Gilman Scholars to study in Rome, London | 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 › Gilman Scholars to study in Rome, London Gilman Scholars to study in Rome, London Published: December 06, 2017 Author: Erin Blasko Gilman Scholarship University of Notre Dame students Frank Chung and Katherine Smith have been selected for the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the spring 2018 academic term. Chung, an accounting major from Palisades Park, New Jersey, will study in the United Kingdom through the Notre Dame London Global Gateway. Smith, an English and theology double major from Saint Charles, Minnesota, will study in Italy through the Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway. Both are juniors, and both will remain overseas for the summer academic term before returning to Notre Dame in the fall. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with support from the Institute of International Education, the Gilman Scholarship enables undergraduate students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad as a way to experience diverse languages and cultures. Scholars receive as much as $5,000, with additional funding available for the study of critical languages, including Russian, Arabic, Persian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu or Japanese. In most cases, the program supports students who might not otherwise study abroad, including first-generation college students, ethnic minority students, students with disabilities and students from community colleges or historically black colleges and universities. Chung and Smith are among nearly 1,000 Gilman Scholars from 386 colleges and universities this academic year, including fellow Notre Dame junior Eunice Agyapong, a biological sciences major from Columbus, Ohio, who is studying in London this semester. Like Chung and Smith, Agyapong applied for the scholarship with help from Notre Dame International and the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, or CUSE, which promotes the intellectual development of Notre Dame undergraduates through scholarly engagement, research, creative endeavors and the pursuit of fellowships. The Gilman Scholarship is named for the late Benjamin Gilman, a longtime congressman from Minnesota who retired in 2002 after 30 years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives, including seven years as chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Of the study abroad experience, Gilman said, “Living and learning in a vastly different environment of another nation not only exposes our students to alternate views, but also adds an enriching social and cultural experience. It also provides our students with the opportunity to return home with a deeper understanding of their place in the world, encouraging them to be a contributor, rather than a spectator in the international community.” Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu Posted In: University News International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related March 30, 2022 Notre Dame signs agreement with St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge March 22, 2022 The bonds between Notre Dame and Ukraine February 28, 2022 Notre Dame among top producers of Fulbright Program students for eighth straight year May 21, 2021 Gilman Scholarships set records for most in single year, application cycle May 13, 2021 Statement from Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on the death of Irish studies co-founder Seamus Deane 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