The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship offers grants for students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. Such international exchange is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need.
Students must complete the online application on the foundation website, including the following two essays:
The application will be verified electronically by a UB study abroad advisor and financial aid advisor after submission.
Year
| Name
| Award
| Field(s) of Study
| Hometown
| Study Abroad Country
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kevin Huang | Recipient | Business Administration | Cornwall, NY | Taiwan |
| 2024 | Cara Michno | Recipient | Statistics and Psychology | Tonawanda, NY | Costa Rica |
| 2024 | Noah Harvey | Recipient | Political Science | Buffalo, NY | Georgia |
| 2024 | Nicholas Pratt | Recipient | Bioinformatics and Computer Science | Buffalo, NY | Czech Republic |
| 2023 | Riley Kane | Recipient | Criminology | Grand Island, NY | South Korea |
| 2023 | Jose Lun Pun | Recipient | Chemical Engineering | New York, NY | Costa Rica |
| 2023 | Atallia Brown | Recipient | History | Syracuse, NY | South Korea |
| 2023 | Chelsea Chacha | Recipient | Business Administration | Croton on Hudson, NY | South Korea |
| 2023 | June Sherpa | Recipient | Business Administration | Elmhurst, NY | Singapore |
| 2023 | Nicole Bradley | Recipient | Political Science | North Lawrence, NY | Turkey |
| 2023 | Luley Osman | Recipient | International Trade | Buffalo, NY | United Kingdom |
| 2023 | Ryan Rohrbach | Recipient | Political Science and Social Science Interdisciplinary | Avon, NY | South Korea |
| 2023 | Amanda Schmit | Recipient | Psychology | Daytona Beach, FL | Tanzania |
| 2022 | Alyssa Ascani | Recipient | Architecture | Floral Park, NY | Italy |
| 2022 | Pelumi Carrena | Recipient | Sociology and Social Science Interdisciplinary | Plano, TX | United Kingdom |
| 2022 | Sarah Hamdan | Recipient | Chemical Engineering | Buffalo, NY | Italy |
| 2022 | Dalanda Jalloh | Recipient | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Brooklyn, NY | Senegal |
| 2022 | Derar Lulu | Recipient | Economics and Urban and Public Policy Studies | United Kingdom | |
| 2022 | Niko Panagopoulo | Recipient | Political Science and Global Affairs | Kenmore, NY | France |
2021 | Adama Balde | Recipient | Political Science and Social Science Interdisciplinary | Bronx, NY | South Korea |
2021 | Dalanda Jalloh | Recipient | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Brooklyn, NY | Senegal |
2021 | Moca Tanaka | Recipient | Communication | Levittown, NY | Japan |
2021 | Will Escalera | Recipient |
| Buffalo, NY | South Korea |
2021 | Jillian Peracciny | Recipient | Media Study | Lakeland, FL | Italy |
2021 | Erikah Vilceus | Recipient | Business Administration | New York, NY | United Kingdom |
2020 | Rebecca Dingle | Recipient | Asian Studies and Linguistics | East Amherst, NY | South Korea |
2020 | Levantino Piccini | Recipient | Political Science |
| Japan |
2020 | Vicki Wang | Recipient | Accounting | Woodside, NY | Taiwan |
2020 | Daniel Ansah | Alternate |
|
| France |
2020 | Angelika Gonzalez | Alternate | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Bronx, NY | United Kingdom |
2020 | Lauren Shaw | Alternate | Biomedical Engineering | Liverpool, NY | France |
2019 | Ramzy Abu-Ramadan | Recipient | Mechanical Engineering | Fayetteville, NY | Germany |
2019 | Cathleen Chau | Recipient | Psychology | Brooklyn, NY | Japan |
2019 | Samuel Coniglio | Recipient | Asian Studies | Buffalo, NY | Japan |
2019 | Abid Hossain | Recipient | Sociology | Jamaica, NY | China |
2019 | Alexandria Iadanza | Recipient | Global Gender Studies | Buffalo, NY | Netherlands |
2019 | Charlotte Kuhl | Recipient | Environmental Engineering | Buffalo, NY | United Kingdom |
2019 | Sergio Smith | Recipient | Mathematics | Buffalo, NY | China |
2019 | Sukama Das | Alternate | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Hicksville, NY | Ghana |
2019 | Kelly Luo | Alternate | Nursing | New York, NY | Spain |
2018 | Kellen Corrallo | Recipient | Classics and French | Lockport, NY | France |
2018 | Shatoni Ross | Recipient | Chemical Engineering | Charlotte, NC | United Kingdom |
2018 | Sarah Wagner | Recipient | Environmental Engineering | Elmira, NY | France |
2018 | Yi Zheng | Alternate | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | New York, NY | Singapore |
2018 | Robert Cordova | Alternate | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Port Chester, NY | France |
2017 | Olayemi Akingboye | Recipient | Media Study | Garden City, NY | Japan |
2017 | Kelly Aldinger | Recipient | Spanish | Alden, NY | Peru |
2017 | Ramon Capellan | Recipient | Architecture | Brooklyn, NY | Spain |
2017 | Wanly Chen | Recipient | Communication and Media Study | Elmhurst, NY | Singapore |
2017 | Michael Paraszcak | Recipient | Architecture | Syracuse, NY | Spain |
2017 | Michael Pilgrom | Recipient | Psychology | Buffalo, NY | United Kingdom |
2017 | Brandon Reilly | Recipient | French | Macedon, NY | France |
2017 | Melissa Sotelo | Recipient | Architecture | White Plains, NY | Spain |
2017 | Kenneth Thomas | Recipient | Economics | Warwick, NY | Singapore |
2017 | Katie Richardson | Alternate | Business Administration | Kendall, NY | Singapore |
2016 | Alexander Schwartz | Recipient | Electrical Engineering | Sunnyvale, CA | France |
2016 | Jennifer Walker | Recipient | Linguistics |
| Japan |
2015 | Suzan Akpinar | Recipient | Political Science | Richmond, VA | United Arab Emirates |
2015 | Clarissa Cardarelli | Recipient | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Orchard Park, NY | Senegal |
2015 | Dean Dixon | Recipient | Computer Science | Buffalo, NY | Japan |
2015 | Amanda Jones | Recipient | Psychology | Queens Village, NY | South Korea |
2015 | Stacy Liang | Recipient | Anthropology and Chemistry | Brooklyn, NY | Turkey |
2015 | Janice Lin | Recipient | Business Administration | Elmhurst, NY | Singapore |
2015 | Maria Pollack | Recipient | Biological Sciences | East Amherst, NY | Spain |
2015 | Lucas Rugar | Recipient | Civil Engineering | New Fairfield, CT | South Africa |
2015 | Fiona Zhu | Recipient | Psychology | Brooklyn, NY | South Korea |
2014 | Samah Asfour | Recipient | Global Gender Studies and Political Science | Buffalo, NY | France |
2014 | John Costello | Recipient |
|
| Spain |
2014 | Jalonda Hill | Recipient | Psychology | Buffalo, NY | Ghana |
2014 | Jaspreet Kaur | Recipient |
|
| Vietnam |
2014 | Michelle Visser | Recipient | Biological Sciences | Victor, NY | Peru |
2013 | Drew Glover | Recipient | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Kenmore, NY | China |
2013 | Aquilla Hines | Recipient | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Brooklyn, NY | United Kingdom |
2013 | Rajesh Kumar | Recipient | Business Administration | Niagara Falls, NY | United Kingdom |
2013 | Daniel O’donohue | Recipient | Social Science Interdisciplinary | Worstboro, NY | Japan |
2013 | Giovanny Pagan | Recipient | Media Study | Rochester, NY | Spain |
2013 | Franklin Pichardo | Recipient | Political Science | Bronx, NY | Thailand |
2013 | Jack Zhang | Alternate | Environmental Geosciences |
| China |
2012 | Laura Emmons | Recipient | Economics and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary |
| Italy |
2012 | Michelle Morgan | Recipient | Sociology | Cheektowaga, NY | United Kingdom |
2012 | Lindsey Newton | Recipient | Special Studies and Linguistics | North Tonawanda, NY | Japan |
2012 | William Ng | Recipient | Business Administration | New York, NY | China |
2012 | Jacob Nosbisch | Recipient | Chemical Engineering | Cheektowaga, NY | France |
2012 | Sarah Spriggs | Recipient | Linguistics | Buffalo, NY | India |
2012 | William Wheeler | Recipient | Computer Science | Elma, NY | Japan |
2012 | Suzanne Starr | Alternate | History | Amherst, NY | Poland |