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Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad
Fall 2008 & Winter 2009
http://www.iie.org/gilman

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Founded under the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 this congressionally-funded program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies abroad by supporting undergraduates who have been traditionally underrepresented in US study abroad and those with high financial need. The program aims to encourage students to choose nontraditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia and aims to support students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad. This includes but is not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in underrepresented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students of nontraditional age. The 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.

The Gilman Scholarship provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to pursue country-based undergraduate opportunities abroad of up to one academic year. To be eligible 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. Is not valid for summer programs. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application please access the Gilman Program website at www.iie.org/gilman or contact the Gilman office directly.

You are responsible for seeing that all materials are in by the deadline:

 Deadline for Fall 2008 study:  passed
 Deadline for Winter 2009 study:  October 7, 2008
 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or National

• The scholarship is open to both men and women undergraduates

• The applicant must be a full-time student, in “good academic standing,” i.e. not on academic probation

• APPLICANT MUST BE Currently receiving the Pell Grant

• No specific GPA is required, but a good GPA will make a stronger case for the applicant. 

PROCEDURES

• Application is made in the semester prior to the study period desired.

• Must show proof of acceptance to the program for which you applied.

• Two competitions are held annually:

  • For fall semester, application must be received by (deadline passed)

  • For winter semester, application must be received by October 7, 2008

• At completion of the study abroad program, recipient is required to complete a “Follow-Up Project”, which promotes awareness of the award by highlighting the personal experience and encouraging similar experiences among fellow students.

• The scholarship application can be found on-line at www.iie.org/gilman. You must apply on-line, directly to IIE.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

  DEADLINES
Fall 2006 study:  deadline passed
 Winter/Spring 2007 study:  October 7, 2008

For more information, contact Dr. Linna Place – 816.235.6230

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University of Missouri-Kansas City Center for International Academic Programs 5325 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 USA Phone: 816.235.5759  Fax: 816.235.5610 Email:  international@umkc.edu