Upcoming Deadlines
Gilman-McCain International Scholarship January Deadline
Date and Time
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Description
The John S. McCain International Scholarship for Military Families (Gilman-McCain Scholarship) provides awards of $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of active or activated United States military personnel during the time of application (including Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Navy, Navy Reserve, Space Force, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and USPHS Commissioned Corps) to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Applicants must be recipients of any type of Title IV federal financial aid during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving Title IV federal financial aid during their study abroad program or internship.
Eligibility:
- A citizen or national of the United States;
- An undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States (including both two-year and four-year institutions);
- Dependent (child or spouse) of active or activated United States military personnel during the time of application (including Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Navy, Navy Reserve, Space Force, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and USPHS Commissioned Corps);
- Recipient of any type of Title IV federal financial aid during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving Title IV federal financial aid during their study abroad program or internship;
- In the process of applying to, or accepted to, a credit-bearing study abroad or internship program. Proof of program acceptance is required prior to award disbursement;
- Applying for credit-bearing study abroad programs in a country or area with an overall Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System, or is on the list of approved Travel Advisory Level 3 countries/areas. However, certain locations within these countries or areas may be designated within the Travel Advisory as either “Do not travel to” (Level 4) or “Reconsider travel to” (Level 3) locations, as such; students will not be allowed to travel to these specific locations.
The Gilman-McCain application is now open for applicants whose in-person programs or internships start between February 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. This cycle encompasses Spring 2024, Maymester 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and academic year 2024-2025 programs. The application deadline is Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 11:59pm Pacific Time, and the advisor certification deadline is Thursday, January 11, 2024. Please be aware that the application deadline is Pacific Time and take into consideration any time difference as you prepare to submit your application.
All applicants will be notified of their status via email in February 2024. All advisors will also be notified of scholarship recipients via email and will have access to the status of each student in their Gilman advisor account.
This event has been tagged as academic, cuse, fellowships, study, and studyabroad.
Information
For more information, please visit: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/program/gilman-mccain-scholarships/#1655217593227-f6b05a5b-9c79
Contact
For more information, contact fellowships at: [email protected] or visit www.gilmanscholarship.org/.