Thank you Gilman Scholarship

Today marks the 6 month anniversary of the end of my EAP Ghana Program.

It has been a weird transition back. Parts of me feel like I never left, and other parts of me cannot believe that I lived in Ghana for 5 months.

This trip would not have been possible without a number of people.


Thank you to...

> Evan, for being such a loving and understanding boyfriend throughout the entire process, from my first decision to go on this trip until the last moment I returned from it.
> Dawnis and Shamir for writing my letters of recommendation for the program :)
> UC-EAP office, for all their guidance and direction in preparation for the trip.
> Past EAP students, for your insights, packing lists, and for soothing nerves on the trip
> All the people who shared their pictures with me so I could post them with this blog :)
> UCLA Financial aid office, for providing so much support and information about financing the trip
> Gilman scholarship- for making this trip possible. Without your scholarship, I don’t know how I would have paid for the trip!

There are many more people that I need to thank, but I want to emphasize my gratitude for The Gilman Scholarship. This scholarship is actually the reason why this blog even exists to document this trip, and to share my experiences with readers like you.

The Gilman Scholarship Program seeks to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. Specifically, the Gilman Program offers scholarships for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in education abroad.

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this congressionally funded program is administered by the Institute of International Education through its Southern Regional Center in Houston, TX.

- Gilman Scholarship Website.

For more information about this blog, about me or about Ghana, please e-mail aliceichi@gmail.com. :) I would love to hear about your Ghanaian experience, or answer any questions that you may have about your potential trip. :)