United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

The Gilman Scholarship Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go by offering awards to U.S. undergraduates who might otherwise not participate due to financial constraints.

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Listing Details

Organization Name

United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

Organization Mandate

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange that assist in the development of peaceful relations.

Countries

Subcategory

undergraduate

Application deadline

March of each year, October of each year

Amount of the award

Up to USD 8,000

Eligibility - nationality

United States

Eligibility

U.S. citizen undergraduates, in good academic standing.

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.

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.

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.

Studying or interning abroad in any country except a country on the U.S. Department of State's current Travel Warning list.

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