Press Release

GIA to Offer $2 Million in Scholarships for 2017

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 1, 2016 – GIA will begin accepting scholarship applications today, Aug. 1, for its 2017 Gemology and Jewelry Manufacturing Arts programs, courses and lab classes. GIA scholarships, which total $2 million for 2017, align with the Institute’s goals of providing quality education in gemology and jewelry to the trade and aspiring professionals. Applications for the current scholarship cycle are available through Sept. 30 at GIA.edu/scholarships.
 
Since 2013, GIA has awarded more than $5.5 million in scholarships to nearly 1,150 students.
Funded by the GIA endowment fund and several private donors, the scholarships supplement GIA’s wider scope of offerings.
 
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 the GIA branches in Botswana and Dubai.
 
For more information, call (760) 603-4131 or contact us.

About GIA

An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.
 
Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism.