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Eight Miami students named Gilman Scholars

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships help fund study abroad experiences.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Student Success

Eight Miami students named Gilman Scholars

Eight Miami University students have been awarded a combined total of $29,500 from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program to help fund their study abroad experiences this winter term, summer, and during the coming academic year.

According to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), approximately 1,600 U.S. undergraduate students have been selected to receive Gilman scholarship awards from the October 2024 application cycle. Recipients are American undergraduate students attending more than 500 U.S. colleges and represent all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

On average, 65 percent of Gilman recipients are from rural areas and small towns across America, and half are first-generation college or university students. The Gilman Scholarship contributes to the Department’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts to engage the American people in foreign policy.

Global Initiatives extends our congratulations to Miami's newest Gilman Scholars!

Winter 2025

Ryan Cheng

Major: Information Technology
ProgramMiami University Computers and the Homeless: Manchester UK

Abdulrahman Hamdan

Major: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management
ProgramMiami University Paper Engineering in Austria and Central Europe

Juliana Lovas

Major: Psychology and Neuroscience
Program: Miami University Integrating Spanish and Health in Costa Rica

Spring 2025

Allison Bumby

Major: Art and Art Therapy
ProgramSAI Florence University of the Arts, Italy

Jacqueline Martini

Majors: East Asian Languages and Cultures
ProgramKansai Gaidai University Exchange Program, Japan

Fall 2025

Stella Kinoshita

Major: Games + Simulation
ProgramKansai Gaidai University Exchange Program, Japan

Ava Van Praag

Majors: Primary Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
ProgramMiami University Student Teaching Luxembourg

One student chose not to be named.

For more information about the Gilman Scholarship program at Miami, contact Karla Guinigundo, Director, Global Partnerships, or attend an information session.

The next application deadline is March 6, 2025.