2001
Year of Inception
31,000
Gilman Alumni
151
Countries of Study
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Gilman in the News
Gilman Alumna Wins Udall Scholarship in Tribal Policy
Gilman Alumna Nizhoni Tallas (Switzerland, 2019) received the Udall Foundation Scholarship in the tribal policy category. She is the first Virginia Tech student to have won a scholarship in this category. Tallas also received a Beyond Boundaries scholarship, which supports students… READ MORE →
Three Gustavus Adolphus College Students Awarded the Gilman Scholarship
Gustavus Adolphus College students Mayra Gurrola-Calderon ‘20, Samantha Raghu ‘21, and Phounsith “Quincy” Yangh ‘21 have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad. “Without the financial support of the Gilman scholarship, I would have never been… READ MORE →
Gilman Alumna Interview with Chicago Tribune
Gilman Alumna Alyssa Kaewwilai (Samoa, Spring 2019) was recently interviewed with the Chicago Tribune and Pioneer Press on her internship with NASA’s satellite data center. Alyssa spent her summer as an Earth Data GIS Software Engineering intern at NASA’s Goddard… READ MORE →
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is reshaping study abroad to make it more accessible and inclusive for high achieving American students who represent the rich diversity of the United States to study or intern… READ MORE →
Internship with a London-Based Nonprofit Provides Leadership Lessons
Born in the West African nation of Togo, Gilman Scholar Ayele d’Almeida (United kingdom, Summer 2019) immigrated to the United States with her family when she was five, settling in Minneapolis. After participating in a language immersion program in France… READ MORE →
WSU Students Study Abroad with National Gilman Distinguished Dcholarship
Five Washington State University students completed study-abroad experiences in spring and summer with the prestigious and nationally competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. “Gilman awards support credit-bearing study-abroad programs and career-oriented internships in countries around the world, and WSU students… READ MORE →
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GILMAN ALUMNI CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
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New York City, NY
June 14, 2019
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Chicago, IL
June 28, 2019
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Nashville, TN
August 2, 2019
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Friday, June 7
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Towson, Maryland
Friday, July 19
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
August 15-16, 2019
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Laramie, Wyoming
September 5-6, 2019
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Austin, Texas
September 26-27, 2019
