U.S. Department of State’s Gilman-McCain Scholarship – Fall 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 1, 2026

Applications are open for the U.S. Department of State’s Gilman-McCain Scholarship – Fall 2026. 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 gives awards of $5,000 for child and spousal dependents of lively or activated United States army personnel throughout 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 should be recipients of any kind of Title IV federal monetary help throughout the time of application or present proof that they are going to be receiving Title IV federal monetary help throughout their study overseas program or internship.

Award

• The Gilman-McCain Scholarship recipients are awarded $5,000 for use towards the associated fee of study overseas or worldwide internship applications.

Eligibility

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

• A citizen or nationwide of the United States;
• An undergraduate pupil in good standing at an accredited establishment of larger schooling 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 army personnel throughout 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 help throughout the time of application or present proof that they are going to be receiving Title IV federal monetary help 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 previous 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 response to the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System. It is essential to notice that sure areas inside a rustic or location that has an general Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2 could also be designated throughout the Travel Advisory as both Level 3 or Level 4; Gilman students is not going to be allowed to journey to those particular areas. Gilman students are unable to take part in applications situated 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”).
• Gilman Scholars are unable to take part in schooling overseas applications that contain an abroad establishment on the Section 1286 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) List of “Foreign Institutions Engaging in Problematic Activities”. 

Application

The Fall 2026 Application is now open for candidates whose overseas applications or internships begin between December 1, 2026 to October 31, 2027. This cycle encompasses Winter or January time period 2027, Spring 2027, Maymester 2027, Summer 2027, Fall 2027, and tutorial 12 months 2027-2028 applications. The application deadline is Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 11:59pm Pacific Time, and the advisor certification deadline is Thursday, October 8, 2026.

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