Melanie Bukovec
  • Bioengineering
  • Class of 2016
  • Chardon, Ohio

Miami University Student Melanie Bukovec Awarded Prestigious Scholarship

2015 Sep 24

Miami University senior Melanie Bukovec was awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for Study Abroad. The award provided funding for Bukovec to study abroad during the summer 2015 semester.

Now in its 15th year, the scholarship program is designed to help undergraduates with financial need study abroad. The program also aims to support students seeking unique opportunities in nontraditional countries, especially those outside of Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and students with diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Bukovec spent the summer 2015 semester studying in Spain .

The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Institute of International Education.

Bukovec is earning a Bachelor of Science majoring in Bioengineering.