IU student awarded Gilman Scholarship

Sharday Summers, an Indiana University junior from the Bloomington campus, was recently awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to pursue studies overseas.  Summers, a psychology major who will be studying in London, Great Britain, received an award of $3,500.  For the spring semester application cycle, the Gilman scholarship program received 1,465 applications and awarded 600 scholarships.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. Online applications are available for the Fall 2009/Academic year 2008-2009 cycle of the Gilman scholarship, and the deadline is April 7, 2009. For more information, visit the Gilman Program website at www.iie.org/gilman. Information about study abroad at IU is available through the Office of Overseas Study located in Franklin Hall 303 and on the web at www.indiana.edu/~overseas. Contact the office by phone at 812-855-9304.