Two Jackson State University students were named winners of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which will allow them to finance their studies in foreign countries during the fall semester.
Senior psychology major and Saginaw, Mich., native Dequindre Robinson will study at CIEE Language Institute in Dakar, Senegal. She was awarded $4,000.
“I want to diversify myself, learn about other cultures and meet new people,” said Robinson. “I’m minoring in French, and Senegal is predominantly French speaking.”
Sophomore marketing major and Jackson native Ben Cuda Stowers will study at the University of Iringa in Iringa, Tanzania. He was awarded $5,000.
“My father’s side of the family is from the country that I’m going to,” said Stowers. “I can understand the language but I can’t speak it. I’m interested in learning the language and learning more about my family. That way, I can kill two birds with one stone.”
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers study abroad scholarships for U.S. citizens that are undergraduates receiving a Pell grant.