Global Grant Articles

Hear from Global Grant recipient Jackson Marcus, who is currently studying abroad in Indonesia! Since arriving in Indonesia, he has immersed himself in Indonesian culture by exploring different regions, trying new foods, and interacting with locals. Read about his adventures below: Update from February 2024 It's been a little more...

Meet Global Grant recipient, Aspen Reeves! Aspen is currently participating in the ISA Chile: Valparaiso Latin American Studies & Courses with Locals program where she's spending the year in Vaparaiso, Chile. She's started classes with Chilean locals, and when she's not in class she's been exploring the city and learning...

Meet Global Grant Recipient, Sarah Bian! Sarah is participating in the Global Internships: Amsterdam, Netherlands summer program where she's completing a software development internship. Hear about her experiences below. I am at a software development internship at a local fintech startup in Amsterdam where I help develop an app that...

Meet Global Grant Recipient, Daisy Vu! For a few weeks this summer, Daisy participated in the Global Seminar: French Connections in Bordeaux, France where she studied current events and issues in France and learned about the city of Bordeaux. Read about Daisy's experiences below. Going to Bordeaux was not only...

Tali Ortega, an International Affairs and Political Science student, spent a few weeks of her summer in France. She was chosen as a Summer 2023 Global Grant Recipient and went on the "Doing Business in Europe" Global Seminar where she spent 2.5 weeks in the city of Aix-en-Provence learning about...

Global Grant recipient, Lillian Bisantz, is currently studying at the American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt) . Read about how her experience has been so far! I have been in Cairo, Egypt for just under a month and it has been a whirlwind to say the least. Already I have...

Stephanie Ahlgrain graduated from CU Boulder in 2013 with a double major in International Affairs and Anthropology. While at CU, Stephanie received a Global Grant to participate in the CIEE Nicaragua: Managua Social Justice and Development study abroad program. Her experiences abroad and her interest in locally-led social and environmental...

Global Grant recipient, Kyrianna Krzystek, is currently studying in Barcelona through the CIEE Spain: Barcelona Liberal Arts Program. Krzystek is double majoring in International Affairs and History, minoring in Spanish, and planning to graduate in May 2025. After graduation, her long term education goal is to attend law school. Read...

Benjamin Lourie graduated from CU Boulder in 2016 with a double major in International Affairs and Russian. You can read about Ben's Global Grant scholarship experience in the spring of 2015 when he studied at St. Petersburg State University. After graduating from CU, Ben received a Fulbright grant in Russia...