Promoting the Gilman Scholarship on Your Campus

Coordinating with your Financial Aid Office

Several of you have requested that we supply you with a template that you can use to submit Press Releases to your campus and community newspaper announcing your students who have been selected as Gilman Scholars. We hope this new Press Release Template is helpful in assisting you in promoting study abroad and the Gilman Scholarship on campus and within the community. Click here to view a Sample Press Release

Should an article concerning your Gilman Scholars be published in your campus newspaper or on your website, please send us a copy or link to the article so that we can report on the program's benefits to your students to ensure continued funding for this important program. A full list of Fall 2007 Gilman Scholars can be found at http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/stats/scholars.html

Website

One of the best ways to promote the Gilman Scholarship on your campus is to add a link to the Gilman page on your office website. By adding a link to the Gilman Scholarship your students can easily obtain information on this program at times when they may not be able to contact your office directly. Please click here for an overview of the Gilman Program that you may use for posting information on your website. The website address for the Gilman Scholarship homepage is http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Coordinating With Your Financial Aid Office

There are many different avenues for promoting the Gilman Scholarship on your campus. However, as receiving a Federal Pell Grant is an eligibility criteria, one of the best ways is to coordinate with your campus financial aid office to contact all students currently receiving a Pell Grant at your institution. Advisors have indicated to the Gilman office that by targeting Pell Grant recipients they were able to reach students that their traditional outreach had been missing and encourage a broader and more diverse range of students to consider study abroad opportunities on their campus.

Many institutions have found that informational meetings highlighting study abroad scholarship programs, such as the Gilman Scholarship, and study abroad opportunities, to be an effective way of reaching out to Pell Grant recipients. Often a representative from the financial aid office is also available at this session to discuss what types of federal, state and institutional aid can be applied to study abroad opportunities on your campus.

In this way, study abroad offices are able to leverage scholarship programs to reach out to groups of students that may be less likely to consider studying abroad an option due to financial constraints. Many Gilman Scholarship recipients indicate that they would never have thought of walking into the study abroad office had they not first heard about the Gilman Scholarship or other funding sources.

Advisor Newsletter

The Gilman Scholarship regularly sends out an Advisor Newsletter via email. The Advisor Newsletter contains information and updates on the Gilman Scholarship and also contains information on related resources, such as the US Student Fulbright Program. If you are not currently receiving the advisor newsletter but would like to be added please send an email to gilmanadvisors@iie.org with your name, professional title, university and office mailing address and you will be added to the Advisor Newsletter list. Past newsletters can be found below.

Brochure
To request copies of the Gilman brochure for use on your campus, please send an email to gilman@iie.org with your contact information, office mailing address and the number of copies you would like to receive.

Flyer
The flyer below on the Gilman Scholarship may be downloaded and printed off for use on your campus. This is a great resource to post on campus or distribute to students during information sessions, fairs or within application packets. This flyer can be particularly useful when your office is unable to wait for brochures to sent via US mail.

Gilman Flyer
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	Promoting the Gilman Scholarship on Your Campus Press Release Template Website Coordinating with your Financial Aid Office Advisor Newsletter Brochure Flyer Press Release Template Several of you have requested that we supply you with a template that you can use to submit Press Releases to your campus and community newspaper announcing your students who have been selected as Gilman Scholars. We hope this new Press Release Template is helpful in assisting you in promoting study abroad and the Gilman Scholarship on campus and within the community. Click here to view a Sample Press Release Should an article concerning your Gilman Scholars be published in your campus newspaper or on your website, please send us a copy or link to the article so that we can report on the program's benefits to your students to ensure continued funding for this important program. A full list of Fall 2007 Gilman Scholars can be found at http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/stats/scholars.html Website One of the best ways to promote the Gilman Scholarship on your campus is to add a link to the Gilman page on your office website. By adding a link to the Gilman Scholarship your students can easily obtain information on this program at times when they may not be able to contact your office directly. Please click here for an overview of the Gilman Program that you may use for posting information on your website. The website address for the Gilman Scholarship homepage is http://www.iie.org/gilman. Back to Top Coordinating With Your Financial Aid Office There are many different avenues for promoting the Gilman Scholarship on your campus. However, as receiving a Federal Pell Grant is an eligibility criteria, one of the best ways is to coordinate with your campus financial aid office to contact all students currently receiving a Pell Grant at your institution. Advisors have indicated to the Gilman office that by targeting Pell Grant recipients they were able to reach students that their traditional outreach had been missing and encourage a broader and more diverse range of students to consider study abroad opportunities on their campus. Many institutions have found that informational meetings highlighting study abroad scholarship programs, such as the Gilman Scholarship, and study abroad opportunities, to be an effective way of reaching out to Pell Grant recipients. Often a representative from the financial aid office is also available at this session to discuss what types of federal, state and institutional aid can be applied to study abroad opportunities on your campus. In this way, study abroad offices are able to leverage scholarship programs to reach out to groups of students that may be less likely to consider studying abroad an option due to financial constraints. Many Gilman Scholarship recipients indicate that they would never have thought of walking into the study abroad office had they not first heard about the Gilman Scholarship or other funding sources. Back to Top Advisor Newsletter The Gilman Scholarship regularly sends out an Advisor Newsletter via email. The Advisor Newsletter contains information and updates on the Gilman Scholarship and also contains information on related resources, such as the US Student Fulbright Program. If you are not currently receiving the advisor newsletter but would like to be added please send an email to gilmanadvisors@iie.org with your name, professional title, university and office mailing address and you will be added to the Advisor Newsletter list. Past newsletters can be found below. Summer 2008 Winter 2008 Fall 2007 Summer 2007 Winter 2007 Fall 2006 Spring 2006 Fall 2005 Winter 2005 Back to Top Brochure To request copies of the Gilman brochure for use on your campus, please send an email to gilman@iie.org with your contact information, office mailing address and the number of copies you would like to receive. Back to Top Flyer The flyer below on the Gilman Scholarship may be downloaded and printed off for use on your campus. This is a great resource to post on campus or distribute to students during information sessions, fairs or within application packets. This flyer can be particularly useful when your office is unable to wait for brochures to sent via US mail. Gilman Flyer All IIE Scholarships for Study Abroad Back to Top

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