Jane Murphy has been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad. Murphy is one of 800 American undergraduates from 355 colleges and universities across the United States selected for the scholarship. The Gilman Scholarship is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Gilman scholars are awarded up to $5,000 toward their study abroad or internship program costs.

Murphy is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages with a concentration in French and is a student in the UAB Honors College on the personalized path. She is also pursuing a Fast Track Master of Public Health degree from the UAB School of Public Health. She will spend the summer studying in Pau, France.