North Texas Alumni Scholarship
Gemological Institute of America
Award: $2500 – $2500
Deadline: September 30; March 31.
To provide educational assistance for gemological students. Qualifications: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents on-campus programs at the Carlsbad or New York campuses only gemology lab classes at the Carlsbad or New York campuses only online courses; international applicants (non-U.S. citizens with country of residence outside the U.S.). Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee's criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; complete 5 short essays; must meet a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 300 words; applicants applying for the Taiwan campus can submit essay answers in Chinese; must meet a minimum of 300 Chinese characters and a maximum of 900 Chinese characters; duplicating answers and adding extra spacing may result in application rejection; the letter must be typed in English or accompanied by an English language translation; applicants applying for the Taiwan campus can submit reference letter in Chinese; the writer should be from a professional company; the writer must include their full name, contact information, the relationship with the applicant, and the reason for recommending GIA scholarships with a wet or electronic signature; a letter should be written on company letterhead where available; acceptable document formats are PDF, Word Document, or Jpeg; not acceptable document formats are rtf, txt, odt files, or zip folders and will not be considered; applicants to submit an additional document, such as a second reference letter, a portfolio or awards/honors received with brief information about the awards, news, and trade articles that they've written or highlighted. Focus: Gemology.