Applications are OPEN for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program!

The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints.  The program aims to encourage students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries or areas and world regions. The program also encourages students to study languages, especially critical need languages (those deemed important to national security). Veterans of military service are encouraged to apply, and preference is given to veterans when other factors are equivalent. By supporting undergraduate students who have high financial need, the program has been successful in supporting students who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad, including but not limited to first-generation college students, ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, students attending HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) or other minority-serving institutions, students attending community colleges, and students coming from U.S. states with less study abroad participation.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Eligibility Requirements

Students applying for any academic term (Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, or January/May/August Intersessions) must be:

• a United States citizen
• enrolled as an undergraduate student in good standing at a two or four-year U.S. Institution
• receive a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study or internship abroad program
• in the process of applying to, or accepted to, a credit-bearing study or internship abroad program, or a virtual international program. Virtual programs and internships will be eligible until Summer 2022.
• Applying for credit-bearing study abroad programs in a country or area with an overall Travel Advisor Level 1 or 2, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System

Gilman Application Deadline: October 5^th @ 11:59pm PT, for programs that start between December 1, 2021 and October 31, 2022. This includes Study Abroad program terms: January Intersession 2022, Spring 2022, May Intersession 2022, Summer 2022, August Intersession 2022, Fall 2022, and Academic Year 2022-2023.

With the October 5^th deadline a little over 3 weeks away, now is the perfect time to start a Gilman or Gilman-McCain application for a January or Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall or Year 2022 program, and the Office of Study Abroad is here to help!

How to continue to receive study abroad & scholarship support before the application deadline:

• Attend a Gilman Application Workshop Presentation, Mondays @ 3:30-5 & Thursdays @ 10:30-12 on Zoom. Drop in for more information and extra pointers on how to write your Gilman application essays! Join us on Zoom:
  • Monday 9/13, Monday 9/20, Monday 9/27, Monday 10/4 @ 3:30-5pm. Register for a Monday session: https://uark.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuce2sqj0iHNfjmrLnGoea1YBBNDCLQsij
  • Thursday 9/16, Thursday 9/23, Thursday 9/30 @ 10:30am-12pm. Register for a Thursday session: https://uark.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvd-qhqD0oGNeYuyeRkTaUcwtnCKNyrQea
• Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting with your Study Abroad Advisor: https://uark.sharepoint.com/teams/StudyAbroad/SitePages/Choose%20your%20college.aspx
• Virtual Office HouRs for 1-on-1 advising, Wednesdays from 1-4:30pm. Drop-in if you need additional help selecting a study abroad program or want an advisor to review your Gilman application essays. Use this Blackboard link to join: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/b534467826c94a54b96d2c1aab11f122

Don’t forget to poke around the Study Abroad website! The Explore page is particularly helpful, there is a search feature, and more scholarship opportunities!

We look forward to helping you go abroad!