Gilman International Scholarship Deadline Approaching – April 3, 2007!

There is only one week remaining until the student deadline for the Gilman International Scholarship! All applicants must submit an online application by 11:59 Central Time on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Advisors must certify applications by Tuesday, April 10, 2007.

There has never been a better time to apply for the Gilman Scholarship. With the recent funding increases for the Gilman Program, we will be able to award over 800 scholarships to students studying abroad during the 2007-2008 academic year. The selection rate is approximately 1 in 3 applicants, so please encourage all eligible applicants to apply.

Promotional materials:

A Gilman flyer can be downloaded on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/advisors/publicity.html. Please feel free to email this flyer to Pell Grant recipients on your campus or print it out and have these materials available in your office. To request brochures and the new Gilman Advisor CD, please email your mailing address to [log in to unmask]

You can access more tips for advising applicants on our website at http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/faq/advisor.html

Please feel free to contact our office should you have any questions.

Thank you again,

Lindsay G. Calvert

Program Coordinator

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Institute for International Education

520 S. Post Oak Blvd. Ste 740

Houston, TX 77027

(713)621-6300 ext. 25

Fax: (713)621-0876