[International] Gilman Deadline Just One Week Away

[Jenna Graff <graff@uwosh.edu>]

Dear International Listserv Members:

Just a reminder...

There is just one week remaining until the student deadline for the Gilman International Scholarship! All applicants must submit an online application by 11:59 Central Standard Time on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 . Advisors must certify applications by Tuesday, October 3, 2006.

Following are some general guidelines that you can give students regarding their essays for the Gilman Scholarship application. 

Statement of Purpose Essay:

When advising students on their Statement of Purpose essay it is helpful to encourage them to think of and address the impact that their study abroad program will have on their academic, professional and personal goals.  They should also think of and address the impact that receiving the Gilman Scholarship would have on their achievement of these goals.  Some key ideas to have your students keep in mind are:  

• What impact will this study abroad program and receiving the Gilman Scholarship have on my academic goals?  Will I be able to take coursework abroad towards my major or minor requirements?  Will I be able to take electives or pursue further language training not available to me on my home campus?
• What impact will my choice of country have on my experience abroad?  What initially inspired me to want to study abroad in this particular country or learn this language? 
• What impact will my choice of program have on my experience abroad?  Are there unique components, such as home-stays, that will impact my experience abroad?  
• What impact will this study abroad program and receiving the Gilman Scholarship have on my professional goals?  Will I be able to pursue internship or volunteer opportunities that support my overall career goals?  Will I be able to learn skills or conduct research that will be necessary to me in my future career?
• What impact will this study abroad program and receiving the Gilman Scholarship have on me personally?  On a personal level, what initially inspired me to want to study abroad and what challenges (such as being a non-traditional student, a student-parent, having a disability, etc.) have I faced in planning to study abroad?  How have I met and/or addressed these challenges and what impact will they have on my study abroad experience? 

Follow-on Project Essay:

To help expand the impact of the Gilman Scholarship all Gilman Scholars are required to carry out a follow-on project upon their return from abroad that helps to promote international education and the Gilman International Scholarship.  All applicants must submit a project proposal within their application and this proposal is closely reviewed during the selection process.   When advising students on their project proposal or assisting returned Gilman Scholars in carrying-out their projects please ask your students to keep these questions in mind:

• Who is my target audience and how do I plan to on reaching this population?  What impact will my project have on this group and how will my project interest my target population in international education and encourage them to apply for the Gilman International Scholarship? 
• How will I inform my target audience of my project?  What arrangements will I need to make to publicize my project? 
• Are there already established campus or community organizations, offices, student groups or networks that I can utilize in reaching out to my target audience? 
• What is the timeline for my project and how will this impact my target audience? 
• How will I carry out my project?  Are there methods I can utilize, such as power point presentations, websites, slide shows, photos, etc., that can assist me in achieving my project goals and reaching my target audience? 

You can access more advising tips at our website at http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/faq/advisor.html !

Promotional materials:

A Gilman flyer can be downloaded on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/advisors/publicity.html. Please feel free to email this flyer to your students or print it out and have these materials available in your office. To request brochures and the new Gilman Advisor CD, please email your mailing address to gilman_scholars@iie.org

Please feel free to contact our office should you have any questions.

Thank you again,

Jennifer Eisele
Program Coordinator

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Institute for International Education
520 S. Post Oak Blvd. Ste 740
Houston, TX 77027
(713)621-6300 ext. 16
Fax: (713)621-0876
www.iie.org/gilman

This message was sent to this listserv by:
Jenna Graff
Director
Office of International Education
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