Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must receive a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will receive a Pell Grant during their study abroad program or internship. The Institute of International Education has administered the program since its inception in 2001.

The Gilman-McCain Scholarship is a congressionally-funded initiative that provides awards of $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of active duty service members who also receive federal Title IV funding. Recipients can use the scholarship to study or intern abroad as part of a credit-bearing program.

Year	Name	Major	Country
2025	Kwaliq Myles	Recording Industry	United Kingdom
2025	Renee Tetteh	Political Science	Senegal
2025	Aliya Nurhussien	Science	Senegal
2025	Warren Quandt	Music	Italy
2025	Chelsea Hall	Video and Film Production	Ireland
2025	Heather Benz	Music	Austria
2025	Hannah Ferreira	Psychology/Political Science	Gilman-McCain for Austria
2024	Ashari Leonard	Fashion Merchandising	Japan
2024	Ariel Nicastro	Physics	Argentina
2024	Qadria Wade	Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology	United Kingdom
2024	Asefa, Solyana	Biochemistry	Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, France
2024	Sharif, Aya	Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology	Spain
2024	Sandidge, Grace	Geoscience	Switzerland
2024	Farris, John	Aerospace	New Zealand
2024	Stites, Jessica	Data Science	Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, France
2024	Ibrahim, Mairiam	Psychology	Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, France
2024	Grigsby, Victoria	Political Science / Foreign Language	Germany
2024	Tall-LaRue, Bryce	Audio Production	Senegal
2023	Wells, Patrick	History	Japan
2023	Fischer, Sydney	Political Science	Jordan
2023	Mahon, Alexis	Political Science	Senegal
2023	Urwin, Francesca	Foreign Languages	Spain
2022	Bent, Caimelle	Nursing	South Korea
2022	Bland, Randa	Recording Industry and Marketing	Gilman-McCain for United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Netherlands
2022	Ekwuazi, Adaore	Economics	Ghana
2022	Ginnab, Yaseen	Biology and Psychology	Costa Rica
2022	Greer, Katheryne	Foreign Language	France
2022	Guest, Jael	Foreign Language	France
2022	Harris, Phoenix	Physics	Japan
2022	Hii, Wang	Mechatronics Engineering	South Korea
2022	Little, Dimend	International Relations	Spain
2022	Loza, Marina	Music	Austria
2022	Mahon, Alexis	Political Science	Senegal
2022	Marcoaldi, Dominic	Philosophy	Chile
2022	Medley, Marian	Global Studies and Environmental Science	Switzerland and Italy
2022	Norris, Kelsie	Psychology	Austria
2022	Owen, Mahala	Interior Design	Spain
2022	Padilla, Rossana	Textiles Merchandising Design	Virtual Internship
2022	Pendergast, Brandi	Biology	Spain
2022	Schrader, Jessica	Recording Industry	United Kingdom
2022	Soto Leon, Luz	Nutrition and Food Science	Switzerland and Italy
2022	Vilaysane, Sarina	Psychology	Austria
2021	Dienye, Jilaena	Elementary Education	Spain
2021	Gordan, Logan	Foreign Language	Japan
2021	Loza, Marina	Music	Austria
2021	Margerison, Kylie	Psychology	South Korea
2021	West, Antonio	Business Administration	Japan
2021	White, Elijah	Computer Science and Foreign Language	Japan
2020	Clayton, Sai	Art and Foreign Language	Japan
2020	Ni, Suzy	Biochemistry	South Korea
2020	Sarivong, Joey	Global Studies & Human Geography	Thailand
2020	Thomas, Ahmad	Video & Film Production	Brazil
2019	Bradley, Haley	Aeronautical Science	Japan
2019	Hogan, Keyana	Global Studies and Foreign Language	Japan
2019	Little, Biron	Industrial and Organizational Psychology	Japan
2019	Lopez, Ana	Nutrition and Food Science	France
2019	Nunez, Tammy	Biology and Spanish	Spain
2018	Horner, Katelynn	Finance and Environment Sustainability	New Zealand
2018	Willis, Ethan	Computer Science and Mathematics	Finland
2018	Barrett, Logan	Music	Austria
2018	Johnson, Brittney	Global Studies and Human Geography and Foreign Languages	Chile
2018	Rainey, Cheyenne	Mass Communications	Japan
2018	Smith, Alyssa T.	Sociology	Brazil
2018	Torres, Yanett	Journalism	Spain
2017	Howse, Joshua	Liberal Studies	Costa Rica
2017	Kelley, Marilin	Mathematics	Costa Rica
2017	Thornburg, Adam	Information Systems	Spain
2017	York, William	English	Japan
2016	Baruch, Rookery	Computer Science	France
2016	Beverly, Dakota	Information Systems	Japan
2016	Buford, Brianna	Interior Design	Dominican Republic
2016	Drew, Emily	Mass Communication	South Korea
2016	Insyxiengmay, Arounyadeth	Concrete Industry Management	United Arab Emirates
2016	Ismail, Hussaen	Concrete Industry Management	United Arab Emirates
2016	Kupecz, Jiana	Psychology	South Africa
2016	Lawrence, Christian	Biology	Japan
2016	Phuntling, Hermon	Global Studies	Tanzania
2016	Rodas Munoz, Martha	International Relations	Japan
2016	Roldan, Peter	Concrete Industry Management	United Arab Emirates
2016	Watkins, Sabrina	Animation	South Korea
2015	Lawhorn, Chad	International Relations	Russia
2015	Moran, Sophia	Anthropology	France
2015	Morklithavong, Darrika	Global Studies	Thailand
2014	Avila, Dimitre	Global Studies	Japan
2014	Benefield, Brittany	Social Work	United Kingdom
2014	Enck, Elizabeth	Integrated Studies	Napal
2014	Kelley, Michele	Professional Physics	Czech Republic
2014	Monsegue, Nissi	International Relations	China
2014	O’Connell, Nathan	Music	Costa Rica
2014	Plumer, Mitchell	Global Studies and Foreign Language	Japan
2014	Rose, Deangelica	Foreign Languages	South Korea
2014	Stickney, Shawn	Integrated Studies	Russia
2013	Harris, Lydia	History and Anthropology	Ireland
2011	Hallfrisch, Kristofer	Global Studies	Jordan
2010	Yacovone, Anna	Global Studies / Organizational Communication	Thailand

To further explore nationally competitive and prestigious opportunities, check out our pages on Cumulative National Awards, Fulbright Awards, and other International Scholarships and Honors. These programs complement the Gilman Scholarship by offering additional avenues for global engagement, academic enrichment, and cultural exchange.