Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Information Session
Application deadline is March 7!
Friday, February 9, 2024 · 12 - 1 PM
Are you interested in studying abroad? Are you a Federal Pell Grant
recipient? Or are you the child of an active duty service member in the
US military? If you answered yes to two or more of those questions, you
should apply for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship or
the Gilman-McCain Scholarship!
The U.S.
Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Program enables students receiving a Federal Pell Grant to study or
intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national
security and economic prosperity. The program aims to encourage
students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries or areas
and world regions. The program also encourages students to study
languages, especially critical-need languages (those deemed important to
national security). Veterans of military service are encouraged to
apply, and preference is given to veterans when other factors are
equivalent.
By supporting undergraduate
students who have high financial need, the program has been successful
in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in
education abroad, including but not limited to first-generation college
students, ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, and
students attending HBCUs or other minority-serving institutions.