GIA Opens Scholarship Applications Totaling $2 Million

(IDEX Online News) – The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) announced that it has begun accepting scholarship applications for its 2017 Gemology and Jewelry Manufacturing Arts programs, courses and lab classes.

GIA scholarships total $2 million for 2017 and further the institute’s stated aim of providing quality education in gemology and jewelry to the trade and aspiring professionals. Applications for the current scholarship cycle are available through September 30.

GIA has awarded more than $5.5 million in scholarships, funded by the institute’s endowment fund and several private donors, to more than 1,500 students.

Scholarships are available for distance education eLearning courses and for classes at the institute’s campuses in Bangkok, Carlsbad, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Taiwan; and at GIA branches in Botswana and Dubai.