Campus Deadline: February 16, 2024
National Deadline: March 7, 2024
The March 2024 Deadline application will open in mid-January 2024 for applicants whose in-person programs or internships start between May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. This cycle encompasses Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Academic Year 2024-2025, and Spring 2025 programs or internships.
Gilman Scholarship Info Sessions
Application Workshops*
The Gilman application requires three essays. Read more here.
Statement of Purpose
- Tuesday, Jan. 30, 5:30-7:00 p.m., VDA 240: Register here
- Saturday, Feb. 3, 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m., HIL 103: Register here
Building Mutual Understanding
- Wednesday, Jan. 31, 5:30-7:00 p.m., VDA 241: Register here
- Saturday, Feb. 3, 12:50-2:20 p.m., HIL 103: Register here
Follow-on Service Project Proposal
- Thursday, Feb. 1, 5:30-7:00 p.m.: Register here
- Saturday, Feb. 3, 2:20-3:30 p.m., HIL 103: Register here
*Those who cannot attend the workshops can schedule appointments with the Writing Center.
Description
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad. 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.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be an undergraduate student in good standing
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship
- In the process of applying to, or accepted to, a credit-bearing study abroad or internship program
- Multi-country, multi-area, and multi-city programs are eligible and have no minimum requirement on the length of time spent in one country, city, or area.
- Applying for credit-bearing study abroad programs in a country or area with an overall Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System.
Amount
Maximum scholarship awards are $5,000, with the potential of an additional $3,000 to study a critical need language.
Application Process
- Work with Study Abroad to identify an eligible program
- Create your online application.
- There are three essays required as part of the Gilman Scholarship application: the Statement of Purpose Essay and the two Community Impact Essays, which are the Building Mutual Understanding Essay and the Follow-on Service Project Proposal.
- For those applying for a Critical Need Language Award, an additional essay is required.
- After you create a draft of your application, it is recommended that you attend ONIF's essay workshops or meet with the Writing Center for feedback.
- Important: Students who work with ONIF to submit a polished Gilman application by our campus deadline are also eligible for the LMU Gilman Incentive Grant for Study Abroad.
- Submit your application by the national deadline.
For official information on the Gilman Scholarship, which supersedes any information provided here, please visit their website.
Gilman-McCain Scholarship
National Deadlines: August/October
Gilman-McCain, named after the late Senator John S. McCain from Arizona, provides awards of $5,000 for child dependents of active duty service members to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs.
Open to child dependents of active duty service members who receive any type of Title IV federal financial aid, including Federal loans, during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving Title IV federal financial aid during their study abroad program or internship.
Contact ONIF for more information and application support.