Deadline: 28-Apr-22
The U.S. Study Abroad Branch within the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition to administer the FY 2022 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (hereinafter referred to as the “Gilman Program”).
U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to administer a scholarship program for credit-bearing academic study or internships outside the United States by U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need.
Purpose
- The intent of the International Academic Opportunity Act, the authorizing legislation for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, is to broaden the U.S. student the population that participates in study abroad by focusing on those students who would not otherwise, study outside the United States due to financial constraints.
- Open to U.S. citizens and nationals of the United States, the Gilman Program provides scholarships to enable undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue credit-bearing academic studies or internships in countries of their choosing.
- The Gilman Program helps to support the United States’ national security and economic prosperity by building international competencies and foreign language skills among talented American students through overseas study.
- The program also encourages American students to study or intern in diverse countries where fewer Americans study, showcasing America’s rich diversity, culture, and values to a wider number of people in countries overseas and building connections and networks between young Americans and their peers around the world.
Mission of the Gilman Program
- Develop a generation of future American leaders who represent the rich diversity of the nation and have the international networks and skills to advance U.S. national security and economic prosperity.
- Expand the U.S. student population that studies and interns abroad, helping more young Americans to gain the professional skills, language abilities, and knowledge of the world needed for successful careers.
- Broaden the destinations where U.S. students study and intern abroad, to build relationships, foster mutual understanding, and represent American culture and values, including in developing countries and countries critical to U.S. national security.
Funding Information
- Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement in this program is listed under Substantial Involvement in the POGI.
- Fiscal Year Funds: 2022
- Approximate Total Funding: $16,000,000, pending the availability of FY 2022 funds
- Approximate Number of Awards: 1
- Approximate Average Award: $16,000,000, pending the availability of FY 2022 funds
- The floor of Award Range: None
- The ceiling of Award Range: $16,000,000, pending the availability of FY 2022 funds
- Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 2022, pending the availability of FY 2022 funds
- Anticipated Project Completion Date: October 31, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit applications for this competition.
- Applicants must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application.
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