We are proud to congratulate 61 IES Abroad students who have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for the 2018-19 Academic Year:
- Summer 2018: 10 students
- Fall 2018: 23 students
- Spring 2019: 28 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 matching grant of up to $1,000 ($500 for summer students and $1,000 for semester students).
To be eligible for IES Abroad's matching 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ayala | Barcelona Summer—Internship | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Adilene Lorenzo | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | Haverford College |
| Alejandro Zepeda | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | Santa Clara University |
| Anayeli Nunez | Berlin Summer—Language & Culture | The George Washington University |
| Anna Laprise | European Union | Connecticut College |
| Antonio Milton | Berlin—Metropolitan Studies | Tulane University of Louisiana |
| Ayleen Ruvalcaba Villa | Quito—Area Studies & Language | The George Washington University |
| Bali Channa | Granada—Study in Granada | Wofford College |
| Charles Guinn | Tokyo Summer | Purdue University |
| Christian Gutierrez | Shanghai Summer—Engineering | Temple University |
| Danbing Chen | Berlin—Language & Area Studies | Brandeis University |
| Danielle Tran | Cape Town Summer—Health Studies | University of Florida |
| David Reynoso | Madrid - Engineering, Math & Science | University of Rochester |
| Diana Vazquez | Vienna—Music | Emory University |
| Doan Bui | Berlin Summer—Language & Culture | Washington and Lee University |
| Elisjana Beqiri | European Union | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Emily Gallina | Santiago Summer—Health Studies | University of Minnesota |
| Emily Rigsby | Vienna—Music | Whitman College |
| Gabriel Chavez | Amsterdam—Law & Criminology | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Heydi Pichola | Salamanca—Advanced Spanish Immersion | Lawrence University |
| Jacqueline Robertson | Vienna—Music | DePauw University |
| Jahi Madzimoyo | Paris—Business & International Affairs | University of Maryland—College Park |
| Jason Ling | Sydney—University of Sydney | Penn State University |
| Jena Brown | Galápagos Islands Direct Enrollment—GAIAS | University of South Carolina |
| Jenna Abbassi | Rabat—Study in Rabat | Seattle University |
| Jin Kim | Shanghai—Economy, Business & Society | University of Rochester |
| Khaila King | Paris—French Studies | Indiana University |
| Kimberly Reilly | Cape Town—University of Cape Town | University of Massachusetts—Amherst |
| Kristen Sauceda | European Union | University of Redlands |
| Lara Andree | Rome—Language & Area Studies | University of Rochester |
| Laura Castro | Rabat—Study in Rabat | University of California—San Diego |
| Laura Oleson | Rome—Early Childhood Education | Indiana University |
| Liliana Pinedo | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Mahin Jalalkhan | Buenos Aires Summer—Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | University of Massachusetts—Amherst |
| Maria Munoz Yepez | Buenos Aires—Latin American Societies & Cultures | Santa Clara University |
| Melissa Silva | Sydney Summer—Internship | Rutgers State University |
| Miguel Baza | Granada—Study in Granada | Whitman College |
| Monica Towner | Santiago Summer—Internship | Indiana University |
| Natalie Van Maerssen | Amsterdam—Psychology & Sciences | Santa Clara University |
| Paris Norman | Paris—French Studies | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Reilly Auville | Dublin Direct Enrollment—Trinity College Dublin | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Resharia Keller | Vienna—European Society & Culture | Wofford College |
| Rhiannon Bowen | Nagoya Direct Enrollment—Nanzan University | University of Washington |
| Rosa Urquiza | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | Haverford College |
| Sabrina Hunte | European Union | Bowdoin College |
| Sabrina Vera | European Union | Pomona College |
| Samuel Henthorn | Rome—History & Classics | Wabash College |
| Santos Botello | Granada—Study in Granada | Austin College |
| Sean-Yuei Tseng | Dublin—Writers Program | University of California—Berkeley |
| Selam Berhea | Rabat—Study in Rabat | The George Washington University |
| Shahamat Uddin | Rabat—Study in Rabat | Tulane University of Louisiana |
| Shay Sullivan | Berlin—Language & Area Studies | American University |
| Shyheim Hinnant | Milan—Music: Voice, Composition & Instrumental | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Sonna Shah | London—Health Practice & Policy | The George Washington University |
| Sophia Jain | Barcelona—Liberal Arts & Business | University of Wisconsin—Madison |
| Sophia Ross | Dublin—Irish Studies | University of Iowa |
| Temaz Ferguson | Multi-Location—Emerging Economies: Buenos Aires & Santiago | Babson College |
| Terrence Christian | Shanghai—Engineering | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Tyler Eye | Galapágos Islands Direct Enrollment—GAIAS | University of South Carolina |
| Vera Aluoch | Rabat—Study in Rabat | The Georgetown University |
| Victoria Blackham | Cape Town—University of Cape Town | University of Rochester |
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.
