Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship

Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship

Application Deadline for Spring 2013: October 2nd 2012 by 11:59pm

Website: www.iie.org/gilman

 The Gilman International Scholarship Program aims to diversify the kind of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program has recently expanded its summer awards to include all academic majors.  The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.

A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students  studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website: 

Eligibility

• Students must be enrolled at a two or four-year U.S. Institution

• Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study abroad

• Students must participate in a program no less than four weeks in one country and no more than an academic year.

• Students must be receiving academic credit.

• Students cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

Email: gilman@iie.org
Phone: 713-621-6300, ext 25

Last updated: 7-10-12