UAB Students Receive Prestigious Gilman International and Freeman-ASIA Scholarships to Study Abroad – News

Written by: Kamina Perdue and Samil Baker
Media contact: Tehreem Khan

Six students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham received the award Benjamin A. Gilman International Fellowship speak United States Department of State. Two additional students, Markia Hoyle-Brown and Grace Kim are recipients of the Institute of International Educations Freeman Prize for Studies in Asia.

The Gilman and Freeman-ASIA Fellowship are life-changing opportunities, and not just in that they provide funding for international study, said Michelle Cook, Ph.D., Director of the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships and of the UAB. Earning national recognition in this way sets these students up for even greater things in the future.

This year’s recipients include students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Collat ​​School of Business and the School of Health Professions.

• Tanner Caton, a neuroscientist and native of Wetumpka, Alabama, is a Gilman recipient and will travel to Costa Rica. She is a student at Honors College on the Personalized route.
• William Coleman, an industrial distribution major and native of Mobile, Alabama, is a Gilman recipient and will be heading to Spain. He is a student at Honors College on the personalized course.
• Markia Hoyle-Brown, an anthropology major and native of Birmingham, Alabama, is both a Gilman recipient and a Freeman-Asia recipient and will travel to Thailand.
• Jacob Landon Frazier, an English Major and a native of Gadsden, Alabama, is a Gilman recipient and will travel to Spain. He is a student at Honors College under the University Honors Program.
• Veda Joshi, a history major and native of Dothan, Alabama, is a Gilman recipient and will be heading to Germany. He is a student at the Honors College of University Honors Program.
• Grace Kim, a pre-nurse and major in world languages ​​and literatures, and originally from Birmingham, Alabama, is a Freeman-Asia recipient and will be traveling to Japan.
• Nathalia Rosalina Quintero, a biomedical science major and native of Atlanta, Georgia, is a Gilman recipient and will travel to Spain.

The Gilman Fellowship is sponsored by the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The program aims to make study abroad experiences accessible to a more diverse student population and gives students the opportunity to better understand other cultures, countries, languages ​​and economies, making them better prepared for take on leadership roles in government and the private sector.

THE Freeman-ASIA Program supports US-based undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need who plan to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. The goal of the program is to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents with direct exposure and understanding of Asia, its peoples, and cultures. Since its inception in 2001, Freeman-ASIA has made study abroad opportunities in East and Southeast Asia possible for more than 5,000 American students from more than 600 institutions.

The UAB National and International Scholarships and Bursaries Office works closely with the UAB Education Abroad team to guide students through the scholarship process and help manage international travel logistics.