What Is Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program?
- The program enables American students to study or intern abroad.
- It provides up to $5,000 for overseas study or internships (for college credit).
Who Can Apply?
- Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the application period or show proof of eligibility.
- The program encourages undergraduates who might otherwise miss out due to financial constraints.
What Is Purpose?
- It broadens the student population studying and interning abroad.
- Encourages diverse experiences in various countries and regions.
- Emphasizes studying critical need languages vital for national security
Who Benefits?
- Veterans of military service are encouraged to apply.
- Preference is given to veterans when other factors are equal.
- Historically underrepresented groups benefit, including first-generation college students, ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, and more.
What are Critical Need Languages?
Students studying these languages can receive an additional $3,000:
- Arabic (all dialects)
- Chinese (all dialects)
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Japanese
- Turkic (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgz, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek)
- Persian (Farsi, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Tajiki)
- Indic (Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi)
- Korean
- Russian
- Swahili
- Portuguese
Program Length
- No minimum requirement; short-term programs are eligible.
- Must meet other eligibility criteria, including being credit-bearing.
Eligibility Overview
- U.S. citizen undergraduates in good academic standing.
- Receiving a Federal Pell Grant or proving eligibility.
- Accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for credit.
- Studying or interning in countries with Travel Advisory Levels 1 or 2.
For more details, visit the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship website.
