uodsp: FW: [Dream] FW: Gilman Scholarship Application Open announcement

[Audrey Medina]

FYI:

 

From: Dream [mailto:dream-bounces at ahead-listserve.org] On Behalf Of Wendy
Harbour
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 1:54 PM
To: dream at ahead-listserve.org; hbcudisability at ahead-listserve.org
Subject: [Dream] FW: Gilman Scholarship Application Open announcement

 

FYI.

 

Supporting U.S. Undergraduate Students with Disabilities 
The U.S. Department of State's Gilman International Scholarship Program
broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by
supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to
financial constraints. It is an inclusive program that encourages
participation of students who have been historically underrepresented in
education abroad, including students with disabilities. The Gilman Program
provides awards of up to $5,000 for study or intern abroad for summer,
semester, or academic year programs. 

 

Applications for Summer 2017 and Fall 2017/Academic Year 2017-2018 are
currently open and all eligible students are encouraged to apply!  

To be eligible for a Gilman Scholarship, an applicant must:

*	Be a citizen of the United States
*	Be an undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited
institution of higher education in the United States
*	Be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or provide proof that they will be
receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or
internship
*	Be in the process of applying to, or accepted for, a study abroad or
internship program of at least two weeks for community college students and
four weeks for students from four year institutions, in a single country,
and eligible for credit from the student's home institution. 
*	Be proposing to study in a country not currently under a Travel
Warning issued by the United States Department of State, or otherwise
determined ineligible for program participation. 

 

Applicants are welcome to disclose disability status within the application
process. Award recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process and
must use the award to defray study or intern abroad costs. Award funds may
be applied to costs related to accommodations for students with
disabilities. For more information about the Gilman Scholarship, webinar
schedules, and other helpful resources, including subscription to Gilman
Advisor Newsletters, please visit the Gilman website at
<http://www.iie.org/gilman> www.iie.org/gilman.

 

 

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States
Department of State strives to ensure that its efforts reflect the diversity
of U.S. society and societies abroad. The Bureau seeks and encourages the
involvement of people from traditionally underrepresented audiences in all
its grants, programs and other activities and in its workforce and
workplace. Opportunities are open to people regardless of their race, color,
national origin, sex, age, religion, geographic location, socioeconomic
status, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Bureau is
committed to fairness, equity and inclusion.

 

Types of disabilities can vary and include a range of sensory disabilities
(vision/hearing), mobility impairment, learning disabilities, and mental
disabilities. In general, the majority of American students with
disabilities who have studied abroad have non-apparent disabilities.