{"486741":{"#nid":"486741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Gilman International Scholarship Application Now Open","body":"","field_subtitle":[{"value":"National Education Abroad Scholarship Opportunity"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the Summer 2016 \u0026amp; Fall\/AY 2016-2017 application is now available online for students to access. Applications are due March 1, 2016 by 12:59am (Eastern Time).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. Such international exchange is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInternational experience is critically important in the educational and career development of American students, but it can also require a substantial financial investment. 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 choose non-traditional study and intern destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The Gilman Scholarship Program aims to support students who have been traditionally under-represented in education abroad, including but not limited to:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudents with high financial need\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudents in underrepresented fields, such as the \u003Cstrong\u003Esciences and engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudents with diverse ethnic backgrounds\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudents with disabilities \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAward recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process and must use the award to defray eligible study or intern abroad costs. These costs include program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance and international airfare. Over 2,700 scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded this academic year for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study or intern abroad. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being approximately $4,000 for fall and spring programs, and $3,000 for summer programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplicants who are studying a critical need language while abroad in a country in which the language is predominantly spoken will automatically be considered for the Critical Need Language Award, for a total award of $8,000. Please note that this award is competitive and offered to a limited number of students each year. During the 2013-2014 academic year, 60 Critical Need Language Awards were offered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe deadline for Summer 2016 \u0026amp; Fall\/AY 2016-2017 applications is: March 1, 2016 @ 11:59pm (Central Time).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease visit:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022http:\/\/www.iie.org\/Programs\/Gilman-Scholarship-Program\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iie.org\/Programs\/Gilman-Scholarship-Program\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.iie.org\/Programs\/Gilman-Scholarship-Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for more details.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the Summer 2016 \u0026 Fall\/AY 2016-2017 application is now available online for students to access. Applications are due March 1, 2016 by 12:59am (Eastern Time)."}],"uid":"28067","created_gmt":"2016-01-14 17:29:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:24","author":"Ashlee Flinn","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"486721":{"id":"486721","type":"image","title":"Gilman Scholarship Logo","body":null,"created":"1452902401","gmt_created":"2016-01-16 00:00:01","changed":"1475895239","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:59","alt":"Gilman Scholarship Logo","file":{"fid":"205828","name":"gilman_logo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gilman_logo_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gilman_logo_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":87697,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gilman_logo_0.png?itok=qDSll0E_"}}},"media_ids":["486721"],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"103281","name":"Critical Languages"},{"id":"126631","name":"Exchanges"},{"id":"130731","name":"Faculty-Led Study Abroad"},{"id":"71721","name":"Gilman"},{"id":"9055","name":"office of international education"},{"id":"1589","name":"OIE"},{"id":"167132","name":"Scholarships"},{"id":"166843","name":"Study Abroad"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOffice of International Education\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESavant Building #211\u003Cbr \/\u003E631 Cherry St.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30332-0284\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewww.oie.gatech.ed\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-7475\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:scholarships@oie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Escholarships@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ashlee.flinn@oie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eashlee.flinn@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashlee.flinn@oie.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}