Alumni

Within one month of your return from abroad all Gilman Scholars are required to submit a Scholarship Recipient Evaluation. The evaluation is a brief survey of your experience abroad as a Gilman Scholarship Recipient.

Online Gilman Recipient Evaluation

If you have any questions, please contact the Gilman Scholarship Program by email or phone at, gilman_scholars@iie.org or 832-369-3496.

Follow-on Service Project & Report

All Gilman Scholars are required to carry out the Follow-on Service Project proposed in your scholarship application within six months of your return date to the U.S.  Once complete you will need to submit your Follow-on Service Project report to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. In addition, please review the Frequently Asked Questions below.  Should you have further questions, please contact the Gilman Scholarship Program.

View the Follow-On Project Report Guidelines (181 KB, PDF)
 

Follow-on Service Project - Frequently Asked Questions

Q. I’ve forgotten my username and/or password for my Gilman online account, what do I do?

A. If you’ve forgotten your Gilman username and/or password, then you can either click “Forgot my Password” to have a temporary password sent to your email or contact the Gilman Scholarship Program to retrieve your username. Please email gilman_scholars@iie.org or call 832-369-3496.

Q. I extended my stay abroad so my date of return to the U.S. has changed from what I submitted in my application. When is my project due?

A. We realize that many Gilman Scholars extend their stay abroad to continue their studies or pursue other opportunities such as internships, volunteering or working abroad. We are happy to work with you to extend your Follow-on Service Project due date in this situation. Your project is due six months after the date you actually return to the U.S. If you extend your stay abroad you should contact the Gilman office and inform us of your updated date of return. Simply send this information via email to gilman_scholars@iie.org.

Q. What if I no longer have a copy of my original proposal from my application?

A. If you no longer have a copy of your original proposal you can either log in to your online Gilman account to review your Follow-on Service Proposal Essay or email gilman_scholars@iie.org and our office will be able to email a copy of your essay to you.

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Q. I've read my original proposal and would like to make some revisions and/or changes to my project. Do these need to be approved first?

A. Yes. Follow-on Service Project proposals are one of the criteria used to select recipients of the Gilman Scholarship. Thus it is very important that whenever possible you carry out the project proposed in your application. However, we do realize that at times revisions, additions and/or improvements may need to be made.

You may request a revision to your project by contacting the Gilman office at gilman_scholars@iie.org with a description of your reason for changing your Follow-on Service Project and a brief description of your new proposal. Please keep in mind that your project revisions should still maintain the same level of effort and quality of your original proposal and your new project should have similar goals and reach a similar target audience.

Should you have further questions regarding your Follow-on Service Project, please contact the Gilman office either via email or phone at gilman_scholars@iie.org or 832-369-3496.

All Gilman Scholars are encouraged to join the State Alumni online community. State Alumni is a secure, password protected website that offers alumni of U.S. government exchange programs an exciting opportunity to continue the exchange experience after returning home! In this online community, alumni can network with each other and take advantage of the many features the website has to offer which include: grant opportunities, job postings, alumni resumes, discussion forums, an online academic research journal database, and Q&A Live with distinguished guests.

Click "Join Now" at https://alumni.state.gov to get access to this incredible resource.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program e-newsletter contains updates and further information on the Gilman Scholarship Program, information on further opportunities abroad such as the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, and profiles of current and past Gilman recipients.

If you are not currently receiving this newsletter and would like to be added please sign up below to get on the email list and receive the newsletters. Please indicate if your name has changed from the time you were a Gilman Scholar.

Gilman Scholars are welcome to submit articles about their academic and professional accomplishments when they studied abroad or since studying abroad. Please send an email to gilman_scholars@iie.org expressing your interest in being highlighted in a future newsletter because of your accomplishment(s).

Newsletters will be posted below as released:

Fall 2012

Summer 2012

Winter 2012

Summer 2011

Winter 2011

Fall 2010

Summer 2010 

Spring 2010

Gilman Alumni are encouraged to continue their international learning upon returning to the U.S. This includes pursuing further opportunities for networking on the State Alumni website as well as pursuing further opportunities abroad such as those listed below:

International Education Opportunities

U.S. Student Fulbright Program -  Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships - The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate & Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship programs provide funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply.

Rhodes Scholarships - The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford.

Marshall Scholarships - Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.

For information on other study abroad scholarships, please visit Other Study Abroad Resources. 

Networking Opportunities 

State Alumni - State Alumni offers alumni of U.S. government exchange programs an exciting opportunity to continue the exchange experience after returning home. In this online community, alumni can network with each other and take advantage of the many features this website has to offer.

LinkedIn - The Gilman Scholarship Program has an alumni group on LinkedIn. This is a secure network for students who have received a Gilman Scholarship to study abroad. Through this group, Gilman alumni and current scholars can share stories, discussions, and academic and professional development opportunities with one another.

For more information on staying connected with the Gilman Scholarship Program, please visit our Social Media page.