Are you thinking about studying abroad in Summer 2014, Fall 2014,
or for the 2014-15 academic year? Are you a US citizen receiving a Pell Grant (a federal need-based
educational grant)?
Then you should learn about the GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP,
which provides up to $5000 for study abroad for students with financial
need who receive Pell Grants. In the past two years 70 Maryland students
have won Gilman Scholarships!
To learn more and to receive assistance preparing a Gilman Scholarship application, please follow this link:
or write to the National Scholarships Office at gilman@umd.edu as soon as possible.
US Citizens
Freshmen, Sophomores,
Juniors, Seniors
All Majors
Must be studying abroad for at least 4
weeks (UMD winter term courses are not eligible)
Must have FAFSA
demonstrated financial need and be receiving a Pell Grant.
Application Deadline:
March 4, 2014 - this is the deadline to
apply for scholarships for study abroad programs beginning between July 15
and October 15, 2014.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers 1,700 scholarships of up to $5,000 to students of limited financial means to pursue
academic studies world-wide. Such international study is intended to better prepare
U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global
economy and interdependent world. Programs must be at least 4 weeks in length.
Students are also eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Program if their study abroad
plans involve studying any of the following critical languages: Arabic
(all dialects), Chinese (all dialects), Japanese, Korean, Turkish,
Persian, Languages of India and Pakistan, Indonesian, Russian and Swahili.
