Thursday, January 30, 2020

Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship for Pell Grant Recipients

Are you a Pell Grant recipient planning to study abroad in Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Fall/Spring 2020? You may be eligible to apply for the U.S. State Department’s Gilman Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for study abroad and up to $8,000 if you are studying a critical language. In the last three years, over 100 UMD undergraduate students have won Gilman Scholarships!

Sign up for more information by clicking here – you'll be given access to the ELMS Gilman resource site, which includes samples of successful application essays, and let you know how you can earn the AUTOMATIC $1,000 grant for study abroad from the UMD Education Abroad Office for submitting your Gilman application! Additionally, the following information sessions are available for you to attend:
  • Monday, February 3, 11:00 – 11:30 am, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
  • Tuesday, February 4, 2:00 – 2:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
  • Tuesday, February 4, 4:00 – 4:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall
  • Wednesday, February 5, 12:30 – 1:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
  • Thursday, February 6, 12:00 -12:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall
  • Friday, February 7, 4:00 – 4:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall

RSVP: gilman@umd.edu (link to online schedule here)
If you're interested but unable to attend, please write to the same address to let us know.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 3, 2020 (11:59pm Pacific Time) To be eligible, students must be: a U.S. citizen, a Pell Grant recipient, a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior (includes all majors), and studying abroad for at least 21 days.

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