Pace University Student Receives Prestigious Gilman International Scholarship

Liani Frederick ’25 is one of 2,100 Undergraduate Students Selected to Receive Funding to Study Abroad

Award Funded Through the Prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

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Liani Frederick, a third-year student majoring in Psychology, has earned a scholarship from the federal government to take her studies on the road, Pace University today announced.

In winning the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Frederick ’25 is among 2,100 undergraduate students from across the country who will be studying abroad with the support through the U.S. Department of the State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), which aims to expand access to international education opportunities to Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum.

On average, 70 percent of Gilman recipients self-identify as racial or ethnic minorities while 60 percent are from rural areas and small towns across America; inspired half of all winners are first-generation college or university students. The Gilman Scholarship contributes to the Department’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts to engage the American people in foreign policy.

“I’m so grateful for this opportunity,” Frederick said. “Through the Gilman Scholarship, I’ll be studying at Regent’s University London. I will be taking courses that will help me in completing my Pace degree and furthering my goal of becoming a pediatric psychiatrist.”

Pace Study Abroad, which offers programs throughout the world, partners with the Office of Prestigious Awards at Pace to advise students during the application process. Throughout the recent cycles, the two offices held information sessions to help students better prepare for their applications.

“I would like to extend my congratulations to Liani Frederick for being the only Pace student to receive this prestigious scholarship this cycle,” said Moira Egan, Ph.D., Director of Prestigious Awards and Graduate Fellowships. “For many undergraduate students the Gilman Scholarship provides unique access to life-changing overseas education opportunities. I am grateful for the Gilman program's generosity and genuine interest in our students, as I have seen firsthand how many doors can be opened via overseas education.”

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students to gain proficiency in diverse languages and cultures, skills that are critically important to their academic and career development. Since the program’s inception in 2001, more than 38,000 Gilman Scholars from all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories have studied or interned in more than 160 countries around the globe.

By supporting undergraduate students who have high financial need, the program has been successful in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad, including but not limited to first-generation college students, ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, students attending HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) or other minority-serving institutions, students attending community colleges, rural students, and students coming from U.S. states with less study abroad participation.

Learn more about the Gilman scholarship, and its recipients, including this newest cohort.

About Pace University

Since 1906, Pace University has been transforming the lives of its diverse students—academically, professionally, and socioeconomically. With campuses in New York City and Westchester County, Pace offers bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs to 13,600 students in its College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.