Spring 2008 Application Now Available Online
Deadline October 9, 2007

The Gilman International Scholarship is currently accepting applications from students participating in study abroad programs during Spring 2008. 850 Gilman Scholarships will be awarded to students studying abroad this academic year. The Gilman Scholarship is open to all U.S. undergraduates, in good academic standing, who meet the criteria listed below:

• Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of study abroad. 
• Currently applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by the student's institution of higher education in the U.S.
• Studying abroad for at least four weeks in one country.
• Studying abroad in a country not currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
• Studying on a program that begins between December 15, 2007 and April 15, 2008. The Spring cycle encompasses spring semester, quarter, calendar year, winter inter-session and January term programs that are a minimum of four weeks in length. May-term or Summer-only study abroad programs are not eligible.

Award recipients will receive up to $5,000.

Apply online at http://www.iie.org/gilman

Welcome Bronwyn Stewart!

The IIE Houston office is pleased to announce the addition of Bronwyn Stewart to the Gilman Scholarship team.  Bronwyn will fill the new position of Assistant Manager.  In this role, she will serve as primary contact for advisors as well as other university representatives interested in working with the Gilman Scholarship Program, including faculty, student affairs administrators, and scholarship advisors.  She will be the primary contact for advisor questions pertaining to the Gilman Scholarship and online advisor certification questions. 

Bronwyn’s interest in international education grew after a study abroad experience in Costa Rica during her junior year at Southwestern University.  Since then, she has become an enthusiastic advocate for intercultural learning, both through her teaching experience in Japan on the JET Program and through her travels in various countries.   Bronwyn has an educational background in Biology and Library Science.  Prior to joining IIE, Bronwyn served as the International Visitor Advisor for the Office of International Affairs at the University of Texas Health Science Center.

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Congratulations to the Top 20 Recipient Institutions!

This past cycle the Gilman Program received applications from students at 425 institutions across the country. We would like to thank the many advisors that certified applications via the online application last cycle.

Congratulations to the following institutions for receiving the highest number of Gilman Scholarships during the Fall 2007/Academic Year 2007-2008 cycle. The list below includes the institution name and the number of awards made to students from their campus. The Gilman Program would like to thank these institutions for their hard work in promoting the Gilman Scholarship.

• University of California, Los Angeles - 15 awards
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - 9 awards
• Spelman College - 8 awards
• Carleton College - 7 awards
• University of Colorado, Boulder - 7 awards
• Portland State University - 6 awards
• New York University - 5 awards
• Oregon State University - 5 awards
• San Francisco State University - 5 awards
• University of California, Riverside - 5 awards
• University of California, San Diego - 5 awards
• University of Wisconsin, Madison - 5 awards
• Morehouse College - 4 awards
• New Mexico State University - 4 awards
• North Carolina A&T State University - 4 awards
• Syracuse University - 4 awards
• University of Arizona - 4 awards
• University of California, Berkeley - 4 awards
• University of Oklahoma - 4 awards
• West Virginia University - 4 awards

Restock your office in time for study abroad fair season!

To request our informational CD, brochures, and posters, please send an email to gilmanadvisors@iie.org with your mailing address.

Click here to visit the Publicity Page of the Gilman website to download a Gilman Flyer. Advisors often utilize this flyer for campus fairs and events where large quantities of handouts may be needed. Some campuses also provide copies of this flyer in application packets or distribute them via email to all Pell grant recipients on campus.

Spring 2008 Application Timeline

October 9, 2007 - Application deadline
October 12, 2007 - Postmark deadline for transcripts
October 16, 2007 - Advisor certification deadline
Mid-Late December 2007 - All applicants are notified of their status via email.
January 2, 2008 - Award recipients must accept/decline their award and send in required documentation.

Gilman Representatives will be in your area!

If you are interested in meeting Gilman Representatives at one of the events below, please contact us to arrange a meeting at gilmanadvisors@iie.org.

HACU Annual Conference
Chicago, IL, October 20-22

NAFSA Region VII
Atlanta, GA, October 27-29

National African American Honors Program Conference
Eastern Shore, MD, October 31-November 3

NAFSA Region III
Austin, TX, November 4-6

CIEE
Toronto, Canada, November 14-17

Are You Registered in the Gilman Application System to Certify Applications?

All advisors are asked to login to the application system now to ensure their account information is up to date. Click here to login to the Gilman Application.

Once you have logged into the application, please be sure to view the list of other certifying advisors at your institution at the bottom of the page to make sure that list is accurate. Applicants will be able to select any advisor listed under the other certifying advisors list for your institution. If the information on that list is not accurate, please notify the Gilman Program at gilmanadvisors@iie.org.

All advisors who will be certifying applications for the Gilman Scholarship must have a registered account in the Gilman application system. Applicants will not be able to select you as their advisor or submit an application until you have created an account.

Advisors only need to create an account once. Once you have created an account in the application, you will continue to be able to use the same login and password every cycle. If you have forgotten your password from last cycle, you can have a new password sent to you. Simply click on the lost password link at the top left of the login page.

Instructions for creating an account and certifying applications can be found on the Gilman website. Click here to download the instructions now.