top four scholarships you should consider
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Top Four Scholarships You Should Consider
Austin Becker, 2011
The Gilman Scholarship
Pays up $5,000› Additional $3,000 available for critical
languages: Arabic, Chinese, Turkic, Persian, Indic,
Korean, Russian, Swahili, and more… Must be Pell Grant eligible
Gilman cont.
Application Process› Statement of Purpose: 2 pages, single-
spaced› Follow-on Project Proposal: 2 pages, single-
spaced Find example project proposals at:
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program/Apply
Tips for follow-on projects› Borrow and expand ideas from past
winners› Utilize technology: blogging and you tube
Gilman cont.
Writing Competitive Essays› Everything as a means to your Career goals
Inspirations, e.g. ASB service Aspirations, e.g. to work in/with a particular
country› Only Address “Why”
The country or population Volunteerism Specific research or academic program
› Visit the writing center, twice!› Visit Holly Greenfield at the International
Programs Office.
The Boren ScholarshipNational Security Education Program
Pays up to $20,000 for academic year; $10,000 for semester; $8,000 for summer (STEM
only)
US Federal Government› Required to work at least one year in…
Dept of Homeland Security Dept of Defense Dept of State
Boren cont.
Requirements› Study a critical language
Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Swahili…
Priority for…› Compelling cases for national security› Academic year students
Boren cont.
Application process› Two Statements of Purpose (2 single
spaced pages)1. Rational: why region/language relate to
national security and your career plans 2. Program: how program will benefit your
goals› Two or three letters of recommendation
The Freeman ASIA Scholarship
Pays up to $7,000 for academic year $5,000 for semester
$3,000 for summer For students going to Asia
› You should have “little or no experience” in the proposed country
Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
US State Dept. Critical Languages Institutes
A summer institute only Study…
(No experience) Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu
(≤ 1 year) Arabic, Persian
(≤ 2 years) Chinese, Russian, Japanese
All expenses paid
Why are you studying abroad?
Goals?Language
EducationCareer
Future Career
Future Career
Austin’s Gilman Experience
Mujeres para la acción› Micro enterprise and micro finance› A defining characteristic of Peru
Where you could go…East Asia: International Business
Senegal: Development StudiesGermany: Engineering
Ecuador: Women’s rights
Mujeres para la acción
USAC: Bangalore, India› Medical program for
pregnant women
ISA: Santiago, Dominican Republic› Assist pharmacy distribute low-
cost drugs IPSL: Accra, Ghana› Institute of Economic
Affairs
Nearly Every Developing Country› Teach English
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