Ten University of Arkansas undergraduates were selected as early recipients of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to fund education abroad opportunities for summer 2018. The Gilman scholars will receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad costs.
The University of Arkansas produced the second highest number of Gilman recipients in the nation for the summer 2018 early award period.
"The Gilman Scholarship Program is a wonderful program, and it's rewarding to see so many University of Arkansas students selected for the award," said Curt Rom, associate dean for International Education. "The experiences our students will have while abroad will be beneficial to our university and our state."
The scholarship program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is intended to increase international experiences for American students, so they will be better prepared to thrive in the increasingly global economy.
GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The University of Arkansas produced the second highest number of Gilman recipients in the nation for the summer 2018 early award period.
"The Gilman Scholarship Program is a wonderful program, and it's rewarding to see so many University of Arkansas students selected for the award," said Curt Rom, associate dean for International Education. "The experiences our students will have while abroad will be beneficial to our university and our state."
The scholarship program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is intended to increase international experiences for American students, so they will be better prepared to thrive in the increasingly global economy.
GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
- Liliana Barrientos-Figueroa, nursing major, studying abroad in Mexico
- Jordan Cottrell, international business major, studying abroad in Japan
- Emily Haggard, marketing major, studying abroad in India
- Mariana Pacheco, Spanish major, studying abroad in Mexico
- Jennifer Padron, public health major, studying abroad in Spain
- Jacqueline Payne, chemical engineering major, studying abroad in Iceland
- Melanie Ross, nursing major, studying abroad in Sweden
- Alexia Selvera, international studies and political science major, studying abroad in France
- Carolina Tovar, Spanish major, studying abroad in South Africa
- Esmeralda Verdin Gomez, political science major, studying abroad in France
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About the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program) offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.
