Awards and Scholarships

  • Gilman-McCain Fellowship

    The Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of active or activated US military personnel to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Candidates must be a US citizen or national, an undergraduate or community college student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the US, dependent (child or spouse) of active or activated US military personnel during the time of application, recipient of any type of Title IV federal financial aid during the time of application, in the process of applying to/accepted to a credit-bearing study abroad or internship with an overall Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2, according to the US Department of State’s Travel Advisory System. Deadline: August 1, 2023 https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/program/gilman-mccain-scholarships/

    For more information, contact: Jess Hoffmann at jessamy.hoffmann@uconn.edu

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If you have any questions, please contact Jessamy Hoffmann at 860-486-0462.