Larissa Stefaniuk Is Winner of Prestigious Gilman International Scholarship for Fall 2015

2015 Oct 28

Larissa Stefaniuk, a John Carroll University junior majoring in East Asian Studies, is one of 860 American undergraduate students from 332 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study or intern abroad during the fall 2015/academic year 2015-2015 academic term. Larissa is studying abroad during the Fall 2015 semester at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan.

Gilman scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards their study abroad or internship program costs. The program aims to diversify the students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go. Students receiving a Federal Pell Grant from two- and four-year institutions who will be studying abroad or participating in a career-oriented international internship for academic credit are eligible to apply. Scholarship recipients have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of other cultures, countries, languages, and economies -- making them better prepared to assume leadership roles within government and the private sector.