SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT INFORMATION
Upon approval of all recipient requirements in the Gilman portal, funds will be sent directly to the recipient via Zelle electronic deposit using the recipient’s email address within 2-3 weeks
Receiving Your Gilman Funds
Please review our payment guide for tips on setting up Zelle and troubleshooting issues.
Important: The email address in the Gilman portal must match the information provided when registering for Zelle.
- The Gilman Scholarship award can only be distributed to the recipient’s U.S. checking or U.S. savings account.
- You may request an alternate payment method in the Payments tile of the Recipients tab of your Gilman account only if:
- If your bank is not a listed as a Zelle partner bank and you have verified that your bank does not accept external electronic funds transfers from Zelle
- You are already abroad and unable to complete the Zelle registration process.
- The Gilman Scholarship Program cannot distribute funds to another individual or institution. Joint accounts are acceptable, as long as the recipient is listed on the account.
- The Gilman Scholarship will be distributed via Zelle using the recipient email address confirmed in the Payments section of the Gilman portal. We do not use telephone numbers.
- Your funds will only be transferred to you after all required documentation has been submitted and approved by Gilman staff and will be received within 2-3 weeks of this approval.
- When your payment has been issued by the Gilman Program you will receive an email from Bank of America (payments@ealerts.bankofamerica.com) .
- You do not need to click the “Accept transfer” button within the Bank of America email notification or take other action.
- This email is alerting you that the funds are being processed on IIE/Gilman’s side. Your bank may take an additional day or two for the funds to show up in your account.
- See the Receiving Your Scholarship Payment Guide for additional details
