Jackson State Honors Student Receives Scholarship, Will Travel to Guadalajara, Mexico
10/31/23, 10:00 PM
The scholarship financially supports students who wish to study abroad, immerse themselves in new cultures, broaden their educational experiences, and develop a global perspective.
Jackson State University’s Jayla Jones is the recipient of a Global Gateways Inaugural International Summer Study Abroad Scholarship. As a result, Jones will attend ITESO (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente) University in Guadalajara, Mexico, from May 19-June 17, 2023.
The scholarship financially supports students who wish to study abroad, immerse themselves in new cultures, broaden their educational experiences, and develop a global perspective.
Jones, an English education major from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is one of three students selected for the inaugural class amongst many HBCU applicants nationwide. The sophomore is also a student in the W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College at JSU.