Gilman Scholarship: A Comprehensive Application Guide

Did you know that the Gilman International Scholarship Program gives students with low incomes the opportunity to study or intern overseas and gain experience and skills that are essential to both economic growth and national security? See if you are eligible.

Overview of Gilman Scholarship

By providing financial support to undergraduates who might not otherwise be able to study or work abroad, the Gilman Program increases the number of students who study and intern overseas.

The program’s goal is to inspire students to study and intern across a wide range of nations and geographical places.

Additionally, the curriculum promotes language learning among pupils, particularly in subjects thought to be crucial to national security.

For American students interested in studying abroad or pursuing internships abroad for college credit, the program offers up to $5,000.

In order to qualify, candidates must either be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or show documentation that they will during the duration of their internship or study abroad program.

Eligibility Criteria

All undergraduate students who are citizens of the United States, in good academic standing, have received a Federal Pell Grant, and meet the following requirements are eligible for the scholarship program.

Eligible Applicants Must Be:

• Able to demonstrate that they will at the time of application, during the duration of their study abroad program, or during their 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.
  Programs that go to many countries are acceptable as long as the student spends a minimum of four weeks in each nation.
• Studying or working as an intern in any nation where the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System indicates that travel is generally advised at a Level 1 or 2. Students will not be permitted to travel to any places inside these countries that are included in the Travel Advisory as “Do not travel to” (Level 4) or “Reconsider travel to” (Level 3). Applications from students for scholarship programs in a nation with a general Level 3 or 4 travel advisory are not accepted.