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SCHOLARSHIPS

Take Advantage of CIAT Scholarship Opportunities

CIAT’s goal is to make sure your education is as affordable as possible. With your success in mind, we offer a variety of scholarship opportunities to help you reach your academic goals.

CIAT offers many different scholarship opportunities for students, including:

  • Merit-& need-based scholarships
  • Transfers & Community College Partner Scholarships
  • Career Transition Scholarships
  • Corporate Scholarships
  • and more!
Enrollment Deadline: March 8th, 2025

Earn Up to $15K in Scholarships!

Earn up to $15k in scholarships when transitioning from your Associate’s Degree completion to a Bachelor’s Degree.

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$15,000 Bachelor's Scholarship

The Bachelor’s Scholarship offers up to $15,000.00 based on the financial need in the last two years in the Bachelor’s degree program.

$5,000 Employee Career Transition Scholarship

The Employee Career Transition Scholarship is available for students who are working as a part or full-time employees in select companies.

$7,500 CIAT Graduate Scholarship

CIAT Graduate Scholarship is eligible for students who completed one CIAT degree program and are enrolling in a secondary degree program.

Pell Grant Match Scholarship

CIAT will match the amount students would have qualified for in Pell Grants.

$2,500 Transfer Scholarship

CIAT is offering scholarships for any student transferring from another accredited institution depending on # of credits completed.

$2,500 Community College Transfer Scholarship

CIAT is offering scholarships for any student transferring from another accredited institution depending on # of credits completed.

$2,500 College Prep Scholarship

College Prep Scholarships of up to $2,500 per person are available to recent high school graduates.

$2,500 Frontline Heroes Scholarship

The Frontline Heroes Scholarship is available for students who are frontline workers in healthcare, police, fire services, or public services.

$2,500 Industry Scholarship

Available to those who are working for a companies who promote positive social change or and environmentally responsible processes.

$2,500 Academic Achievement & Early Placement “Booster” Scholarship

The Academic Achievement Scholarship is available for students who are the most dedicated in succeeding in their academic and career goals.

$2,500 Women in Technology Scholarship

Women in Tech Scholarships are designed to support students who self-identify as female to help bridge the gender gap in STEM careers.

$2,500 AmeriCorps Community Scholarship

CIAT is offering a scholarship for AmeriCorps alumni and active members in the amount of $2,500.

$2,500 CIAT Presidential Scholarship

The Presidential Scholarship offers scholarship opportunities to underrepresented persons at higher education institutions.

$2,500 Insperity Scholarship

CIAT is offering a scholarship for companies or employees using Insperity’s HR solutions in the amount of $2,500.

New Employee Scholarship Opportunities Await for Workers Looking to Advance

Are you looking to move up in the ranks at your current organization? CIAT’s career-focused technology programs are designed for working adults who want to upskill, advance or begin a new position. Earn up to $5,000 in scholarship funds to help launch your career forward.

Choose your organization below to apply:

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Scholarships FAQs

Students are eligible to receive scholarships between $400 – $15,000, depending on the length of their program. Click on each scholarship link above to learn more about the eligibility requirements and maximum scholarship potential.

We strive for a quick turnaround in our scholarship review process, with an average response time between 2 – 5 business days. All scholarship applications will be reviewed and awarded before the financial clearance deadline of the term you are enrolling in.

You're welcome to apply for more than one scholarship. However, students will only be awarded a single scholarship per enrolled program. To make the best use of your time, your Admissions Advisor will guide you through each of the scholarship eligibility guidelines so that you're applying for the scholarship where you have the best shot of a positive outcome.

You may combine multiple scholarships if you have completed one program and are enrolling in a secondary program. However, scholarship amounts can be at most $2,500 per student up to the Associate's level and can be at most $15,000 combined up to the Bachelor's level.

Yes, even if you have been awarded a Federal Pell Grant, you can still apply for CIAT scholarships.

For the associate degrees and Certificate programs, scholarship awards will be applied evenly every term, depending on the length of the program.

For example, for a Certificate program containing 8 courses, $200.00 will be applied to each class, totaling $1,600.

The Bachelor's scholarship will be applied evenly in the last two semesters of the program.

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