Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Fall 2004 Application Now
Available
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to announce the
opening of the Fall 2004 application cycle for the Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholarship on March 1, 2004. This congressionally-funded
program is sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs. It is administered by IIE through its office in
Houston, Texas.
The program awards grants of up to $5,000 for US-citizen, undergraduate
students to pursue study abroad opportunities worldwide. The Gilman
Scholarship Program aims to diversify and expand participation in
international education by assisting those students who have been
traditionally under-represented in US study abroad. This includes, but is
not limited to students studying in non-traditional locations outside of
Western Europe and Australia, students with high financial need, community
college students, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, students with
disabilities, and students of non-traditional age.
To be eligible the applicant must be an undergraduate enrolled at a US
institution of higher education, and be receiving a Pell grant at the time
of application. Applicants must be applying or accepted into a
credit-eligible, single-country program. Programs must be between four
weeks and one academic year in length. Students may apply to study in any
nation with the exception of Cuba and those countries currently under a US
Department of State Travel Warning. Preference is given to those students
studying outside of the traditional study abroad destinations of Western
Europe and Australia.
Upcoming Deadline:
The Fall 2004 cycle is open to students participating in programs that
begin between July 15 and October 15, 2004 - excluding summer-only study
abroad programs. The online application deadline is April 15, 2004. To
access the online application and timeline please go to the Gilman website.
Fall 2004 Timeline
March 1: Application Available Online
April 15: Student Application Deadline
April 19: Postmark Deadline for Student Transcripts
April 22: Advisor Certification Deadline
Spring 2004 Gilman ScholarsThe Gilman Scholarship received a total of 990
applications for the 173 awards made this cycle. These students represent
126 two-year and four-year institutions nationwide and over half will
study abroad in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern
Europe. A listing of Spring 2004 Gilman Scholars is now available on the
Gilman website. To access please go to Gilman Scholars .
Freeman-Asia Scholarship ProgramThe Freeman-Asia Scholarship Program is
still accepting applications for both the Summer 2004 and Fall 2004
application cycles. Programs must be a minimum of 8 weeks for a summer
term, 10 weeks for a quarter term, and 12 weeks for a semester term. To
be eligible students must be applying to study in one of the following
countries: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos,
Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,
Vietnam. For more information please go to the Freeman Asia website or
email freeman-asia@iie.org.
[] Sponsored by: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs
Administered by: Institute of International Education
Gilman International Scholarship Program
520 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 740
Houston, Texas 77027
gilman@iie.org
www.iie.org/gilman