The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the online application is open for students participating in credit-bearing study abroad programs and international internships during the spring 2017 and summer 2017 terms.  The Gilman Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries where they go.  All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.  For more information about the Gilman Scholarship, webinar schedules, and other helpful resources, including subscription to Gilman Advisor Newsletters, please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.

Spring 2017 applications and Summer 2017 early applications are both due Tuesday, October 4, 2016 by 11:59pm (central)

Advisors have until October 11, 2016 to certify spring 2017 applications and summer 2017 early applications.

Students applying for any academic term must meet the eligibility requirements below:

       * Be a United States citizen undergraduate student at an accredited two- or four-year U.S. institution in good standing
       * Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term abroad
       * Applying to or accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for academic credit by the student's home institution
       * Participating in a study abroad program or international internship that is no less than four weeks (28 days) - or two weeks (14 days) for current community college students - in one country and no more than an academic year
       * Studying or interning in any country not currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning. Students applying to programs in Mexico may only apply for scholarships to support study in Mexican states where no advisory is in effect according to the U.S. Department of State Travel Warning.

The Gilman Scholarship Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs (ECA), in the U.S. Department of State. The Institute of International Education (IIE) is the implementing partner to ECA administering the Gilman International Scholarship Program. Since the program's inception in 2001, the Gilman Program has awarded over 22,000 U.S. undergraduates of high financial need to study and intern abroad in over 140 countries from more than 1,200 institutions. 

For more information, please contact the appropriate person below:

       STUDENTS

       Last Name A-D
       Phone:  832-369-3477 
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       Last Name E-K
       Phone: 832-369-3484 
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       Last Name L-Q
       Phone: 832-369-3475 
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       Last Name R-Z
       Phone: 832-369-3485 
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       UNIVERSITY ADVISORS

       Midwest & Northeast Regions
       Phone: 832-369-3487 
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       South & West Regions
       Phone: 832-369-3483  
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Thanks to all supporters of the Gilman Scholarship Program.  We look forward to awarding our next round of Gilman Scholarship recipients for the spring 2017 and summer 2017 terms!   

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