SPONSORED BYU.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs (ECA)

ADMINISTERED BYInstitute of International Education (IIE)

APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.IIE.ORG/GILMAN

DEADLINES

Apply atwww.iie.org/gilman

Contact the Financial Aidand Study Abroad advisors

at your home college oruniversity to notify themyou are applying for the

Gilman Scholarship. In order to complete the

application online, applicantsneed advisor certifications

and transcripts.

View detailed instructionson the Gilman website.

The Gilman Program stronglyencourages applications from:

• Students attending community colleges

• Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds

• Students going to non-traditional countries

• Students participating in credit-bearinginternships

• Students with disabilities

• First-generation college students

• Students participating in fields of studyunderrepresented in education abroad

Critical Need Language Award

Students studying a critical need languageare automatically considered for the GilmanCritical Need Language Award (CNLA) fora total possible award of $8,000. CNLAsare awarded to students studying a CriticalNeed Language in a country in which thatlanguage is predominantly spoken. A limitednumber are available each year.

Critical Need Languages include:

The Gilman Program diversifies thekinds of students who study and internabroad and the countries and regionswhere they go by awarding over 2,000scholarships of up to $5,000.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizenundergraduate student at a 2 or 4 yearinstitution in the United States

• Applicant must be receiving a Federal PellGrant at the time of application or duringthe term abroad

• Applicant must be applying to a studyabroad program or internship eligible forcredit at the student’s institution of highereducation in the United States

• Applicant must be studying or interningabroad for a minimum of 4 weeks (28days) in one country

• Study abroad program or internship cantake place in any country outside of theU.S. that is not on the U.S. Department ofState’s Travel Warning list or Cuba

• Chinese languages• Bahasa Indonesia• Indic languages• Persian languages • Turkic languages

• Arabic• Japanese• Korean• Russian• Swahili

APPLICATIONS

For Spring Programsand Internships

FIRST TUESDAYOF OCTOBER

For Summer, Fall & Academic YearPrograms and Internships

FIRST TUESDAYOF MARCH

SCHOLARSHIPSTO STUDY & INTERN ABROAD