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Joseph Petitti

 

Students awarded more than $15,000
in scholarships to study abroad

July 7, 2008

Joseph Petitti, a finance major at NIU, has been awarded a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study in China this fall.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for undergraduate students to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy. Gilman Scholars receive as much as $8,000 for study abroad program costs.

The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Southern Regional Center in Houston, Texas.

Applications for spring 2009 study abroad scholarships are due Oct.7, and are available at www.iie.org/gilman. Students receiving federal Pell Grants from two- and four-year institutions are encouraged to apply.

A number of other NIU students are receiving scholarships for study abroad this summer or during the coming academic year. They include:

  • The Clara Sperling Scholarship: Antoinette Mardosz, Florence, Italy ($500), and Lindsay Marszal, Rome, Italy ($500).
  • The Presidential Honors Study Abroad Scholarship: Stephanie Brooke, Costa Rica ($570) and Laura Olsen, Costa Rica ($570).
  • The Lillian Cobb Scholarship from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures: Jenna Tisoncik, Seville, Spain ($1,200); Stephanie Brooke, Costa Rica ($500); and Kelly Tate, Costa Rica ($500).
  • CEA/NIU Scholarship: Laura Olsen, Costa Rica ($500).
  • CIEE-NIU Scholarship: Joseph Petitti, Beijing, China ($1,500).
  • CIEE-ISP Scholarship: Joseph Petitti, Beijing, China ($1,500).
  • IAU-NIU Scholarship: Alan Frazier, Avignon, France ($1,800).
  • Salzburg College-NIU Scholarship: Lauren Trylovich, Salzburg, Austria ($1,000).
  • U.S. Department of Education-Fulbright Group Projects Abroad (GPA)/CIEE Scholarship Program for Advanced Chinese Language Training: Jeffrey Hellesen, Beijing, China ($3,000).
  • ISA Dr. Carlos E. Castañeda Memorial Scholarship: Jenna Tisoncik, Seville, Spain ($1,000).

For more information on scholarships available for study abroad, contact Pamela Rosenberg, business manager for International Programs, at (815) 753-9530 or prosenberg@niu.edu.