BAPP Senior Shamira Quiñones Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
Posted on September 04, 2018
Congratuations to Shamira Quinones for being awarded the U.S. State Department Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships to study abroad this fall. Shamira Quiñones is a senior in public policy from Chicago (Humboldt Park), who will be studying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Santiago, Chile.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program, sponsored by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, aims to diversify the group of students who study abroad and their destinations. To be eligible for the award, students must demonstrate financial need by receiving a federal Pell Grant for their studies.
Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad program costs. Since 2006, UIC students have won more than 175 Gilman scholarships totaling approximately $690,000.
The Gilman program is funded through the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 and is administered by the Institute of International Education's Southern Regional Center in Houston. The program honors former U.S. Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman of New York, who was chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee.
