The Gilman Scholarship is a merit-based study abroad scholarship that provides students with limited financial means with an opportunity to study, intern, or do service abroad. Gilman awards over 3,000 awards a year! If eligible, the Gilman Scholarship is your best chance at getting funds to study abroad in addition to the UTSA International Education Fund.

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Deadlines:

  • Cycle 1: (1st week in October) for Spring and Summer Programs
  • Cycle 2: (1st week in March) for Summer, Fall, and Academic Year Programs

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizen
  • Undergraduate in good standing at an accredited two-year or four-year
    institution in the United States
  • Undergraduate receiving the Federal Pell Grant at a two-year or four-year
    institution
  • Must be in the process of applying to or accepted to program (must have selected a program that you can write about in your application)
  • The application must be certified by a financial aid and study abroad advisor

Advising

To apply, you must have picked a study abroad program to write about. The Study Abroad office generally assists with this process.  We help students:

  • discuss how their program and country location relates to future career goals.
  • tell their story and relate their academic interests.
  • write about being a citizen diplomat, representing the United States abroad.

We also work with students on the application submission process and as Gilman campus reprsentatives, we can access your application in the Gilman Scholarship portal.  

Students can meet with our office individually.  We also host info sessions throughout hte year, and record them.  Our advising guide for the Gilman Scholarship can be accessed through our self-enrolled Canvas dashboard.

The Gilman Scholarship

The Gilman Scholarship is a study abroad scholarship that provides students with limited financial means and often from underrepresented backgrounds with an opportunity to study, intern, or do service abroad. Gilman awards over 3,000 awards a year! If eligible, the Gilman Scholarship is your best chance at getting funds to study abroad in addition to the UTSA International Education Fund.

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