Bunker Hill Students Win Study-Abroad Scholarships

Four students from Bunker Hill Community College have been awarded federal Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad this summer.

The scholarship provides funds to students traditionally under-represented in study-abroad programs, including but not limited to those with high financial need and community college students, according to a press release from the college. This year, 500 students from a pool of 2,600 applicants received Gilman Scholarships. Bunker Hill Community College had more winners than any other Massachusetts college.

The Bunker Hill Community College winners are Timothy Androvett of Chelsea, who will study in Denmark; Lisa Cavanaugh of Braintree, who will study in Argentina; Adelina Keshishian of Malden, who will study in India; and Raymond Lewis of Tewksbury, who will study in the Czech Republic.

Bunker Hill Community College has pioneered international education and cultural awareness through the creation of study-abroad programs tailored to the lives of community college students, whose job and family responsibilities can constrain time to travel.  Students in the program have lived and studied in Argentina, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, and Spain.