Are you planning to study abroad during the spring of 2014 or later? Are you a Federal Pell Grant recipient? Do you want help covering the costs of your study abroad program? Every year, the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship is awarded to hundreds of undergraduate students who want to study abroad but have limited financial means. You could be one of those students – all you have to do is apply. To learn more, come to the Gilman Scholarship Workshop!
- read and analyze sample essays
- begin working on your own application
- learn money-saving travel tricks
- talk to a past recipient about her experience
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Place: Mary Gates Hall (MGH) 171
The workshop will be led by Celia Gurney, a UW junior who who received the Gilman Scholarship for her study abroad in Brazil (here she is under a waterfall near the Amazon River!!)
For more information about the Gilman Scholarship, visit http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
The application deadline for the scholarship is October 1st, 2013