Chancellor’s Experiential Learning Fund
All first-time, matriculated Rutgers-Camden undergraduate students who enrolled in Fall 2022 or later and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher may request a one-time use of up to $3,000 through the Chancellor’s Experiential Learning Fund to support their participation in an experiential learning activity related to travel, internships, or research. Can be used to support:
- Costs for participating in a learning abroad, study away, or study abroad experience.
- Travel to an academic or professional conference to present research or creative activities.
- A $3,000 stipend to compensate students enrolled in an unpaid, credit-bearing internship or research experience during the fall or spring semesters.
- Credit costs and fees associated with participation in a summer internship or research experience.
- Materials and supplies for independent research or creative activities conducted through an independent study, honors thesis, or similar course.
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Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
“The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship.”
Eligibility:
- Citizen or national of the United States
- An undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States
- Receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship
- In the process of applying to, or accepted to, a credit-bearing study abroad or internship program. Proof of program acceptance is required prior to award disbursement
- Recipients can only receive the scholarship once
- Applying for credit-bearing study abroad program in a country or location with an overall Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory System. It is important to note that certain areas within a country or location that has an overall Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2 may be designated within the Travel Advisory as either Level 3 or Level 4; Gilman Scholars will not be allowed to travel to these specific areas. Gilman Scholars are unable to participate in programs located in a country or location — or an area within a country or location — that is designated as either a Level 3 (“Reconsider travel to”) or Level 4 (“Do not travel to”).
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