2021年6月1日

Nine Susquehanna University students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman 国际 Scholarship, a U.S. Department of State grant program that enables U.S. students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad.

The following students plan to study abroad in person either this summer or during the fall 2021 semester:

• devendancy ' 22, a 心理学 major from New Columbia, 宾西法尼亚, will study in Ghana.
• Kelly Dimarzio ’23, a 心理学 major from King of Prussia, 宾西法尼亚, will study in Cyprus.
• Gabrielle Fitzgerald ’23, a 心理学 和 theatre double major from Dallas, 宾西法尼亚, will study in Irel和.
• 汉娜·格拉夫，23岁 人类学 major from Wilkes-Barre, 宾西法尼亚, will study in South Korea.
• Samantha Heckler-O’Connor, ’23, a triple major in 创意写作, publishing 和 editing 和 德国的研究, from Boyertown, 宾西法尼亚, will study in Germany.
• 阿比盖尔·霍根，22岁，男 生物学 major from West Chester, 宾西法尼亚, will study in South Korea.
• 马塞勒斯·马丁，22岁, a business administration major from Willow Grove, 宾西法尼亚, 将在西班牙学习.
• Claire Mulkey ’22, a 金融 major from Lewistown, 宾西法尼亚, will study in Italy.
• Natalie Santos ’22, a 生物医学科学 和 西班牙语研究 double major from Freel和, 宾西法尼亚, 将在西班牙学习.

The Gilman Program was paused through December 2020 because of the Covid-19 p和emic. 然而，从1月6日起. 1, 2021, the program again began supporting travel under its long-st和ing policy of allowing students to study or intern in locations with Level 1 or Level 2 Travel Advisories only. 

Only about 25% of semester program applicants receive an award. More than 30 Susquehanna students have been awarded the scholarship since 2015. The university has a dedicated program in place to identify 和 mentor students throughout the application process for Gilman 和 other prestigious scholarships.

“The teamwork of faculty 和 staff in the Career Development Center, Global Opportunities 和 学生 Financial Services has contributed to our success with the Gilman program,” 卡罗尔韦弗，香港大学教授 历史 和 faculty coordinator for 奖学金建议. “These students also worked very hard 和 their excitement was apparent. They attended workshops, scheduled one-on-one meetings 和 牧师ised their applications to ensure they were putting their best self forward.”

美国.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman 国际 Scholarship enables students to gain skills critical to our national security 和 economic prosperity. The Institute of 国际 Education has administered the program since its inception in 2001. Gilman scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad or internship program costs.

Scholarship recipients gain a better underst和ing of other cultures, 国家, languages 和 economies — making them better prepared to assume leadership roles within government 和 the private sector.