2024-2025 Applicants
2024-2025 Applicants
Meet Amélie Malone
Third Year Gilman Scholarship Applicant
How did you first learn about the fellowship opportunity?
I have always known about studying abroad since my first year because it was heavily advertised within the admissions application process at Loyola. When I had an interest to study abroad in my sophomore year, I started researching programs on Go Global I might be interested in and it seemed financially feasible for me. Once I found the program I liked; I created a study abroad advising visit through navigate. With the program I want to do Andrew Weber, and he informed me of the scholarship opportunities, like the Gilman Scholarship Program. SIT also provided me with different scholarship opportunities.
How do you think the fellowship aligns with your academic and career goals or, what specific goals did you hope to achieve through the fellowship?
South Africa: Social Justice & Activism Internship through SIT study abroad will create pathways for me. As an Honors African Diaspora and Psychology major, who has recently applied to Loyola Chicago’s International Affairs Master’s Program, this study abroad opportunity encompasses everything I want to do in the future in furthering my career development in human rights and advocacy. I have also applied to scholarships like the Gilman Scholarship that could help fund my passion for advocacy. Getting hands- on experience, furthering my knowledge, and mentorship throughout this program will go a long way for my career and personal development. Since a child I have always found happiness in being a person for others, which is why I look forward to building connections, understanding, and representing the values I hold within the space of this study abroad opportunity. This immersive study abroad opportunity will allow me to engage with South Africa's rich history through a tour of the prison on Robben Island that held President Nelson Mandela and other activists. Excursions to Robben Island, the District Six Museum, other monuments to South Africa's history of social justice movements. In learning across cultures, I aspire to gain professional skills and knowledge of international affairs to be successful in my future advocacy career.
Meet Adrian Oyola
Second Year Gilman Scholarship Applicant
How do you think the fellowship aligns with your academic and career goals or, what specific goals did you hope to achieve through the fellowship?
Financial constraints have often limited my ability to explore these opportunities, and the Gilman Scholarship represents a vital resource that can help bridge that gap. By receiving this scholarship, I would gain access to experiences that would enrich my personal and professional growth, allowing me to engage deeply with the local community and academic environment. Additionally, I am eager to contribute to the promotion of diversity and inclusion in study abroad programs. I believe that sharing my unique perspective and experiences will foster a richer dialogue among students and host communities, and I am committed to using my experiences to inspire others to pursue similar opportunities. Ultimately, the Gilman Scholarship aligns perfectly with my goals of expanding my education, building meaningful connections, and becoming a more informed and engaged global citizen.
What motivated you to apply for a fellowship?
I was motivated to apply for the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad because I believe in
the transformative power of global education. My passion for cross-cultural exchange and understanding has always driven my academic pursuits. I see studying abroad as an opportunity not only to enhance my education but also to immerse myself in a new culture, broaden my worldview, and develop skills that are essential in our increasingly interconnected world.
Meet Annie Brown
Second Year Gilman Scholarship Applicant
What challenges did you face during the application process, and how did you overcome them?
It was difficult for me to get across how the scholarship would have an impact on my academic experience in the essays required for the application. I originally wanted to make sure my reasons would be "good enough" to get the scholarship. Eventually, I realized that these scholarships were created for the purpose of getting more students to study abroad- no matter why they wanted to! This helped me ease up and discuss how much I would enjoy the study abroad experience.
How do you think the fellowship aligns with your academic and career goals or, what specific goals did you hope to achieve through the fellowship?
Studying abroad has always been an academic and life goal of mine. I would love to be able to explore cultures in different parts of the world, and I am interested in working internationally in the future. This scholarship aims to help students wanting to study abroad, so it would aid my accomplishment of these goals.
Meet Grace Hudson-Mairet
Fourth Year Marshall Scholarship Applicant
What motivated you to apply for a fellowship?
I was interested in studying in England and when I was doing some initial research into fellowships, I found a program that specifically fit my interests and I started to learn that the area of study I was interested in was specific to the UK. It was kind of an accident that I found all this information, but that really motivated me to then try to apply. It was mostly because I was spending a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do after graduation and so the process of kind of researching the fellowship and then looking into ways to apply brought me to where I applied.
What advice would you give to students considering applying for fellowships in the future?
Trying to get to the core of what’s important to you and really thinking about what contribution you want to make after graduation. I feel like when we apply to some things we tend to apply with the short sighted, we want to do this because it would be cool or because it’d be a good opportunity, help us get where we want to go. That’s of course important, but for this kind of application, that’s frankly quite unlikely to actually come through to anything. Being able to feel like I was working towards something that was bigger and more apart of my future. The kind of thinking and work that I needed to be doing anyway at this point in my life, was really helpful in making it feel like no matter what came of this application, I’ve gained something and I’ll be better for doing this process
2024-2025 Applicants
Meet Amélie Malone
Third Year Gilman Scholarship Applicant
How did you first learn about the fellowship opportunity?
I have always known about studying abroad since my first year because it was heavily advertised within the admissions application process at Loyola. When I had an interest to study abroad in my sophomore year, I started researching programs on Go Global I might be interested in and it seemed financially feasible for me. Once I found the program I liked; I created a study abroad advising visit through navigate. With the program I want to do Andrew Weber, and he informed me of the scholarship opportunities, like the Gilman Scholarship Program. SIT also provided me with different scholarship opportunities.
How do you think the fellowship aligns with your academic and career goals or, what specific goals did you hope to achieve through the fellowship?
South Africa: Social Justice & Activism Internship through SIT study abroad will create pathways for me. As an Honors African Diaspora and Psychology major, who has recently applied to Loyola Chicago’s International Affairs Master’s Program, this study abroad opportunity encompasses everything I want to do in the future in furthering my career development in human rights and advocacy. I have also applied to scholarships like the Gilman Scholarship that could help fund my passion for advocacy. Getting hands- on experience, furthering my knowledge, and mentorship throughout this program will go a long way for my career and personal development. Since a child I have always found happiness in being a person for others, which is why I look forward to building connections, understanding, and representing the values I hold within the space of this study abroad opportunity. This immersive study abroad opportunity will allow me to engage with South Africa's rich history through a tour of the prison on Robben Island that held President Nelson Mandela and other activists. Excursions to Robben Island, the District Six Museum, other monuments to South Africa's history of social justice movements. In learning across cultures, I aspire to gain professional skills and knowledge of international affairs to be successful in my future advocacy career.
Meet Adrian Oyola
Second Year Gilman Scholarship Applicant
How do you think the fellowship aligns with your academic and career goals or, what specific goals did you hope to achieve through the fellowship?
Financial constraints have often limited my ability to explore these opportunities, and the Gilman Scholarship represents a vital resource that can help bridge that gap. By receiving this scholarship, I would gain access to experiences that would enrich my personal and professional growth, allowing me to engage deeply with the local community and academic environment. Additionally, I am eager to contribute to the promotion of diversity and inclusion in study abroad programs. I believe that sharing my unique perspective and experiences will foster a richer dialogue among students and host communities, and I am committed to using my experiences to inspire others to pursue similar opportunities. Ultimately, the Gilman Scholarship aligns perfectly with my goals of expanding my education, building meaningful connections, and becoming a more informed and engaged global citizen.
What motivated you to apply for a fellowship?
I was motivated to apply for the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad because I believe in
the transformative power of global education. My passion for cross-cultural exchange and understanding has always driven my academic pursuits. I see studying abroad as an opportunity not only to enhance my education but also to immerse myself in a new culture, broaden my worldview, and develop skills that are essential in our increasingly interconnected world.
Meet Annie Brown
Second Year Gilman Scholarship Applicant
What challenges did you face during the application process, and how did you overcome them?
It was difficult for me to get across how the scholarship would have an impact on my academic experience in the essays required for the application. I originally wanted to make sure my reasons would be "good enough" to get the scholarship. Eventually, I realized that these scholarships were created for the purpose of getting more students to study abroad- no matter why they wanted to! This helped me ease up and discuss how much I would enjoy the study abroad experience.
How do you think the fellowship aligns with your academic and career goals or, what specific goals did you hope to achieve through the fellowship?
Studying abroad has always been an academic and life goal of mine. I would love to be able to explore cultures in different parts of the world, and I am interested in working internationally in the future. This scholarship aims to help students wanting to study abroad, so it would aid my accomplishment of these goals.
Meet Grace Hudson-Mairet
Fourth Year Marshall Scholarship Applicant
What motivated you to apply for a fellowship?
I was interested in studying in England and when I was doing some initial research into fellowships, I found a program that specifically fit my interests and I started to learn that the area of study I was interested in was specific to the UK. It was kind of an accident that I found all this information, but that really motivated me to then try to apply. It was mostly because I was spending a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do after graduation and so the process of kind of researching the fellowship and then looking into ways to apply brought me to where I applied.
What advice would you give to students considering applying for fellowships in the future?
Trying to get to the core of what’s important to you and really thinking about what contribution you want to make after graduation. I feel like when we apply to some things we tend to apply with the short sighted, we want to do this because it would be cool or because it’d be a good opportunity, help us get where we want to go. That’s of course important, but for this kind of application, that’s frankly quite unlikely to actually come through to anything. Being able to feel like I was working towards something that was bigger and more apart of my future. The kind of thinking and work that I needed to be doing anyway at this point in my life, was really helpful in making it feel like no matter what came of this application, I’ve gained something and I’ll be better for doing this process