{"id":10061,"date":"2021-06-07T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=10061"},"modified":"2021-08-19T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:40:00","slug":"seven-elizabethtown-college-students-awarded-benjamin-a-gilman-international-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2021\/06\/07\/seven-elizabethtown-college-students-awarded-benjamin-a-gilman-international-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Elizabethtown College Students Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

A record total of seven Elizabethtown College students were recently awarded the highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, giving them the opportunity to study abroad in any country of their choice within the next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel plans for Etown\u2019s seven Gilman Scholars:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Year: 2021-22
\n<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Caden Robinson ’23 \u2013 Spanish major studying in Oaxaca, Mexico<\/p>\n

Fall 2021
\n<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Michelle Calvo \u201822 \u2013 Graphic Design major studying in Florence, Italy
\n\u2022 Nicole Rodak \u201823 \u2013 International Business major studying\u00a0 in Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n

Spring 2022
\n<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Courtney Westman \u201822 \u2013 Occupational Therapy major studying in\u00a0 Kimana, Rift Valley, Kenya
\n\u2022 Leaslie Alejandres \u201823 \u2013 International Business major studying in Osaka, Japan
\n\u2022 Zoe Goebel \u201823 \u2013 International Business major studying in Osaka, Japan
\n\u2022 Zoe Scheerer \u201823 \u2013 Psychology major studying in Edinburgh, Scotland<\/p>\n

Since the Gilman Scholarship program began in 2001, Etown has seen 26 recipients selected, including this year\u2019s winners. Etown\u2019s previous Gilman recipients have studied abroad in 10 different countries: The Gambia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom (England). This year\u2019s recipients represent the first students to study in Italy, Kenya, and South Korea, as well as Scotland in the United Kingdom.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

As a part of their mission to support all students who are interested in studying abroad during their time at Etown, the Study Abroad Office has made it a priority to promote this opportunity, incentivize applicants, and provide students with helpful writing tips for crafting strong essays. Gilman applicants also work with the Office of Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships to strengthen their application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recipients of this year\u2019s Scholarships are grateful for the support they received from both offices, including the College\u2019s Study Abroad Advisor Megan Bell, and Director of Special Programs & Prestigious Scholarships, Jean-Paul Benowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMegan Bell has been nothing short of incredible throughout my entire study abroad journey so far,\u201d said Westman. \u201cFrom brainstorming programs to researching scholarships, Megan has continued to guide and support me throughout this process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout the application writing process, Professor Benowitz was very kind and helpful in guiding me through the different stages of the application,\u201d said Alejandres. \u201cWe had weekly meetings where he offered suggestions and edits to my essays.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bell is proud to say that during her tenure as the Study Abroad Advisor, more than 50 percent of the College\u2019s Gilman Scholarship applicants were awarded funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know how hard these students work to tell their stories in the application\u2019s essays and how much this funding means to them,\u201d said Bell. \u201cIt\u2019s a true joy to be able to support them through this process!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Etown\u2019s previous four Gilman Scholars were unable to study abroad due to travel restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Emma Nalesnik plans on participating in a virtual international internship program for the fall 2021 semester. Ariel Hampton is pursuing a remote internship with a company in Japan this July. Jacob Schell is traveling to Osaka, Japan in spring 2022, while Laura Carr is studying abroad virtually through an internship that is based in Heredia, Costa Rica.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of State\u2019s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means (i.e. Federal Pell Grant recipients) to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. The Institute of International Education has administered the program since its inception in 2001. You can <\/span>learn more about the program here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applying for the Gilman Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Etown students interested in applying for the Gilman Scholarship should reach out to the\u00a0Study Abroad Office\u00a0<\/a>for assistance in building a strong application. Along with this guidance, students should review the\u00a0Gilman Scholarships\u2019 resources<\/a>\u00a0and ensure they allow adequate time to write and revise essays before the\u00a0deadlines.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A record total of seven Elizabethtown College students were recently awarded the highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, giving them the opportunity to study abroad in any country of their choice within the next year. Travel plans for Etown\u2019s seven Gilman Scholars:\u00a0 Academic Year: 2021-22 \u2022 Caden Robinson ’23 \u2013 Spanish major studying in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":10071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[197,1350,1401,691,401],"class_list":["post-10061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-etown","tag-gilman-scholars","tag-psychology","tag-study-abroad","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10061"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10108,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061\/revisions\/10108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}