We are proud to congratulate 49 IES Abroad students who have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad for the 2019-20 Academic Year:
- Summer 2019: 9 students
- Fall 2019: 19 students
- Spring 2020: 21 students
The Gilman Scholarship is an award offered to U.S. undergraduate students who are studying or interning abroad and who receive Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000, and IES Abroad awards eligible recipients an automatic supporting grant of up to $1,000 ($500 for summer students and $1,000 for semester students).
To be eligible for IES Abroad's supporting grant, students must meet the following requirements:
- Be a current recipient of the Gilman Scholarship (for the same semester or year of the study abroad experience)
- Attend a college or university that is a Member or Associate member of the IES Abroad Consortium, and the home school must have a policy of transferring at least 75% of institutional aid for study abroad
- Be accepted to and participate in an IES Abroad standard program
Congratulations to the following students:
| Student | IES Abroad Program | Home University |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | University of Rochester | |
| Sainy Kaire | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | Santa Clara University |
| Shakira Del Toro | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | University of Iowa |
| Estefhani Tavarez | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | Mount Holyoke College |
| Nicole Zavala | Barcelona—Political Science & International Relations | The George Washington University |
| Savannah Yates | Cambridge Summer—Pembroke-King's Programme | Wagner College |
| Kennedy Aldrich | Cape Town—Health, Culture & Development | University of Richmond |
| Justin Weeks | Cape Town—University of Cape Town | University of South Carolina |
| Sabereen Mohamed | Cape Town Summer—Internship | University of Iowa |
| Zainab Mousa-Makky | Cape Town Summer—Internship | University of Iowa |
| Justin King | Christchurch—University of Canterbury | University of Rochester |
| David Woodward | Dublin Summer—Intensive Acting | University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
| Toran Langford | European Union | Pomona College |
| Fritz Jan Manzano | European Union | Occidental College |
| Mariah Cronin | Freiburg—Environmental Studies & Sustainability | University of Vermont |
| Kiara Paninos | Freiburg—Language & Area Studies | Whitman College |
| Rhealene Fowler | Galapagos Islands—GAIAS | Loyola University Chicago |
| Refugio Moreno | Galapagos Islands—GAIAS | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Taylor Renick | Galapagos Islands—GAIAS | Central Michigan University |
| Destiny Jackson | London—City University | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Cidnei Rucker | London—Study London | The George Washington University |
| Moises Garcia | London—Theater Studies | University of North Texas |
| Noelia Calcano | Madrid—Language & Area Studies | Bowdoin College |
| Maria Perez Mendoza | Madrid—Language & Area Studies | Bowdoin College |
| Kevin Wu | Milan—Business Studies | Babson College |
| Atiya Byrom | Milan—Business Studies | Spelman College |
| Valentina Solci | Milan—Business Studies | The New School |
| Hikmah Okoya | Nagoza—Nanzan University | Bowdoin College |
| Kaina Lisibach | Paris—Business & International Affairs | Babson College |
| Andrew Vuong | Paris—French Studies | Northwestern University |
| Christella Philippe | Paris—Studio Art, Dance & Music | Berea College |
| Tabitha Ato | Quito—Universidad San Francisco de Quito | The George Washington University |
| Kayla Kirkland-Johnson | Rome—Early Childhood Education | Spelman College |
| Natalie Folli | Rome—Language & Area Studies | University of Texas-Austin |
| Joy Howard | Rome Summer—Language & Culture | Howard University |
| Sara Benes | Salamanca—Psychology | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Abena Afari | Santiago—Health Studies | Grinnell College |
| Anne Thomas Mathews | Santiago—Politics, Social Justice & Language | Wofford College |
| Yidi Zhou | Shanghai—Economy, Business & Society | University of the Pacific |
| Zuriel Trejo | Shanghai Summer—Internship | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Amy Sanders | Tokyo—Language & Culture | University of North Texas |
| Azucena Espiritu | Tokyo—Language & Culture | University of Rochester |
| Kimberly Fernandez Pedraza | Vienna—European Society & Culture | Santa Clara University |
| Rowan Cusack Miller | Vienna—Music | Northwestern University |
| Adam Garcia | Vienna—Music | Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Grace Miller | Vienna—Music | Lehigh University |
| Meghan Murphy | Vienna Summer—Internship | Lehigh University |
| Theodore Van Winkle | Vienna Summer—Internship | University of Iowa |
| Mary Owens | Vienna Summer—Psychology | University of Alabama |
The full list of students who have been selected to receive Gilman Scholarships, including students’ home state, university, and country of study, is available on the IIE (Institute of International Education) website.
Wondering if there's money available to help fund your study abroad adventure? Learn more by visiting IES Abroad's Scholarships and Aid page.
