Highest Number of Gilman and Boren Study Abroad Scholarships Ever Awarded at USU

LOGAN — Eighteen Utah State University students have been awarded prestigious study abroad scholarships during the 2024-25 academic year cycle, the highest numbers of both Boren and Gilman recipients in an award cycle to date at USU.

Three students received Boren Awards to study abroad for critical language learning and national security, and 15 students received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.

Boren recipients receive $25,000 for a full academic year and $12,500 for a semester. The three Boren recipients plan to study in Japan, Croatia and Taiwan and later work in national security positions within the federal government.

The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship program provides awards of up to $5,000 for talented American undergraduates receiving Pell Grants to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Additional funding is available for students studying critical need languages or STEM abroad.

The USU Gilman recipients were awarded $41,500 in total for study in Italy, France, Sweden, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Croatia, Vietnam and a multi-location program.

“The Gilman Scholarship enabled me to live in another country for three months while spending less than I would at a semester at my home institution,” said Landri LaJeunesse, who studied in Vietnam during the spring 2025 semester. “With the funding provided from the scholarship, I got to travel somewhere I never expected to go and learn about global peacebuilding, reconciliation and communication in a setting where I was able to learn hands-on with cultural context. The Gilman provided me with the experience of a lifetime.”

USU Study Abroad will be leading workshops for Gilman Scholarship and Boren Awards applicants leading up to the Oct. 3 Gilman scholarship deadline, the Jan. 14 on-campus Boren Scholarship (undergraduate) deadline, and the Jan. 7 on-campus Boren Fellowship (graduate) deadline.

The Study Abroad Workshops page has the workshop schedule and registration links; students do not need to be accepted to a program before applying for these scholarships.

The next Gilman application cycle will open in mid-January and close on March 5, 2026. More information on study abroad opportunities through USU is available at studyabroad.usu.edu or by contacting studyabroad@usu.edu.