[International] Gilman International Scholarship Announcement

[Jenna Graff <graff@uwosh.edu>]

Dear International Listserv Members:

For more information, please contact the
Institute of International
Education directly.

> Announcement:
> The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program receives over a
> one million dollar increase in funding, enabling the program to offer
> more scholarships than ever before.
>
> The Institute of International
> Education is pleased to announce that the Gilman International
> Scholarship Program has received an increase of $1,112,000 in funding for
> the 2006-2007 academic year for a total budget of $3,712,000.  The
> increase will enable the Gilman Program to award over 700 scholarships to
> U.S. undergraduates for study abroad, the largest increase the program
> has seen to date.  
>
> Founded under the International
> Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, the Gilman International Scholarship
> Program is a congressionally-funded program 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 provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen
> undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to participate
> in study abroad programs of up to one academic year.
>
> The Gilman Program broadens the
> student population that studies abroad by supporting undergraduates who
> might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints.  One
> goal of the Gilman program is to encourage students to choose
> non-traditional study abroad destinations such as the Middle East,
> Africa, Asia, and South America.  The program aims to support
> students who are traditionally underrepresented in study abroad,
> including students with high financial need, community college students,
> students in underrepresented fields such as the sciences and engineering,
> students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, and students with
> disabilities.  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.
>
> 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.  For more information, full eligibility
> criteria and the online application please visit the Gilman Program
> website at
> www.iie.org/gilman.
>
> Many thanks to all of you who
> have supported the program and encouraged your students to apply. 
> If you would like more information about the program, contact us by email
> at gilman@iie.org or by phone at 713-621-6300 ext. 12.   
>
> Gilman International Scholarship
> Program 
> Institute of International
> Education 
> 520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite
> 740 
> Houston, TX 77027 
> phone: 713-621-6300 ext.
> 12 
> fax: 713-621-0876 
> gilman@iie.org 
> www.iie.org/gilman

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