•January 9, 2019•

Paisley Meyer grew up in Sullivan and went to high school in Mattoon experiencing life on the prairie without much exposure to the rest of the world.
Now a student at the University of Illinois, the thought of studying abroad that seemed out of reach is suddenly within grasp.
That changed late last year with an email from the State Department which wrote to inform Meyer that she was among 12 UI students selected to receive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships, which provide grants of $2,500 to $5,000 to students with limited financial means to spend a semester studying or interning abroad.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.