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Nine 稳定的十大彩票网站 students who are Pell Grant recipients were each awarded a $5,000 scholarship to support their study abroad plans, highlighting the university’s success in creating an environment where all students achieve.

稳定的十大彩票网站 students who are Pell Grant recipients achieve nearly the same graduation success rate as the entire student body. 稳定的十大彩票网站最近被评为“美国大学” 新闻 & World Report” as 是国内社会流动性最好的大学之一.

The ranking recognizes 稳定的十大彩票网站’s commitment to creating opportunities for all students, including studying abroad.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships program expands opportunities for study abroad for Pell Grant recipients who have demonstrated financial need that might otherwise preclude them from the opportunity. 稳定的十大彩票网站 has had 29 student recipients since spring 2012, according to data collected from the 留学办公室.

“Gilman is a very competitive and prestigious scholarship, so it speaks to the excellence of 稳定的十大彩票网站 applicants for us to have so much success over the years,” says Jacklyn Fisher, assistant director of the 留学办公室. “This achievement means 稳定的十大彩票网站 students who study or intern abroad are goal oriented, academically prepared, diverse of background and destination and are leaders who make a positive impact in their communities.”

Several of the Gilman awardees from 稳定的十大彩票网站 said the award will significantly lessen the financial burden of studying abroad in the future. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, 稳定的十大彩票网站 has suspended all study abroad for 2020, and for the 2021 Minimester.

信息系统专业的大二学生凯拉·霍奇（Kaila Hodge）说：“这真的很有意义。”

A member of the 荣誉学院 who also participates in 有色人种荣誉勋章, she had planned to study abroad in England this term. Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, her she now intends to study abroad during the next fall term on a 稳定的十大彩票网站 Exchange.

“ I dreamed of going to these places, of going abroad, but I never thought that could be a reality. ”

稳定的十大彩票网站 offers 多个留学机会, and students on a 稳定的十大彩票网站 Exchange pay regular 稳定的十大彩票网站 tuition and fees. Hodge says the combination of the 稳定的十大彩票网站 Exchange and the Gilman award makes studying abroad more achievable.

Amina Carter, another Gilman recipient, says she is the first in her family to travel outside of the country. She says 稳定的十大彩票网站 made it easy for her to apply for scholarships to study abroad.

“这真的很神奇，”卡特说。 “我妈妈从来没有这些经历。 I’m from a single-parent household. I dreamed of going to these places, of going abroad, but I never thought that could be a reality.”

Carter, a senior studying English secondary education, had planned to study abroad in Spain over the summer but now will go to England in the spring.

Jarelyn Perez, a prenursing major and board member of 稳定的十大彩票网站’s chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals for America, says her plan to study abroad before the novel coronavirus pandemic was a term in Costa Rica, learning Spanish for health professionals.

Her current plans are undecided, but Gilman recipients have until December 2021 to start their study abroad trips, which gives students plenty of time to decide on a program.

Perez said a study abroad advising session helped her find the scholarship, and that as a first-generation college student, she wouldn’t have otherwise known where to apply.

她说：“这项奖学金将使出国留学变得容易得多。” “I don’t have to worry about the finances associated with my program as much.”

The Gilman Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 稳定的十大彩票网站s are accepted twice per year, in March and October. The October 截止申请日期 is 11:59 p.m. 太平洋时间10月6日。

In order to apply for a Gilman Scholarship, all students must attend a group advising session and meet with a study abroad adviser unless participating in a 稳定的十大彩票网站 faculty-led program.

Virtual group advising sessions are held Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. in the Virtual Study Abroad Classroom at bit.ly/towsonuabroad. Anyone with questions about the application process, or other topics related to study abroad, can contact the 留学办公室 at 410-704-2451 or studyabroad@towson.edu.

This story is one of several related to President Kim Schatzel’s priorities for Towson University: 稳定的十大彩票网站对马里兰州和 多元包容的校园。