Announcement

[Gilman International Scholarship]

Announcement: The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program 
receives over a one million dollar increase in funding, enabling the 
program to offer more scholarships than ever before.

The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce that the 
Gilman International Scholarship Program has received an increase of 
$1,112,000 in funding for the 2006-2007 academic year for a total budget of 
$3,712,000.  The increase will enable the Gilman Program to award over 700 
scholarships to U.S. undergraduates for study abroad, the largest increase 
the program has seen to date.  

Founded under the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, the 
Gilman International Scholarship Program is a congressionally-funded 
program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International 
Education.  The Gilman Scholarship provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. 
citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to 
participate in study abroad programs of up to one academic year.

The Gilman Program broadens the student population that studies abroad by 
supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to 
financial constraints.  One goal of the Gilman program is to encourage 
students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations such as the 
Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America.  The program aims to support 
students who are traditionally underrepresented in study abroad, including 
students with high financial need, community college students, students in 
underrepresented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with 
diverse ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities.  The 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.

To be eligible, 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.  For more information, 
full eligibility criteria and the online application please visit the 
Gilman Program website at www.iie.org/gilman. 

Many thanks to all of you who have supported the program and encouraged 
your students to apply.  If you would like more information about the 
program, contact us by email at gilman at iie.org or by phone at 713-621-6300 
ext. 12.    

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 740
Houston, TX 77027
phone: 713-621-6300 ext. 12
fax: 713-621-0876
gilman at iie.org
www.iie.org/gilman  

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