Announcements : Gilman Scholarship Applications Available Online in Mid-January
Announcement: Gilman Scholarship Applications Available Online in Mid-January
The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the online application will open in mid-January for students participating in credit-bearing study abroad programs and international internships during May 1, 2020 to April 31, 2021. This cycle encompasses Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Academic Year 2020-2021, Winter 2021, and Spring 2021 programs. The Gilman Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply. For more information about the Gilman Scholarship, webinar schedules, and other helpful resources, please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.
Students applying for any academic term must meet the eligibility requirements below:
* Be a United States citizen undergraduate student at an accredited two- or four-year U.S. institution in good academic standing
* Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term abroad
* Applying to or accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for academic credit by the student's home institution
* Participating in a study abroad program or international internship that is no less than four weeks (28 days) - or two weeks (14 days) for current community college students - in one country and no more than an academic year
* Studying or interning in any country not currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning or Cuba. Students applying to programs in Mexico may only apply for scholarships to support study in Mexican states where no advisory is in effect according to the U.S. Department of State Travel Warning.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Since the program's inception in 2001, the Gilman Program has awarded over 19,000 U.S. undergraduates of high financial need to study and intern abroad in over 140 countries from more than 1,100 institutions.