Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships in the Previous Year
Listed below are grants, scholarships, and fellowships from the previous year.
GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP - Deadline: October 9, 2007
To be eligible for the Gilman Scholarship students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application. Founded under the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 this congressionally-funded program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies abroad by supporting undergraduates who have been traditionally underrepresented in US study abroad and those with high financial need. The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia, and aims to support students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad. This includes but is not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in underrepresented fields such as education, the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students of non-traditional age. The program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.
Students who apply for and receive the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad are now eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000. 25 Critical Need Language Supplements will be offered to Gilman Scholarship recipients during the 2006-2007 academic year. Check the Gilman websites for updates regarding the 2007-08 academic year.
The Gilman Scholarship provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to pursue country-based undergraduate opportunities abroad of up to one academic year. To be eligible students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. Short-term programs are eligible provided they are a minimum of four weeks in length. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application please access the Gilman Program Website or contact the Gilman office directly.
If you are interested in applying for one of these study abroad fellowships, please contact the fellowships Center at fellcent@gwu.edu.
BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS - ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE - Deadline: October 5, 2007 for study in Japan beginning in Spring 2008 (single semester or full-year)
The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project accepts applications from American students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. Funding from private foundations and major U.S. corporations has made it possible for ATJ to award 100 scholarships annually to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan. Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs). Students attending programs at Japanese four-year universities may also be eligible for a supplementary monthly stipend from the Japanese government through the Association for International Education, Japan (AIEJ). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled in a college or university in the United States. Applications are due in October for the spring semester and in late spring for the fall semester or academic year.
If you are interested in applying for one of these study abroad fellowships, please contact the fellowships Center at fellcent@gwu.edu.
FREEMAN-ASIA AWARDS - Deadline: October 17, 2007 for programs beginning in Spring 2008 (single semester or full-year)
The primary goal of the Freeman-ASIA Program is to increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia, by providing students with the information and financial assistance they will need. You must have applied or have been accepted to a country-based study abroad program from among the following countries/regions: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Awardees are expected to share their experiences with their home campus to encourage study abroad by others and to spread understanding of Asia in their home communities. Awards range from $3000 to $7000, depending on the length of study.
If you are interested in applying for one of these study abroad fellowships, please contact the fellowships center at fellcent@gwu.edu.