Student Experiences

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Global Curators Scholarship

Alongside content sent in voluntarily by students, Experiential Global Learning gives students the opportunity to earn scholarship money to develop social media content in their study abroad location! This brand new scholarship opportunity is called the Global Curators Scholarship! The Global Curators Scholarship provides $250 for students who are interested in sharing their study abroad experience with current and prospective UConn study abroad students. Scholars will provide Experiential Global Learning with content that will be shared across our social media platforms (@UConn.Global).

The goal of the Global Curators Scholarship is to share relevant and relatable content from the student perspective. As a Curator, their posts will be a resource for other Huskies to learn about their unique perspective on studying abroad, the program they participated in, and more! Scholarship recipients will be required to submit an EGL Takeover, an EGL Student Spotlight, submit photos or videos from their time abroad, share advice to a future EGL student and submit a project of their own design.

This Experiential Global Learning scholarship is available to students during the term they are abroad. Students interested in applying for this scholarship will need to complete an application. The application link and details will be sent via email after the application deadline for each term. Scholarships are available for all terms. This scholarship can be applied to the costs of any type of UConn-approved program and can cover Program Fees, Study Abroad Fees, Tuition, and other program-related costs as long as they are billed through UConn.

Stay connected on our social media (@uconn.global) to stay connected with our Global Curators!

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Aleanna Soto

Program: Summer Business Connections Learning Community Program in Brazil
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Joy Frimpong

Program: Summer in Ghana
Location: Accra, Ghana

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Lindsey Mychalczuk

Program: Summer on the Camino de Santiago
Location: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Maren Hill

Program: Summer Psychology in Florence Location: Florence, Italy

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Lauren Hymes

Program: Summer Field Ecology in South Africa
Location: Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Angel Alcantara

Program: Summer CAPS in Peru
Location: Cusco, Peru

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Caroline Tortorici

Program: University College Dublin Summer Applied Research for Nursing Practice Location: Dublin, Ireland

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Zephaniah Foote

Program: Summer CAPS in Granada
Location: Granada, Spain

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Ewurafua Benn

Program: Summer Session I at ISI Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Giancarlo Gallicchio

Program: Summer Archaeological Field School in Armenian Prehistory
Location: Yerevan, Armenia

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Camryn Woodin

Program: Sant’Anna Insitute in Sorrento Italy
Location: Sorrento, Italy

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Anna Connors

Program:
Summer Language and Culture in France
Location: Toulouse & Paris, France

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Hein Htet

Program: Waseda Summer Session
Location: Tokyo, Japan

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Victoria Gloria

Program: Summer Business in London
Location: London, England

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Miyah Guerrero

Program:
Yonsei International Summer School (YISS)
Location: Seoul, South Korea

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Naomi Berry

Program: University of Melbourne
Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Grace Ly

Program: ISI Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Alexandra Butters

Program: CIMBA Italy
Location: Pieve del Grappa, Italy

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Molly Daigle

Program: OTS: African Ecology and Conservation in South Africa
Location: Skukuza, South Africa

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Isabel Nieves

Program: End-of-Life and Palliative Care in Belgium
Location: Ghent, Belgium

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Arelys Ballestas

Program: Lund University Exchange Program School of Engineering
Location: Lund, Sweden

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Ryan Mignosa

Program: Umbra Institute in Perugia
Location: Perugia, Italy

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Kaeleigh Bowen

Program: Semester at SiPN – ISCTE Lisbon, Portugal
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

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Anushree Buragohain

Program: University of Granada
Location: Granada, Spain

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Analise Rosen

Program: Exchange at East China Normal University
Location: Shanghai, China

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Yudie Hu

Program: National University of Singapore
Location: Singapore, Singapore

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Molly Moriarty

Program: AIFS Abroad in Lisbon, Portugal: January
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

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Abigail Friend

Program: Winter in Costa Rica
Location: Heredia, Costa Rica

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Nayatie Gabriel

Program: Winter in Belize: Exploring Life’s Purpose
Location: San Ignacio, Belize

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Stanley Lu

Program: AIFS Abroad in Barcelona, Spain: January
Location: Barcelona, Spain

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Keyron Hayes

Program: Winter in Belize: Exploring Life’s Purpose
Location: San Ignacio, Belize

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Bailey Quigley

Program: ISA: Semester French Language and Liberal Arts at Institut Catholique de Paris
Location: Paris, France

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Sarah Alex

Program: Education in London
Location: London, United Kingdom

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Bijan Behzadi

Program: ISI Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Aquinnah Machesney

Program: OTS: Tropical Biology on a Changing Planet
Location: Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui and San Vito, Costa Rica

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Ava Cunningham

Program: ISI Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Daniela Salas

Program: Korea University
Location: Seoul, South Korea

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Kailey Carrillo

Program: ISI Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Amber Gulyban

Program: Graphic Design in London
Location: London, United Kingdom

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Gabriella Poniat

Program: Studio Arts in Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Aleyna Romero

Program: Summer Psychology in Vienna
Location: Vienna, Austria

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Lauren Feffer

Program: Summer Business Connections Learning Community Program
Location: Costa Rica and Panama

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Kareem Alwani

Program: SIT Study Abroad: Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy
Location: Belgium, Switzerland, and France

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Baka Kalemba

Program: Summer in Ghana
Location: Accra, Ghana

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Antonio Arcaroli

Program: Summer Mediterranean Diet and Tuscan Cuisine in Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Audra Porowski

Program: Summer Nursing in Rwanda
Location: Kigali, Rwanda

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Hudson Sirois

Program: Summer on the Camino de Santiago
Location: Spain

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Ashley Barragan

Program: University College Dublin Summer Applied Research for Nursing Practice
Location: Dublin, Ireland

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Alex Nguyen

Program: Summer Sustainable Cities: Zürich
Location: Zürich, Switzerland

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Crishanty Gomez

Program: Yonsei International Summer School
Location: Seoul, South Korea

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Colin Gordon

Program: Waseda University Summer Session
Location: Tokyo, Japan

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Victoria Tomalia

Program: University College Dublin Summer Applied Research for Nursing Practice
Location: Dublin, Ireland

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Aneesa Mohamed

Program: Summer Business in London
Location: London, United Kingdom

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Jazlin Marco

Program: Summer Exploring Contemporary South Korea
Location: Seoul, GwangJu, GyeongJu, and Busan, South Korea

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Amanda Schweitzer

Program: Lund University
Location: Lund, Sweden

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Alexandra Guskuma

Program: ISI Florence
Location: Florence, Italy

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Julia Petruff

Program: Semester in London with Internship
Location: London, England

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Ryan Santomenno

Program: Tean: Pusan National University
Location: Pusan, South Korea

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Tessa Kugelmass

Program: University of Granada
Location: Granada, Spain

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Jeancarlo Muralles

Program: Worldstrides: Semester at the American Business College Paris
Location: Paris, France

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Ian Ondobo

Program: National University Singapore
Location: Singapore

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Hiis LaRose

Program: Education in Nottingham
Location: Nottingham, England

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Alice Sztabinski

Program: University College Utrecht
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Michaela Hanlon

Program: University College Dublin
Location: Dublin, Ireland

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