The U.S. Department of State's Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides awards of $5,000 for undergraduate child dependents of active duty service members to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Developed under the framework of the State Department's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, the John McCain International Scholarship for the Children of Military Families (Gilman-McCain Scholarship) is open to eligible students enrolled at accredited U.S. colleges and universities who receive any type of Title IV federal financial aid. 

Eligible applicants must be:

• U.S. citizen
• Undergraduate student in good academic standing
• A dependent child of an active-duty military member(s) during the time of application in one of the following branches: Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard. 
• Recipient of any type of Title IV federal financial aid
• In the process of applying for, or accepted to, a credit-bearing study abroad or internship program in a country with an overall Travel advisory of 1 or 2, according to the U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory System