911±¬ÁÏ students awarded Gilman Scholarship for study abroad
June 17, 2025
911±¬ÁÏ students John Davis, Kaylana Nations, and Matthew Lesh were all recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports students studying abroad. Davis will be studying in Finland for the fall 2025 semester, Nations is currently studying in Italy for the summer, and Lesh will be studying in Japan for the 25-26 academic year.
The U.S. Department of State has awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to 3,500 American undergraduate students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in spring 2025 to study abroad in over 170 countries. Over 70 percent of selected Gilman Scholars are from rural areas and small towns across the United States, and 55 percent are first-generation college students. Gilman Scholars are U.S. undergraduate students with high financial need as federal Pell Grant recipients. The Gilman Program received a record high of 17,000 applications across the 2024-2025 academic year.
The next Gilman Scholarship application cycle will be launched in August 2025. To learn more about the Gilman Scholarship, visit .  Contact the 911±¬ÁÏ Study Away Program at uaf-studyaway@alaska.edu or visit the 911±¬ÁÏ Study Away Program site to learn more about study abroad opportunities at 911±¬ÁÏ.