Top Four Scholarships You Should Consider

Austin Becker, 2011

The Gilman Scholarship

Pays up $5,000› Additional $3,000 available for critical

languages: Arabic, Chinese, Turkic, Persian, Indic,

Korean, Russian, Swahili, and more… Must be Pell Grant eligible

Gilman cont.

Application Process› Statement of Purpose: 2 pages, single-

spaced› Follow-on Project Proposal: 2 pages, single-

spaced Find example project proposals at:

http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program/Apply

Tips for follow-on projects› Borrow and expand ideas from past

winners› Utilize technology: blogging and you tube

Gilman cont.

Writing Competitive Essays› Everything as a means to your Career goals

Inspirations, e.g. ASB service Aspirations, e.g. to work in/with a particular

country› Only Address “Why”

The country or population Volunteerism Specific research or academic program

› Visit the writing center, twice!› Visit Holly Greenfield at the International

Programs Office.

The Boren ScholarshipNational Security Education Program

Pays up to $20,000 for academic year; $10,000 for semester; $8,000 for summer (STEM

only)

US Federal Government› Required to work at least one year in…

Dept of Homeland Security Dept of Defense Dept of State

Boren cont.

Requirements› Study a critical language

Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Swahili…

Priority for…› Compelling cases for national security› Academic year students

Boren cont.

Application process› Two Statements of Purpose (2 single

spaced pages)1. Rational: why region/language relate to

national security and your career plans 2. Program: how program will benefit your

goals› Two or three letters of recommendation

The Freeman ASIA Scholarship

Pays up to $7,000 for academic year $5,000 for semester

$3,000 for summer For students going to Asia

› You should have “little or no experience” in the proposed country

Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore,

Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

US State Dept. Critical Languages Institutes

A summer institute only Study…

(No experience) Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu

(≤ 1 year) Arabic, Persian

(≤ 2 years) Chinese, Russian, Japanese

All expenses paid

Why are you studying abroad?

Goals?Language

EducationCareer

Future Career

Future Career

Austin’s Gilman Experience

Mujeres para la acción› Micro enterprise and micro finance› A defining characteristic of Peru

Where you could go…East Asia: International Business

Senegal: Development StudiesGermany: Engineering

Ecuador: Women’s rights

Mujeres para la acción

USAC: Bangalore, India› Medical program for

pregnant women

ISA: Santiago, Dominican Republic› Assist pharmacy distribute low-

cost drugs IPSL: Accra, Ghana› Institute of Economic

Affairs

Nearly Every Developing Country› Teach English