renee Gagne - China Global Seminar: Discovering Urban China,  Summer 2018
  • Mikayla Hovis Senegal Global Seminar: Cultures of Activism, Summer 2018
  • Kate Wexler - Exchange: Kansai Gidai University (Hirakata City, Japan), Academic Year 18-19
  • Paige Segall - Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel), Fall 2018
  • Abigail Weeks - Exchange: National University of Singapore, Fall 2018
  • Rachel Ensign - SIT Switzerland: Geneva International Studies & Multilateral Diplomacy,  Summer 2018

Fall 2017 Awardees

  • Lauren Hartshorn - CIEE France: Rennes Liberal Arts, Spring 2018
  • Katrin Sharpe - Exchange: University of Regensburg, Germany, Spring 2018
  • Rachael Willihnganz - ISA Spain: Granada Hispanic Studies, Spring 2018
  • Jamie Briscoe - SIT Ecuador: Quito Development, Politics & Languages, Spring 2018

Spring 2017 Awardees

  • Joshua Braun - Global Seminar: Russian Language & Culture (St. Petersburg, Russia), Summer 2017
  • Erika Gulija - CIEE Morocco: Rabat Moroccan Studies, Summer 2017
  • Shane Henderson - Global Seminar: Entrepreneurship & Empowerment (Cape Town, South Africa), Summer 2017
  • Rachael Mattson - CIEE Senegal: Dakar Development Studies, Fall 2017
  • Kathryn McConnell - Univ. of Kansas: San Jose, Costa Rica, Academic Year 2017-2018
  • Maja Wichhart Donzo - CIEE Botswana: Gaborone Community Public Health, Summer 2017

Fall 2016 Awardees

  • Melissa Guckenberger - SIT Jordan: Modernization & Social Change, Spring 2017
  • Kayla Malcy - SIT India: Sustainable Development & Social Change, Spring 2017
  • Fallon Porter - CAPA England: London, Spring 2017
  • Taylor Strub - ISA Argentina: Buenos Aires Latin American Studies, Spring 2017

Spring 2016 Awardees

  • Mavjuda Ashurova - ISA Costa Rica: San Jose Health Care Courses in English & Medical Spanish, Fall 2016
  • Cierra Cowden - Exchange: Arabic Language Institute, American University in Cairo, Academic Year 16-17
  • Lindsey Folcik - Exchange: Sciences Po Bordeaux, Fall 2016
  • Kaitlin Masar - University College Dublin Internship, Ireland, Summer 2016
  • Kaelin McDaniel - Global Seminar: Russian Language & Culture (St. Petersburg, Russia), Summer 2016

Fall 2015 Awardees

  • Savannah Ducharm - SIT Chile: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, & Community Development, Spring 2015
  • Ofelia Gonzalez - Exchange: Sciences Po Paris, Spring 2015
  • Elisabet Ortiz - CIEE Portugal: Lisbon Language & Culture, Spring 2015
  • Grace Tepley - CIEE Spain: Alicante Liberal Arts, Spring 2015

Spring 2015 Awardees

  • Baiely Breanna - CIEE Belgium: Brussels Business, Communications & Culture, Fall 2015
  • Flowers Staniforth Hana - Exchange: Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux (Sciences Po), France, Fall 2015
  • Martin, Emily - CIEE Botswana: Gaborone Community Public Health (summer), Summer 2015
  • Neale Erin - Exchange: Arabic Language Institute, American Univ in Cairo, Egypt / Exchange: American University in Cairo, Egypt, Academic Year 15-16
  • Villagomez-Tapia Macarena - CIEE Ghana: Legon Arts & Sciences, Fall 2015
  • Wetherbee Tristan - Global Seminar: France and America: Connections through Time (Bordeaux, France), Summer 2015

Fall 2014 Awardees

  • Robert De Mata - CIEE Morocco: Rabat Language & Culture, Spring 2015
  • Benjamin Lourie - CIEE Russia: St. Petersburg Russian Language, Spring 2015
  • Colleen Godfrey - Exchange: University of Wollongong in Wollongong, Australia, Spring 2015
  • Shaae Schwabauer - Exchange: University of Regensburg, Germany, Spring 2015
  • Aileen Guzman - ISA Spain: Granada Spanish Language, Culture, & Electives, Spring 2015

Spring 2014 Awardees

  • Lauren Elder - Global Seminar: Justice, Human Rights, and Democracy in Israel (Jerusalem, Israel), Summer 2014
  • Kira Gressmen - SIT Chile: Public Health, Traditional Medicine, & Community Empowerment, Fall 2014
  • Kieran Hubber - CIEE Jordan: Amman Diplomacy & Policy Studies, Fall 2014
  • Natalie Walter - CIEE Peru: Lima Liberal Arts, Fall 2014

Fall 2013 Awardees

  • Paige Alvarez - ISA Spain: Barcelona International Studies, Business & Culture, Spring 2014
  • Tia Bogeljic - ISA Argentina: Buenos Aires Courses with Locals in Multiple Disciplines, Spring 2014
  • Maria Valershteyn - Exchange: University College Dublin, Ireland, Spring 2014
  • Elizabeth Vickstrom - SIT Chile: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, & Community Development, Spring 2014

Spring 2013 Awardees

  • Veronica Baker - Arabic Language Institute, American Univ in Cairo, Egypt, Summer 2013
  • Martha Berhane - CIEE Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo Liberal Arts, Fall 2013
  • Leslie Dong - CIEE China: Beijing Advanced Chinese Studies, Academic Year 2013-2014
  • Megan Sanders - SIT Argentina: Regional Integration, Dvlp, & Social Change, Fall 2013

Fall 2012 Awardees

  • Marisa Kroes - CAPA Italy: Florence, Spring 2013
  • Nurta Mohamed - CIEE Botswana: Gaborone Community Public Health, Spring 2013
  • Jamie Haller - University of Minnesota MSID in Dakar, Senegal, Spring 2013
  • Cassiane Cladis - University of Minnesota MSID in Dakar, Senegal, Spring 2013

Spring 2012 Awardees

  • Veronica Baker - SIT Tunisia: Emerging Identities in North Africa, Fall 2012
  • Joseph Cafferty - Global Seminar: Russian Language & Culture (St. Petersburg, Russia), Summer 2012
  • Kaitlyn Fletcher - University of Minnesota MSID in Quito, Ecuador, Fall 2012
  • Natalia Gomez - Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France, Fall 2012
  • Kyra Johnson - Sophia University Exchange: Tokyo, Japan, Academic Year 2012
  • Renee Nabors - University of Minnesota MSID in Jaipur, India, Fall 2012
  • Sarah Temmer - CIEE Jordan: Amman Language & Culture, Academic Year 2012
  • Alexis White-Mobley - Global Seminar: Democracy & Development in Bolivia (Coroico, Bolivia), Summer 2012

Fall 2011 Awardees

  • Stephanie Ahlgrain - CIEE Nicaragua: Managua Social Justice & Development, Spring 2012
  • Keah Beeftu - SIT Chile: Comparative Education & Social Change, Spring 2012
  • Kelly Burks - University of Minnesota MSID in Quito, Ecuador, Spring 2012
  • Katherine Daniel - CIEE Russia: St. Petersburg Russian Area Studies, Spring 2012
  • Nicholas Martino - CIEE Jordan: Amman Language & Culture, Spring 2012
  • Grant Simon - SIT Jordan: Modernization & Social Change, Spring 2012

Spring 2011 Awardees

  • Dayna Emmons - Global Seminar: Gender & Race in Post-Soviet Cuba (Havana, Cuba), Summer 2011
  • Karen Flores Garcia - Arcadia Italy: Perugia, Summer 2011
  • Joanie Gentile - ISA Chile: Valparaiso Spanish Language & Chilean Culture, Fall 2011
  • Meagan Maddock - CIEE Nicaragua: Managua Liberal Arts, Spring 2012
  • Jeff Mc Millan - Free University of Berlin, Germany, Academic Year 2011-12
  • Laura Rogers - Jordan: Amman Language & Culture, Fall 2011
  • Stephanie Smith - SIT Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy, Fall 2011   
  • Jacob Whitesides - Global Seminar: London Finance Seminar (London, England), Summer 2011

Fall 2010 Awardees

  • Hannah Rice - Global Seminar: Economy, Politics & Society in the Middle East (Kuwait City, Kuwait), Winter 2010
  • Colin Sorensen - AustraLearn: Victoria Univ of Wellington, New Zealand, Spring 2011
  • Genevieve Smith - ISA Chile: Valparaiso Spanish Language & Chilean Culture, Spring 2011
  • Julie Maeuser - CIEE Thailand: Khon Kaen Community Public Health, Spring 2011
  • Lauren Gallagher - ISA Spain: Barcelona International Studies, Spring 2011

Spring 2010 Awardees

  • Tessa Boyce - Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark, Fall 2010
  • Carly Coons - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Fall 2010
  • Grace Hokama - University of Guadalajara CEPE Program, Mexico, Fall 2010
  • Genevieve La Grow - CIEE Argentina: Buenos Aires Liberal Arts, Fall 2010
  • Gabriel Picinini - Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, Japan, Academic Year 2010-11
  • Alejandro Plata - Ecole de Langue Française et de Culture Québécoise, Chicoutimi, Canada, Summer 2010