Study Abroad

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Celebrating 2026 Award Recipients

Penn Abroad celebrates the 2026 recipients of the Gilman Scholarship, Critical Language Scholarship, and the Rhodes Scholarship. Each of these programs is unique, but all offer support to undergraduate and graduate students studying abroad. The Gilman Scholarship The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships to outstanding American undergraduate…

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Sasha Grosberg

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As a History and Spanish double major, the opportunities I’ve been able to participate in through Penn Abroad have been truly life changing and enriched my educational experience at Penn. It has been a lifelong goal of mine to become fluent in Spanish and my experiences through GRIP…

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Rabiaa Ahmed

Contact Ask Me About… Ghana: Australia: My Experience Abroad Travelling abroad to two different countries on the opposite side of the world through the Nursing school was an enriching experience that dissolved the preconceived notions I had about the limitations of the Nursing curriculum. Before travelling abroad, I thought it to be nearly impossible to…

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Reclaiming who I have always been

Semester Abroad: Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México Melissa, one of the Spring 2026 Global Correspondents, shares her experience here abroad during the Spring 2026 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Since I have been in Mexico, I feel like I have grown into a different…

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Touching Grass, But It’s Scottish This Time

Semester Abroad: University of Edinburgh Paree, one of the Spring 2026 Global Correspondents, shares her experience here abroad during the Spring 2026 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I never used to be someone who liked going outside. From a young age, I never wanted…

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Atlixco: My Almost Home

Semester Abroad: Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México Melissa, one of the Spring 2026 Global Correspondents, shares her experience here abroad during the Spring 2026 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Towards the end of January, I decided to take a trip to Atlixco, Puebla. While…

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An Interview with 2026 Rhodes Scholar Florence Onyiuke

Huntsman senior Florence Onyiuke, who was named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar in November, sat down with Penn Abroad to discuss how her international experiences and research led her to the Rhodes Scholarship. Congratulations on this incredible achievement! What did you first do when you got the news that you received the Rhodes Scholarship? The final interviews…

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Marilyn Shi

Contact Ask Me About… Students can reach out to me about how I explored topics related to real estate, fashion, or art while abroad. I’m also happy to discuss further all things related to volunteer opportunities, museum hacks, and transportation within Milan, Italy, as well as other parts of Europe. I can also discuss the…