Late fall is scholarship award season, especially for those preparing to go abroad in spring. This past week, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program announced the latest round of awards, and UC Merced has seven new Gilman Scholars! This is another round of highly successful applicants from UC Merced.
The UCEAP Global Scholarship recipients were announced last week and two Bobcats were named among these scholars for spring 2023. These students compete for awards across the UC system to use toward the UC Education Abroad Program.
And in a brand new award, UC Merced named two spring 2023 recipients of the inaugural Genelia Phillips Study Abroad Scholarship. This is a newly endowed scholarship to support student who show strong academic intent and achievement in their study abroad endeavors.
Gilman Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of State has awarded seven UC Merced undergraduates with Gilman Scholarships. Our Gilman Scholars will study or intern in 6 different countries through Fall 2023. These Gilman Scholars received awards of $4,000-5,000 and a combined $29,000, and they are heading to Argentina, Chile, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, and Spain.
The Gilman Program aims to broaden "U.S. participation in study abroad, while emphasizing countries and regions where fewer Americans traditionally study." The program supports UC Merced's student population in making study abroad possible for students from a greater variety of backgrounds while reducing debt burdens associated with college.
In fall 2021, UC Merced was recognized as a top-producing institution of Gilman Scholars.
The Gilman Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and is supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Congratulations to all of our new Gilman Scholars!#ExchangeOurWorld @ECAatState pic.twitter.com/7tYMpaEPcB
— Gilman Program (@GilmanProgram) December 8, 2022
