A. Gilman International Scholarship

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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 A. Gilman

International Scholarship. 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 http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Advisor Certifications for the Gilman Scholarship

Institutions may now designate a specific Gilman Advisor

All students applying for the Gilman Scholarship must have their application

certified online by both a financial aid and a study abroad/academic

advisor. Financial aid advisors certify financial data provided by the

student and study abroad advisors certify program information provided by

the student. Students are strongly encouraged to contact their advisors

before submitting an application so that you are aware of their status.

Once students submit their online application it is immediately forwarded to

both advisors for their approval via an automated e-mail notification.

Advisors receive a login and password they then use to access each student's

application. A unique password is assigned to each individual student. Once

you complete your portion of the application, the student will receive an

automated confirmation you have certified their application. Once selections

of scholars are complete, advisors of award recipients will be notified via

email and a list of all Fall 2004 Gilman Scholars will be posted on the

Gilman website in mid-July.

If you, or your students, have further questions or concerns regarding the

A. Gilman International Scholarship please do not hesitate to

contact the Gilman office.

Gilman International Scholarship Program

Institute of International Education - Houston

520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740

Houston, TX 77027

Toll Free: 888 887-5939 x. 25

Phone: 713 621 6300 x. 25

gilman@...

http://www.iie.org/gilman