Twenty* Temple University students were selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship supported by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study abroad this spring or summer.
The Gilman Scholarship Program aims to diversify the types of U.S. undergraduate students who traditionally study abroad. The program targets students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, high financial need, and in underrepresented fields such as science, technology, engineering and math. Students who want to study abroad in non-traditional locations (destinations other than Western Europe and Oceania) are also considered to be prime candidates for the scholarship. The program believes that international experience is critically important in the educational and professional development of students, but it recognizes that it can also be a financial investment. Scholarships up to $5,000 are awarded to study or intern overseas during a semester or summer of their undergraduate experience.
This national scholarship is competitive and thousands of students across the country have applied for this award. Every semester Temple students prove themselves deserving of this honor. Congratulations go out to the spring and summer 2015 recipients!
Spring 2015 Recipients
Ayo Arum, Japan
Edward Jimenez, Japan
Jasmine Payoute, UK
Evan Zheng, Japan
Summer 2015 Recipients
Sara Abdulrasool, France
Janice Durrant, Peru
Shanel Edwards, Brazil
Matthew Foran, Brazil
Richard Ho, Japan
Carlos Johns-Davila, India
Akasha Maples, Spain
Isabel Noboa, Japan
Kea Noyan, Ghana
Samartha Okyne, Dominican Republic
Marison Savage, Spain*
Simone Snead, South Africa
Leila Stambuli, Costa Rica
Samuel Tarasenko, Germany
Dominique Thomas, Costa Rica
Sabrina Toles, Italy
Fall 2015 Recipients
To be announced this summer
*updated from nineteen orignally announced
Learn more about the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship