Questions, Considerations,
& Scholarship Opportunities
for Studying Abroad
Kristin Riegel
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Recipient
Gilman Follow-Up Project
March 2010
Why Study Abroad?
• Studying abroad allows
you to:
– Experience living in
another culture
– Improve your language
skills
– Learn about yourself and
gain new perspectives
– Meet new people, visit
new places
– Develop unique skills and
connections
• “Travel is more
than the seeing
of sights; it is a
change that goes
on, deep and
permanent, in
the ideas of
living.”
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights;
Beard
it –
is aMiriam
change that
goes on, deep and permanent,
in the ideas of living.”
– Miriam Beard
Questions to Consider
When Choosing a Program
• Does program have field
study/internship
opportunities?
• What are the living
arrangements?
• Will I be taking classes
with other Americans or
with students from the
country?
• How many credits will
transfer to Macalester?
• What language are the
classes in?
Additional Questions to Consider
• How will this study abroad experience affect
my major/minor plans?
• How does this study abroad experience
enhance what I am studying?
• How can this experience help me with my
long-term goals?
• What is the cost of the program? What
additional costs are not included in the
official program cost?
“The whole object of travel
is not to set foot on foreign
land; it is at last to set foot
on one’s own country as a
foreign land.”
– G. K. Chesterton
Program Fees & Additional Costs
• Although study abroad
programs vary, here are
some additional costs you
may need to consider:
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Airfare
Visa fees
Transportation to/from school
Loss of federal work-study
award when abroad
– Cost of required
vaccines/immunizations
– Entertainment
– Additional travel
within/outside of country
Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship Program
• Offers grants for U.S. citizen
undergraduate students of
limited financial means to
pursue academic studies
abroad.
• Such international study is
intended to better prepare
U.S. students to assume
significant roles in an
increasingly global economy
and interdependent world.
Gilman Eligibility Requirements
• Gilman scholarship is open to all U.S. citizen undergraduates,
in good academic standing, who meet the criteria listed
below:
– Is receiving a Federal Pell Grant or will be receiving a Pell
Grant at the time of application or during the term of
his/her study abroad.
– Is applying/has been accepted into a program eligible for
credit by the student's institution of higher education in
the U.S.
– Is studying abroad for at least four weeks in one country.
– Is studying abroad in any country except Cuba or a country
on the U.S. Department of State's current Travel Warning
list.
Source: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program/Eligibility
Benefits of Gilman Scholarship
• Provides financial support
that can be used for
program and non-program
costs (i.e. plane tickets, visa
fees, etc.)
• Offers the opportunity to
learn about other students’
study abroad experiences
• Offers information about
other opportunities related
to international education
and travel
For more information about
the Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholarship
Program, please visit:
www.iie.org/gilman
Bon voyage!
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