Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

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1) Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:"Gilman" <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring 2008 Application Open – Deadline: October 9, 2007

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.

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.

Eligibility: 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.

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.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online  
application visit:  http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027

Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25

Contact for Advisors: Bronwyn Stewart
email: gilmanadvisors at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 14

http://www.iie.org/gilman


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