Scholarships

Looking for a scholarship:
Do you dream of a career in the jewelry industry but don’t have the financial means to take GIA classes? Thanks to the generosity of many donors, there are a variety of scholarships available to meet a wide range of financial needs.

"I can't begin to express the excitement I felt when I opend that GIA-stamped piece of mail and read the first line. Since that day my hopes have fallen into place, and in just the place I would have put them. So powerful someone's belief in you can be." Jeannine Anders George W. Juno Scholarship recipient Photo courtesy of Jeannine Anders

To see a list of all scholarships, click here.

To apply for a scholarship you will need to complete an application, write an essay and submit at least one letter of recommendation.

For more information, please call (760) 603-4175 or
e-mail financialaid@gia.edu.

If you need a scholarship to make your dream of studying at GIA come true, we encourage you to apply! Good luck.

Make a scholarship donation:
Would you like to help worthy students fulfill their dreams and enhance their skills and knowledge to better serve the gem and jewelry industry? There are a number of ways you can helps students begin, continue or complete their course work at GIA with a scholarship donation. It can be for On Campus, Distance Education or international classes.

Your generosity will go a long way toward helping students become leaders in the gem and jewelry industry.

View our list of current scholarship recipients.

For more information, please contact Bev Berthoty, manager, Institute Relations, at
760-603-4120 or bberthoty@gia.edu.

"Studying at GIA will make a huge difference in my life ... I'll have opportunities here that would not otherwise be possilble." Nathan Renfro William R. Goldberg Diamond Corporation Scholarship recipient Photo courtesy of Nathan Renfro

"The truth is, I sometimes find it difficult to articulate the tremendous joy and exhilaration I feel for this opportunity. I now wake up every morning excited about the future and the possibility it holds." Cynthia Santiago Michael Beaudry Scholarship recipient Photo courtesy of Cynthia Santiago