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Date: 01 Oct 2009
From:Gilman <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Deadline in One Week

* ONE WEEK REMINDER * Gilman International Scholarship Deadline,  
October 6, 2009 *
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring & Summer 2010 Online Application

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to  
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one  
academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who  
study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The program  
serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which  
includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need,  
community college students, students in under-represented fields such  
as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic  
backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and  
students with disabilities. The Gilman 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.

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the  
time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and  
cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S.  
Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S.  
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and  
administered by the Institute of International Education.

The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1700  
scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010.  Additionally, the  
Gilman Program is excited to have launched a special pilot summer  
award cycle for students participating in Summer 2010 study abroad  
programs.  A limited number of summer awards will be available to  
students majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field  
who meet the program's standard eligibility criteria.  For more  
information regarding this exciting initiative, a Special Summer  
Podcast and Informational Fact Sheet can be found on the Gilman  
website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Furthermore, a limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language  
Supplements are available for students studying a critical need  
language for a total possible award of $8000.  A list of eligible  
languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman 
.

Spring 2010 & Summer 2010 applications are now being accepted online  
and are due October 6, 2009.  For more information about the Gilman  
Scholarship, full eligibility criteria, application deadlines &  
timeline, and application process, please visit the Gilman website  
atwww.iie.org/gilman, contact the Gilman Program at 713-621-6300 ext.  
25 or email gilman at iie.org.

There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship!

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
Houston, TX

http://www.iie.org/gilman



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