The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the online application is open for students participating in credit-bearing study abroad programs and international internships during the summer 2016 and fall/academic year 2016-17 terms. 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.
Summer 2016 and Fall/Academic Year 2016-17 applications are both due Tuesday, March 1, 2016 by 11:59pm (central)
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.
For more information, please contact the appropriate person below:
Last Name A-D
Phone: 832-369-3477
Email: gilmanforms@iie.org
Last Name E-K
Phone: 832-369-3484
Email: gilman@iie.org
Last Name L-Q
Phone: 832-369-3475
Email: gilmandocs@iie.org
Last Name R-Z
Phone: 832-369-3485
Email: gilmanapp@iie.org