Twelve students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are among 29 awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in the 2024 application cycle to support studies or an internship abroad.
The nationally competitive program is administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and managed by the Institute of International Education, with awards announced twice annually.
Recipients, majors, intended city/country of study and the 2024 application cycle for which they were awarded:
- Shahla Abrahim, political science and global studies, Jordan (March).
- Ahmed Alsayid, global studies, Morocco (March).
- Mary-Kate Boyle, philosophy, Berlin, Germany (October).
- Milli Ciprian, women’s and gender studies, Heredia, Costa Rica (October).
- Wyatt Cook, biochemistry (pre-medicine), Geneva, Switzerland (October).
- Alaa Ismail, global studies and computer science, Morocco (March).
- Lenda Khalaf, international business and Spanish, Bilbao, Spain (October).
- Dalena Mai, psychology, Vietnam (March).
- Emma Provence, political science, Brussels, Belgium (October).
- Adam Shihab, biological Sciences (pre-dentistry), Rwanda (October).
- Pam Tanghanwaye, biological sciences, France (March).
- Nayla Torres Ruiz, anthropology, Spanish and history, Montevideo, Uruguay (October).
The Gilman program supports American students to gain proficiency in a variety of languages and cultures, skills that are critically important to their academic and career development. The program prioritizes studying and interning in a variety of countries. Recipients may receive up to $5,000 for program costs, with an additional $3,000 available for those studying critical languages.
