UT Tyler 2016 Gilman Scholar

December 1, 2016

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UT Tyler Senior Named 2016 Gilman International Scholar

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December 1, 2016

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Jeranda Dennis of Kilgore, a senior at The University of Texas at Tyler, has received a prestigious scholarship to study abroad, Dr. Teresa Kennedy, assistant vice president for international programs and senior international officer, announced.

Dennis is one of more than 850 American undergraduate students from 359 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 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to study or intern abroad during the spring 2017 semester.

An English major minoring in international studies, Dennis will spend the semester at Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan through a program offered by the University Studies Abroad Consortium, an organization that partners with the UT Tyler Office of International Programs.

Gilman scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards 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 credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad.

Such international exchange is intended to better prepare U.S. students to thrive in the global economy and interdependent world. 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.

The program is administered by the Institute of International Education. An independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1919, the institute is the world's most experienced global higher education and professional exchange organization.

IIE designs and implements programs of study and training for students, educators, young professionals and trainees from all sectors with funding from government and private sources.

The scholarship is named after U.S. Congressman Gilman, who retired in 2002 after serving in the House of Representatives for 30 years and chairing the House Foreign Relations Committee.

For more information, visit iie.org/gilman.

One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of almost 10,000 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.