By Ball State Marketing and Communications—
MUNCIE, IN – Trey Mathews, a Muncie, Ind., native and sophomore Honors College student at Ball State University, has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support his study abroad endeavors.
This federally-funded, nationally competitive program provides up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students pursuing academic studies abroad to better prepare them to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.
Additional support is available to selected students who will study Critical Need Languages or conduct STEM research while abroad.
Mr. Mathews will study at Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile during the latter half of 2024. A Spanish Education major, he wants to offer “a less common international perspective” to his future students.
“Bringing that extra layer of knowledge of different dialects will bring my students closer to the language’s full range as a result,” Mr. Mathews added.
Upon their return to the U.S., recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship are required to carry out a follow-on service project that helps promote international education and understanding. For his follow-on service project, Mr. Mathews will create a video animation about his experiences in Chile, using a fox character of his own design, then share the video with student groups at Ball State and on YouTube.
For more information about nationally competitive scholarships available to Ball State students and recent graduates, visit the National/International Scholarships and Fellowships webpage or contact Barb Stedman, director of national and international scholarships, at bstedman@bsu.edu.
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