THERE WILL BE NO SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED IN 2024.
AFIO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2024 WILL BE DEFERRED TO 2025
PLEASE CHECK BACK IN EARLY 2025 FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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Read instructions below entirely to apply
Applicants do not need to be current members of AFIO. All winners will be granted a 1-year honorary membership to AFIO
THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR AFIO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2023 and 2024 ARE CLOSED.
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED IN 2024 DUE TO POOR U.S. STOCK MARKET RETURNS
AT THE END OF 2024 WE WILL RECONSIDER WHAT FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 2025 SCHOLARSHIP YEAR.
OTHER Non-AFIO Scholarships are listed near the bottom this page
Students / Parents
 Do not let budget limitations stop you from reaching your potential. Let AFIO offset some of your education costs. Applications for 2025 can be sent starting 1 February 2025 until 1 June 2025. No applications will be accepted after midnight 1 June 2025. AFIO offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships. To be considered, you must indicate whether you are applying for an undergraduate or graduate scholarship.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 1 June 2025. All materials by applicants for 2025-2026 should be sent via our online form by midnight 1 June 2025.
SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES AND ELIGIBILITY: For Undergraduate scholarships, applicants must be entering their senior year of college in the fall of 2025. For Graduate scholarships, applications must be submitted no earlier than your senior undergraduate year of college and no later than your second year of graduate school studies.
All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Also, even if you are a U.S. citizen, no scholarship will be awarded to students attending foreign universities (study abroad is eligible, if administered by a U.S. school), or schools not U.S.-accredited, nor to law, medical, or business schools (foreign or domestic).
Students intending to study in schools of engineering, science, technology and/or show extensive foreign language mastery and/or area knowledge in Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Hausa and other sub-Saharan African languages, Hebrew, Punjabi, Somali, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu are strongly encouraged to apply.
EVALUATION CRITERIA: Applicants are evaluated on merit, character, academic commitment, relevance of studies to national security interests, and career ambitions.
Applications are evaluated by a special AFIO committee. Decisions are final.
Tuition grants will be paid directly to the Bursar/Registrar of the University concerned - under NO circumstances are payments sent directly to awardees or non-bursar third parties.
THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR AFIO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR IS CLOSED.
APPLICATION PACKAGE: Applicants must provide via this online form the following SEVEN items. Any of these formats for your attachments are acceptable: PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, JPG, TIF, RTF, ODT, including common archive files - e.g., ZIP, ZIPX. Do not send .dat or .htm files. Verify your attachments open to be certain they are valid files and not empty shortcut files. Keep attachments per email under 15 MB.
1. Cover Letter: explaining your need for scholarship, your career goals, your views of U.S. world standing and role U.S. intelligence community should play.
2. Resume:
current mailing address (we will verify with post office)
place and date of birth
colleges you have attended
college you expect to attend in fall of 2025
experience
extra-curricular activities
3. A copy of your academic transcript - need not be original or "official"
4. One recommendation (have person send to us by email to scholarships@afio.com)
5. Recent photograph. Image should show full face - sitting, standing, or portrait only. JPG, TIF, GIF, PDF, other major graphic image formats acceptable.
6. Indicate whether you are applying for an UNDERGRADUATE or GRADUATE scholarship.
7. Name of college or university you will be attending in 2025-2026 and your intended course of study (your declared 'major' or 'area of concentration').
THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR AFIO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2023-2024 IS CLOSED.
TO APPLY: Please assemble all parts of your application package and send them to us using this online form. If you are missing any part of the package your application will not be considered.
Recommendations and/or transcripts coming from institutions or advisors that cannot be sent electronically can be mailed to us by U.S. Mail to our address: AFIO Scholarships, 7600 Leesburg Pike Ste 470 East, Falls Church, VA 22043 or emailed to scholarships@afio.com.
Questions? Contact us at scholarships@afio.com
THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR AFIO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR IS CLOSED.
AFIO SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2025 YEAR:
- JASIN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP - Three at $5,000 each
To be awarded to rising seniors who are pursuing an undergraduate degree with demonstrated interest in becoming employed within the U.S. Intelligence Community, such as relevant internships, study abroad experience, advanced language study, or research work.
- JASIN GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP - Three at $5,000 each
To be awarded to graduate students focused on national security issues who are pursuing degrees in areas such as international relations, security policy, or intelligence studies and who are currently serving in the U.S. Government or have intention to do so.
The following scholarships have been made known to us but are not handled by AFIO. Follow directions below.
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CIA Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships for 2025.
 Work Full Time
Location: Washington, DC metropolitan area
Deadlines for Applications for the Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Programs are available here.
Did you know the CIA has scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students? Did you know you could get paid to go to school? Here are our top 10 reasons to apply to the CIA Scholarship Program:
- Contribute to protecting our nation as a part of the prestigious CIA workforce
- Tuition assistance - up to $18,000 per calendar year for tuition, mandatory fees and books
- Annual salary - even when you're at school
- Food money. Non-local students receive a daily allowance for meals and incidentals during your summer internship
- Paid time off, as well as sick and holiday leave
- Potential travel opportunities
- Exceptional training and work experience
- Superior foreign language resources to expand upon your language skills or obtain new ones
- Potential for employment at CIA after graduation and successful completion of the CIA Scholarship Program
- Additional benefits: health and life insurance, as well as a Federal retirement plan
For more information on the benefits and requirements for the CIA Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Program, please click on the following links:
Want to hear more about what it is like to work at CIA? Click here to read about a Day in the Life of a Scholarship Recipient.
GE-REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS - 2025:
Exceptional student leaders are invited to apply for the 2025 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program. In honor of the legacy and character of President Ronald Reagan, this program annually rewards up to 20 college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with $10,000 renewable scholarships (up to $40,000 per recipient).
Honoring the legacy and character of our nation's 40th President, the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education.
Each year, the Program selects numerous recipients to receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years - up to $40,000 total per recipient. Awards are for undergraduate study only, and may be used for education-related expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, and board. In addition, Scholars are invited to participate in a special awards program.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS:
Most members of the IC are participating in the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program (PRISP) to recruit and train analysts and linguists. The program is decentralized and demand-driven and allows each IC component to tailor its PRISP program to meet its critical needs. Many agencies are focusing on critical language or scientific skills. PRISP funding can be used to pay for hiring incentives, including reimbursement for previous educational expenses, or to provide additional education or training for those selected for the program.There is a service obligation of 18 months in an analytic or linguistic position in the IC.
Prospective PRISP applicants should consult the website of the various IC components for specifics on that component’s program. Each participating IC component will advertise their program and is responsible for identifying their critical skills and recruiting, selecting, processing and placing chosen candidates in suitable positions or in additional education or training programs.
Currently, CIA, DIA, and NSA participate in the Undergraduate Training Program, also known as the Stokes Program. This program targets high potential high school seniors and high performing college sophomores majoring in areas critical to the needs of the participating agencies. If selected for the program, students receive a government salary and full benefits as well as tuition and other educational expenses.The service obligation for this program is one and one-half times the length of the funded educational program.
The National Security Agency also has several other scholarship and fellowship programs.Additional information can be found at https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/NSA/nsastudents.html.
The intelligence agencies who are part of the Department of Defense also participate in some specialized scholarship programs such as the Information Assurance Scholarship Program for students at NSA-designated Centers of Academic Excellence and the NDEA/SMART Scholarship Program for math, science, engineering, and other critically needed technical skills (http://www.asee.org/fellowship-programs/).
The military services offer a number of scholarships and fellowships, including ROTC programs, some of which may apply to the service’s intelligence component. Consult the web site of each service for additional information.
College/Graduate Students: Earn Up to $20,000 for Overseas Study with the David L.
Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
The Boren Undergraduate Scholarships offer generous funding to college students wishing to spend a summer, semester, or academic year overseas in areas of the world deemed critical to US national security. US Citizens Only.
Overview: The Boren Scholarship was established in 1991 and is regulated by the National Security Education Program. The scholarship provides funding for graduate and undergraduate study in a number of targeted countries and fields. Students awarded Boren Scholarships must fulfill a service agreement upon graduation which requires a period of brief employment at a governmental agency or an office involved in national security affairs.
Eligibility: Boren scholarships may be awarded to students currently enrolled in undergraduate study or graduates planning to attend graduate school. Students applying for this scholarship must desire to study a foreign language in addition to any major-related study. Preference is given to students interested in studying critical languages or fields related to security interest as well as to those interested in study in selected areas. A list of preferential countries, languages, and topics of study are provided on the Boren Web Site. Financial assistance may also be provided to graduating seniors through Boren Graduate Fellowships.
Value: Students awarded Boren Scholarships will receive a maximum of $10,000 per semester or $20,000 per academic year, depending on program costs and student need. Boren Scholars may chose to study abroad for a 6-week summer session, a semester, or a full year.
Application: Applicants for Boren Scholarships may choose to complete an official hardcopy application form, which can be obtained from the Loyola College faculty representative, or may submit their application forms online. In addition, 3 letters of recommendation and 4 semesters' worth of transcripts are required. For those who have attended college for less than 4 semesters, high school records indicating achievements during the last 2 years must be included.
Deadline: Applications must be received for review and endorsement prior to the national deadline of February 10.
Additional Information:
NSEP Undergraduate Web Site,
NSEP Graduate Web Site,
Boren / NSEP Description
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