BOONE, N.C. —
The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of University College at Appalachian State University, announces that four Appalachian seniors have been offered the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2019–20 educational year.
Scholarship recipients Raine Lo, from the College of Arts and Sciences; Javon Nathaniel, a student within the Walker College of Business; and Kevin Garcia Bautista and Sara Sallam, college students within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, are among 912 undergraduate students from 345 schools to receive the prestigious Gilman Scholarship.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program — funded with the aid of the U.S. Department of State in honor of the late Benjamin A. Gilman, a former U.S. Rep. From New York — will increase the wide variety of students who examine or intern overseas by way of providing a financial guide to undergraduates who could not otherwise afford to tour across the world. The scholarship allows recipients to revel in worldwide cultures and learn the languages of their preference.
Each Gilman Scholar receives up to $5,000 in funding to take a look at or intern abroad. Applicants who intend to examine a vital need language while overseas can follow for a supplemental Gilman Critical Need Language Award of as much as $3,000 for a blended scholarship overall of up to $8,000.
Since its inception in 2001, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship has supplied investment for 28,000 award recipients from 1,324 U.S. Establishments to have a look at or intern in 149 nations.
Gilman encourages programs for first-technology university students, college students in technological know-how, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, ethnic minorities, college students with disabilities, the ones inside the military, college students attending community colleges, and minority-serving institutions, and any scholar interested by touring overseas.
About Nationally Competitive Scholarships
Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS) works with the Appalachian community to recruit and assist college students for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, along with those who guide studies, teach, and gain essential language knowledge. This is done through outreach, mentorship, and advising at some stage in the application and choice process. NCS is committed to helping undergraduate and graduate students locate methods to attach their Appalachian training to their destiny endeavors through scholarship opportunities.
About University College
Formed in 2007, University College includes the university’s wellknown schooling software, college and pupil assistance, and co-curricular programming and support – all designed to support students’ work inside and outside the study room. All college students at Appalachian begin their training in University College and take advantage of its packages till they graduate.
About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is home to sixteen academic departments; one stand-by educational software, two centers, and one residential college. These gadgets span the humanities and the social, mathematical, and herbal sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences’ objective is to develop an exceptional identity built upon our college’s strengths, traditions, and particular region. The college’s values lie mainly in service to the university and neighborhood network but also in inspiring, training, teaching, and maintaining the improvement of its students as international citizens. There are approximately six hundred pupil majors inside the college. As the university is also largely liable for imposing Appalachian’s widespread schooling curriculum, it is closely worried about the training of all students at the college, including those pursuing majors in other schools.
About the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts is a dynamic and progressive organization of seven academic departments. It brings together a range of views, reviews, and real-international schooling to provide precise opportunities for scholar success. The university has more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate majors. Its departments are Applied Design, Art, Communication, Military Science and Leadership, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, and Theatre and Dance.
