Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Fall 2007/Academic Year 2007-2008
Application Open – Deadline: April 3, 2007
The Gilman International
Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to
study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify
the kinds of student 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 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 at http://www.iie.org/gilman
Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the
time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under
a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
The Gilman International
Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International
Education.
For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online
application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman
Gilman International
Scholarship Program
Institute
of International
Education
520 Post Oak Blvd.,
Ste. 740
Houston,
TX 77027
Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
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Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25
Contact for Advisors: Jennifer Eisele
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Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 16
http://www.iie.org/gilman