The Undergraduate Scholarship Program is a financial needs-based initiative where students are exposed to intelligence challenges while performing meaningful work that relates to their college major. Undergraduate students, serving as scholarship recipients with CIA, attend an accredited college/university on a full-time basis and work during summer breaks at the Agency. Because CIA invests in scholarship recipients, accepting an offer means continued employment with the Agency for a specified time frame. You are required to work at the Agency after college graduation for a period equal to 1.5 times the length of the college sponsorship you received from CIA. Students who leave earlier are required to reimburse the U.S. Government for their tuition. All positions require relocation to the Washington, DC area during summer work tours.
Tuition assistance up to $18,000 per calendar year for tuition, mandatory fees and books; STEM field positions receive tuition up to $25,000 per calendar year.
Daily allowance for meals and incidentals during summer tours
Reimbursement for transportation costs between school and Washington, DC
Annual salary
Federal health and life insurance
Federal retirement plans
Paid time off, as well as sick and holiday leave
Education and training
Health services
Child care center
Credit union
Eligibility: First-year Undergraduate (Freshman), Second-year Undergraduate (Sophomore), Third-year Undergraduate (Junior)
Minimum GPA: 3
Deadline month:
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