Record number of Notre Dame students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Record number of Notre Dame students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad Record number of Notre Dame students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad Published: December 07, 2018 Author: Colleen Wilcox Gilman Scholars Logo The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship has been awarded to five Notre Dame students who will be studying abroad in spring 2019. This is a record number of recipients for the University in a single application cycle. Among the selected students: • Junior Seth Cattanach of Minnesota will study in London. Cattanach is a computer engineering major. • Junior Brendan O’Donnell of Illinois will study in Dublin-UCD. O’Donnell is a computer engineering major. • Junior Avian Robinson of Wisconsin will study in Berlin. Robinson is a business analytics major. • Junior Deandre Tomlinson of New Jersey will study in Puebla, Mexico. Tomlinson is a science computing major. • Junior Meklit Zenabu of Ohio will study in Jerusalem. Zenabu is a psychology major. More than 800 students were selected to receive scholarships to participate in credit-bearing study abroad programs and career-oriented internships around the world. More than 100 selection panelists from colleges and universities across the nation reviewed the 3,400 applications for this cycle. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad or internship program costs. The program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or internships abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness. The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship is a congressionally funded program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. State Department and was named after the late congressman Benjamin A. Gilman, who served 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Applications for summer 2019 and fall 2019/academic year 2019-2020 programs will open in mid-January. Student applications are due March 5. Program information and a list of the recipients can be found on the program’s website.  Originally published by Colleen Wilcox at studyabroad.nd.edu on Dec. 7. Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn