Madina Mirusmanova, a senior compute science major, received a Gilman Scholarship award from the U.S. Department of State to support her studies abroad.

Mirusmanova will participate in a three-week immersive program in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mirusmanova was one of 13 students from the University of Tennessee offered a collective $38,500 in Gilman Scholarship awards this year.

“I would like to thank the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, as well as the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center, for organizing the Gilman preparation workshops, which greatly helped me with my application,” Mirusmanova said.

The Gilman Scholarship program is named for Benjamin Gilman, who served from 1973 to 2003 in the U.S. House of Representatives and for many years on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Gilman Scholarship aims to expand study abroad access for students from all academic fields and backgrounds, providing international experience, global networks, and language skills vital to U.S. economic prosperity and national security.