Hello All! We here at Psi Chi hope that you had a wonderful New Years and any other holidays that you might have celebrated. If you are taking a winter class, good luck, and if not we hope you're having a nice, relaxing break!
Over break, you may also want to look into Psi Chi's scholarship and grant opportunities. Scholarships are a great way of paying off your education.
Allison Jean, a former Maryland student and Psi Chi member, has reached out and provided us with her experience earning the Gilman International Scholarship. This scholarship is for Pell Grant recipients / U.S. Citizens who are interested in studying abroad. This scholarship can amount up to 5000 dollars toward studying abroad.
Studying abroad is a great way of gaining skills and experiences that will help you in your future career.
Here is Allison's story...
“In Spring 2012, I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in New Zealand! Without being awarded the Gilman International Scholarship I would not have been able to have this life-changing experience. One of the most rewarding parts to my time abroad was the service project I did for this scholarship. My service project consisted of working with schoolteachers and their classrooms on the cross-cultural based idea of the “Flat Stanley project”. Using the Flat Stanley project was a way to exchange cross-cultural information between an elementary classroom in Maryland and an elementary classroom in New Zealand. This service project gave me the opportunity to not only learn more about the New Zealand culture, but to gain experience in working with children. As a psychology major, my main interest is child psychology, so this experience was perfect. This scholarship was wonderful because it allowed me creative freedom and the ability to focus my service project based on my interests. Thanks to the Gilman Scholarship I was able to have this opportunity.”
If you have any questions about Allison's experience or the scholarship in general, you can contact her at ajean04@gmail.com
The deadline to apply for summer and fall 2013 and academic year 2013-14 Gilman
Scholarships is March 5, 2013. This information will also be posted in the Scholarships and Grants section of our blog.
For more information:
Contact for University of Maryland: gilman@umd.edu
Scholarship Website: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
Thank you Allison for this very helpful information!
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