An environmental and ecological systems major is among two WSU students selected from more than 3,400 applicants representing 332 colleges and universities across the U.S. to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
Senior William Scott (Clayton, Wash.) will receive up to $5,000 to study in Costa Rica July 3-Aug. 8, earning eight academic credits toward his degree.
He applied for the scholarship through an inaugural program at WSU called First Generation Abroad.
“First-generation students are largely underrepresented in education abroad, but to win this award means that our students are entrusted with the responsibility to immerse themselves in another culture and bring back their experiences to share with others,” said Eva Navarijo, director of WSU’s First Scholars program. “I am overjoyed that our students will have access to such a transformative and significant endeavor.”