Thanks to the generous support of the听International Affairs Advisory Board, Global Grants support听IAFS听students undertaking a CU Boulder Study Abroad program. Global Grants are need- and merit-based scholarships intended to send听more of our majors abroad to gain a global experience. Global Grant recipients have received awards to study in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.听We welcome your involvement in our Global Grants initiative, our core study abroad scholarship!听

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Your gift supports current students and has a long term impact on the lives of those who have received听a Global Grant Scholarship. Without the Global Grant Scholarship, many students are听unable听to go abroad. Education abroad has a signficant impact on many students' lives and often leads them toward careers and opportunities they had never expected. Supporting the Global Grants Scholarship supports students' futures!听Read about the impact that education abroad has had on many of our Global Grants Recipients below.听

  • Global Grant Recipient Studying Abroad听(Spring 2023): Kyrianna (IAFS & HIST, '25) has great stories to share with you from her first month in Barcelona! Read about her luck in getting the "king" during her host family's celebration of Dia de los Tres Reyes and听about the architect behind much of Barcelona's unique architecture. Kyrianna hopes to attend law school when she graduates from CU Boulder.听
  • Previous Global Grant Recipeint:听听(IAFS & ECON, '23) studied abroad last summer in Oaxaca, Mexico with the support of a Global Grant Scholarship. She used her time there to conduct field research for her Honors Thesis on migration shelters in Mexico. She will be defending her thesis this Spring 2023 and plans to graduate with honors.听
  • Global Grant CU Boulder Alum:听听(IAFS & ANTH, '13) received a Global Grant Scholarship to study abroad in Nicaragua in 2011. After graduating from CU Boulder with an International Affairs and Anthropology degree in 2013, Stephanie has听been working in Mexico City, Mexico since 2014 and is the Capacity Development Officer for 听(as of February, 2023). Check out her story.

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Stories from Previous Global Grant Recipients

Shane Henderson, South Africa

Shane Henderson received a Global Grant to participate in CU Boulder鈥檚听Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa Global Seminar. While听abroad in Cape Town, he was able to work alongside and see first-hand the ambition of small business, local entrepreneurs听and admired听that听鈥淭hey are full of hope and are trying to make a better life for their families and their communities with the success of their businesses.鈥澨�

Benjamin Lourie, Russia

Benjamin Lourie received a Global Grant to participate in the CIEE Russia: St. Petersburg Russian Language program. "The feeling of being more than just a tourist听was very rewarding as I wanted to observe the culture and daily life of Russia," explains Lourie. In addition to classes, he lead conversation classes for Russian students improving their English, visited museums, and made friends with locals and fellow abroad students. After graduation, Lourie taught听in Russia at Gorno-Altaisk State University as a听Fulbright English Teaching Assistant.

Stephanie Ahlgrain, Nicaragua

Stephanie Ahlgrain received a Global Grant to participate in the听CIEE Nicaragua: Managua Social Justice and Development study abroad program. Ahlgrain shares, "Studying abroad helped me get my job as a Bilingual Case Manager shortly after graduating from CU Boulder. My experience in Nicaragua prepared me to be more understanding of the largely Latino population served at our clinic and helped me develop the Spanish skills needed to communicate with and care for patients."

Kayla Malcy, India

Kayla Malcy received a Global Grant to participate in the SIT India: Sustainable Development and听Social Change Program. Malcy learned about different issues facing India, ranging from national parks and displacement to the green revolution and migration. During excursions, she learned methods for saving indigenous crops, and gained experience for how to farm organically and make vermicompost, a rich compost processed by using specific worms to break down organic material.听

Rachael Willihnganz, Spain

Rachael Willihnganz received a Global Grant to participate in the听ISA Spain: Granada Hispanic Studies program with a goal to refine her Spanish language fluency for a career in Hispanic human rights and environmental policy. As part of her program, she volunteered weekly at the听, engaging with elderly patrons. "I practiced my Spanish language with native speakers听and got to hear fascinating stories of childhoods during the Spanish Civil War (from 1936 to 1939) and the rule of Francisco Franco (from 1939 to 1975).

Martha Berhane, Dominican Republic

Martha Berhane received a Global Grant to participate in the听CIEE Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo Liberal Arts in Fall 2013 program. "Of my semester abroad, I most value the people I met: they taught me the importance of community building and personal determination to face life challenges," shared Berhane.听The people she met, skills she learned, and culture she was able to soak in, gave her a new perspective of the different adversities people around the globe face.