Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship for Pell Grant Recipients

Are you a Pell Grantrecipient 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 – we’ll give you access to our 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! Please attend our alumni panel event, or on of our many info sessions:

INFORMATION SESSIONS (link to online schedule here)

RSVP: gilman@umd.edu. Note different locations. If you're interested but unable to attend, please write to the same address to let us know.

Tuesday, January 28, 12:00 – 12:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall

Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 – 2:30 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall

Wednesday, January 29, 12:00 – 12:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall

Wednesday, January 29, 4:30 – 5:00 pm, 1201 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, January 30, 10:00 – 10:30 am, 1201 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, January 30, 4:30 – 5:00 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall

Friday, January 31, 12:00 – 12:30 pm, 2403A Marie Mount Hall

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

  

DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 3, 2020 (11:59pm Pacific Time) 

ELIGIBILITY: 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

National Scholarship Office

University of Maryland