Antonio Lopez of Leander Receives Scholarship to Study in Argentina this Summer

GEORGETOWN, TX (04/30/2013)(readMedia)-- Antonio Lopez of Leander has been awarded a Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad this summer. The scholarships, which are highly competitive, help U.S. undergraduate students pursue academic studies abroad.

Lopez is a sophomore who is double majoring in chemistry and Spanish at Southwestern University in Georgetown and minoring in biology. He plans to use his scholarship to participate in Southwestern's six-week program in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this summer.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is administered by the Institute of International Education. It is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. Students are encouraged to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, particularly areas outside of Western Europe and Australia.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of an application plus a proposal for a "follow on project" that will be completed after they return from study abroad.

For his project, Lopez plans to do a seminar for Southwestern students about how he incorporated the sciences into his study abroad experience.

Lopez is the son of Cynthia Quinones of Leander.

Southwestern University is a selective, nationally recognized undergraduate liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,400 students. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in Texas. For more information on Southwestern, visit www.southwestern.edu.