The University of Oregon once again earns a spot among the top five institutions for Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships, with a total of 18 recipients who will study abroad for summer 2016.

“Our Gilman Scholars continue to have a strong and increasing presence at a national level,” said Kathy Poole, executive director of Global Education Oregon (GEO).

The UO Gilman recipients for summer 2016 are part of a total of 1,150 American undergraduate students from 377 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Although the UO currently ranks fifth nationally based on gross numbers, when adjusted to reflect the size of the university (percentage of Gilman awards within the overall undergraduate population), the UO ranks third among AAU public universities.

 

List of Top 5 Universities for Gilman Scholars

 

Rank by total number of Gilman recipients
Rank	University	Total
1	UC Berkeley	38
2	Univ of Texas Austin	32
3	Univ of Arizona	31
4	Texas A&M	22
5	UO	18

 

Rank by recipients as % of total student body
Rank	University	Total	Total UG	%
1	UC Berkeley	38	27,496	0.138%
2	Univ of Arizona	31	33,732	0.092%
3	UO	18	20,538	0.088%
4	Univ of Texas Austin	32	39,619	0.081%
5	Texas A&M	22	48,960	0.045%

 

“Since international experiences demonstrably increase student career success, our Gilman ranking is another sign of our commitment to access and diversity, making sure every UO student, regardless of family means, can get a truly global education,” said Dennis Galvan, vice provost for international affairs.

Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards study abroad program costs. The program aims to diversify the students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. Students receiving a federal Pell Grant from two- and four-year institutions are eligible to apply.

During the 2016 summer term, UO Gilman recipients will participate in study abroad programs and internships in Argentina, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand.

 

Scholarship Recipients:	Major(s):	Hometown:	Destination:
Leah Barrera	Education Foundations, Spanish	Eugene OR	Mexico
Max Burns	Planning, Public Policy, and Management	Redmond, OR	Thailand
Sandra Castro	Human Physiology	Lakeview, OR	Ecuador
Alonso Cruz	Spanish Literature	Portland, OR	Mexico
Ruhama Dimboré	Political Science, International Studies	Portland, OR	Ethiopia
Timothy Farah	Advertising	Portland, OR	Ghana
Sara Golestaneh	International Studies	Tigard, OR	Jordan
Natania Hernandez	Spanish, International Studies	Eugene, OR	Argentina
Key Higdon	Advertising	Portland, OR	Ghana
Sara King	Linguistics, Japanese	Virginia Beach, VA	South Korea
Phuong Lam	Architecture	Canby, OR	Japan
Gabriela Saldana-Lopez	Planning, Public Policy, and Management	Portland, OR	Mexico
Nadia Saetern	Family and Human Services	Aloha, Oregon	Mexico
Casey Smith	Political Science, Spanish	White City, OR	Mexico
Chase Struloeff	Human Physiology	Oregon City, OR	Mexico
Savanah Ray	Linguistics, Russian	Knoxville, TN	Kyrgyzstan
Wyatt Waterbury	Business Marketing	McMinnville, OR	Jordan
Natasha Willow	Chinese	Portland, OR	China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.

About Global Education Oregon
Global Education Oregon (GEO) is the University of Oregon’s study abroad office and a premier program provider serving the UO community and 30 partner institutions. GEO offers more than 200 programs in 90 countries, with options to study, research, or intern abroad.

By Chakris Kussalanant
Office of International Affairs