Gilman-McCain Scholarship – October 2025 (up to $5,000) – YOA

Deadline: October 3, 2025

Applications are open for the Gilman-McCain Scholarship – October 2025. The John S. McCain International Scholarship for Military Families (Gilman-McCain Scholarship) is a congressionally funded initiative of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on the U.S. Department of State and named after the late senator John S. McCain from Arizona.

The Gilman-McCain Scholarship supplies awards of $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of lively or activated United States navy personnel in the course of the time of application (together with Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, 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 overseas on credit score-bearing applications. Applicants have to be recipients of any kind of Title IV federal monetary assist in the course of the time of application or present proof that they are going to be receiving Title IV federal monetary assist throughout their study overseas program or internship.

Award

• The Gilman-McCain Scholarship recipients are awarded $5,000 to be used towards the price of study overseas or worldwide internship applications.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Gilman-McCain Scholarship, an applicant have to be:

• A citizen or nationwide of the United States;
• An undergraduate pupil in good standing at an accredited establishment of upper training within the United States (together with each two-12 months and 4-12 months establishments);
• Dependent (child or partner) of lively or activated United States navy personnel in the course of the time of application (together with Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, 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 kind of Title IV federal monetary assist in the course of the time of application or present proof that they are going to be receiving Title IV federal monetary assist throughout their study overseas program or internship;
• In the method of making use of to, or accepted to, a credit score-bearing study overseas or internship program. Proof of program acceptance is required prior to award disbursement;
• Applying for credit score-bearing study overseas applications in a rustic or location with an general Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2, in accordance to the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System. It is essential to word that sure areas inside a rustic or location that has an general Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2 could also be designated inside the Travel Advisory as both Level 3 or Level 4; Gilman students won’t be allowed to journey to these particular areas. Gilman students are unable to take part in applications positioned in a rustic or location — or an space inside a rustic or location — that’s designated as both a Level 3 (“Reconsider travel to”) or Level 4 (“Do not travel to”).

Application

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For extra info, go to Gilman-McCain Scholarship.