aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

[Gilman <Gilman@IIE.ORG> (by way of Robert DeLossa)]

Fall 2006/Academic Year 2006-07 Application Open - Deadline: April 4,
2006

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one
academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who
study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The program
serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which
includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need,
community college students, students in under-represented fields such as
the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds,
students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with
disabilities. The program seeks to assist students from a diverse range
and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from
all 50 states.

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time
of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently
under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and
administered by the Institute of International Education.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online
application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027

Contact for Applicants: Stacie Vincent
email: gilman@iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25

Contact for Advisors: Paetra Hauck
email: gilman_scholars@iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 12

http://www.iie.org/gilman