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2016-02-05 20:20:02

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Deadline

2016-03-01

Value of Scholarship

Renewable

The Gilman Scholarship aims to support under-represented students to study in study abroad. The Gilman Scholarship will award $5,000 this academic year for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study or intern abroad. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being approximately $4,000 for fall and spring programs, and $3,000 for summer programs. The study abroad award can be up to $8,000 if the applicants is studying a critical need language while abroad in a country in which the language is predominantly spoken.

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Eligibility requirements for The Gilman International Scholarship :

The applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of his/her study abroad program or internship.
The applicant is applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for credit by the student's accredited institution of higher education in the U.S.
The applicant is studying or interning abroad for at least four weeks (28 days) in one country - or two weeks (14 days) for current community college students - and no more than one academic year. Programs going to more than one country are eligible if the student will be in one country for at least four consecutive weeks.
The applicant is studying or interning abroad in any country except Cuba or a country on the U.S travel warning list

	Summer 2016 Early Application	Summer 2016
Application Opens	August 11, 2015	January 13, 2016
Student Deadline to Submit	October 6, 2015	March 1, 2016
Advisor Deadline to Certify	October 13, 2015	March 8, 2016
Application Processing & Selection Panels (Only eligible and complete applications will be considered.)	December 2015 /January 2016	March/April 2016
Applicant Notification	Mid-February 2016	Late April 2016
Recipient Acceptance & Award Documentation	February/March 2016	May 2016

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