Congratulations Gilman Scholars

Congratulations to all the UChicago undergraduates who applied to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program!

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Gilman Scholarship enables Pell Grant recipients to study abroad. Scholarships are up to $5,000, and up to $8,000 for applicants who are studying a critical need language while abroad.

This year, the following students in the College have received this scholarship:

• Gregory Asare (Biological Sciences, 2023), Spain
• Mitzy Espana (Comparative Human Development, 2024) France
• Aura Fuentes-Flores (Psychology, 2024), Taiwan
• Brenda Garcia (Common Year, 2024), Mexico 
• Kenatu Habetaslassa (Global Studies, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, 2024), South Korea
• Annalise Hinkle (Common Year, 2024), Italy
• Precious-Favour Jagun (Common Year, 2024), France
• Maggie Liu (Common Year, 2024), France
• Ylise Minor (Anthropology, Economics, 2023), Italy
• Dymphna Moghalu (Comparative Human Development, Psychology, 2024), France
• Alejandro Morles (Economics, Political Science, 2024), Italy
• Armando Pizano (Romance Languages and Literatures, Economics, 2023), Italy
• Sophia Estela Regales (Common Year, 2024), Israel
• Emma Shippert (Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, 2024), France
• Maatkara Wilson (Global Studies, 2024), France
• Madeline Wright (Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Comparative Human Development, 2023), France.

Read more about UChicago resources for Gilman essays and language study here.