2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Competition Now Open
The launch of the competition for Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards for the 2024-25 academic year is now open!
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 unique awards for U.S. citizens to teach, research, and conduct professional projects in more than 130 countries. You can join the more than 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding. Learn more on our website at https://www.global.ag.iastate.edu/news/2023/2024-25-fulbright-us-schola…;
Want to learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program? Register for a Webinar
Webinars allow prospective applicants and U.S. institutions to learn more about Fulbright U.S. Scholar opportunities. Hear directly from Fulbright staff as they share details about awards by region, discipline, or program, offer general application advice and answer questions live from attendees.
Field to Fork on the Prairie Study USA Program Open!
In August, Drs. Mary Wiedenhoeft and Mark Licht will lead the Field to Fork on the Prairie Study USA domestic travel course program will take students on a journey from production through the supply chain to the dinner table. On this trip, students will be exposed to the production and processing of sugar beets, sunflowers, potatoes, and dry beans/peas in eastern North Dakota, lentils and canola in western North Dakota, and irrigated wheat in South Dakota and Nebraska. They will also experience rangeland management in North and South Dakota. Students will be able to compare the native vegetation and climate of the tall grass prairies of Iowa with the short grass prairies of the northern Great Plains. In addition, they will be exposed to native American culture and the local cuisine of the northern Great Plains.
Students interested in the program can learn more on the CALS Study Abroad website at https://www.agstudyabroad.iastate.edu/programs/field-fork-prairie-study…;The application deadline is March 10, 2023.
Spring Break Study Abroad Travel
Over spring break, 88 students will be participating in 6 different travel courses through the CALS Study Abroad office! The CALS Study Abroad office also assists with facilitating 17 students participating in the Vet Without Borders student organization travel.
 | Agricultural Production, Business, and Trade in Australia March 9-20, 2023 Program Directors: Sergio Lence, Ebby Luvaga, and Marshall McDaniel |  | Caribbean Marine Biology, Honduras March 11-19, 2023 Program Directors: Donald Sakaguchi and Kimberly Moss |
| Integrated Management of Tropical Crops - Costa Rica March 8-18, 2023 Program Directors: Erin Hodgson, Barb Clawson, and Kevin Duerfeldt |  | Soils, Crops, and Natural Resources of Costa Rica March 8-17, 2023 Program Directors: Amber Anderson and Arturo Jose Flores Godoy |
 | Spring Break in the UK (Edinburgh and London): Causes and Consequences of Brexit March 9-18, 2023 Program Directors: Darin Wohlgemuth and Joshua Rosenbloom |  | Service Learning Trip to Uganda March 9-20, 2023 Program Directors: Richard Schultz and Dorothy Masinde |
Introducing CALS Study Abroad Podcast: To Infinity and Abroad Podcast
Get ready to travel to Infinity and Abroad with CALS Study Abroad! Introducing Infinity and Abroad, a podcast hosted by our Student Travel Consultants (STCs) Courtney and Garhett. Be sure to follow along with each episode as they will discuss all things study abroad!
To Infinity and Abroad | Podcast on Spotify
CALS Students Spending Spring Semester Abroad
A total of 41 CALS students are participating on CALS and non-CALS semester-long programs.
CALS Study Abroad Semester Programs:
- American Farm School, Greece: 10 students
- University College Dublin, Ireland: 5 students
- EARTH Service-Learning on St. John, Virgin Islands: 2 students
- Semester Along the Nile, Uganda: 2 students
- Wageningen University, Netherlands: 1 student
Iowa State University Study Abroad Center Semester Programs:
- Semester at Sea: 1 student
- University of Tasmania, Australia: 2 students
- University of Sydney, Australia: 1 student
- Veritas University in San Jose, Costa Rica: 1 student
- University of Exeter, England: 2 students
- American College of Greece in Athens, Greece: 1 student
- University College Cork, Ireland: 2 students
- Lorenzo de Medici Institute in Florence, Italy: 4 students
- Massey University, New Zealand: 2 students
- University of Otago, New Zealand: 1 student
- Seoul, South Korea: 1 student
- Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand: 1 student
- Swansea University, Wales: 2 students
2022 Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Annual Report Available
The Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods has released the 2022 annual donor impact report "Foundation for independence." Read about Dean Robison's inaugural trip to the Iowa State University-Uganda Program campus, the return of ISU students to Uganda, and the impact donor support made possible in the lives of people throughout the Kamuli District.
Mariia Shcherbakova inaugural recipient of the Stefan and Kateryna Dwojak ISU-Ukraine Exchange Program
Mariia Shcherbakova, a second-year undergraduate student studying livestock and bioresources at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences in Kyiv, Ukraine, is the 2022 inaugural recipient of the Stefan and Kateryna Dwojak ISU-Ukraine Exchange Program scholarship. Stefan "Steve" and Kateryna Dwojak developed the gift to support and facilitate a robust exchange program between Ukraine and Iowa State University.
Mariia is participating in a 5-month student internship at Iowa State University in the Department of Animal Science under the guidance of Dr. Gail Carpenter, assistant professor of extension and outreach, and Dr. Nikki Ferwerda, Associate Teaching Professor and Equine Farm Manager.
International Students in CALS, Spring 2023
Iowa State University provides programs and services to help international students and scholars achieve their goals and objectives. During the Spring 2023 semester, 48 undergraduate and 135 graduate students from 50 countries enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. A total of 2,351 international students enrolled at Iowa State in Spring 2023, comprising 8.4% of the total enrollment, according to the Iowa State Spring 2023 at a glance.
More specific information on the international students in CALS can be found at www.global.ag.iastate.edu/international-students-cals.
Student Highlight: Maggie Stutzman
Maggie Stutzman, a junior in animal science, spent a semester at the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Poland. The Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (WUELS) is a well-recognized scientific and educational center and is the only agricultural university in the southwest region of Poland. Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences focuses its wide-ranging activities on education and research covering life science, agriculture, environment, and related sciences, such as veterinary medicine, geodesy, and cartography or biotechnology.
"Overall, it helped me to grow as a person; putting myself in the unknown, which can be uncomfortable, helped me to become more confident and not be afraid to ask questions. Professionally, navigating this specific study abroad program, I felt you had to be fairly independent, so working on my time management and communication skills was very important. Academically, I learned more about Europe's animal and agricultural industry."
Read Maggie's Student Highlight
BUAN Associate Professor, Dr. Kebatenne Hulela, returns to Iowa State
Dr. Kebatenne Hulela, associate professor at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is no stranger to Iowa State University. Dr. Hulela received her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education and Studies from Iowa State University in 2007 and continues to take pride in the education and experiences she gained from the university.
“As an educator myself, the Ph.D. program taught me how to create teaching content and curriculum for the courses I teach, prepared me to work with different departments in curriculum development, and exposed me to academic research and professional writing at the collegiate level. I take my experience from Iowa State with me as I give lectures to students, create assignments and activities, and also provide mentorship to other faculty, staff, and students.”