Rainier Scholars

As an organization that puts relationships first, we pride ourselves on ensuring our people and our communities are supported. It’s that mindset that continues to drive everything we do and more importantly, what started our scholarship program in 1965. Through the continued generosity of our donors, we continue to support communities and the minds of our customers and neighbors to help position all for bright future.

Our scholarships offer financial support to students in select communities pursuing education at accredited institutions. They can be used at community colleges, technical institutes, and both state and private universities.

We are pleased to announce our 2024 annual academic scholarship program, providing funds for the fall semester. We are offering 7 academic scholarships, 3 vocational scholarships, and 2 community scholarships. The highest achievers in the academic and vocational categories will each receive $5,000, while other recipients will be awarded $2,500.

These scholarships aim to empower students by easing their financial burden and enabling them to pursue their educational goals. Apply now and take a step toward a brighter future!

Eligibility

Academic and vocational applicants must meet one of the following:

• Current GIA policyholder (or child of GIA policyholder) in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington or Wyoming
• Current GIA company employee (or child of current GIA company employee)
• Current GIA-appointed agency employee (or child of agency employee)
• A previous recipient of a GIA scholarship

Academic applicants must have a minimum 3.0 or 80 GPA.

Please note that children or legal wards of officers or directors of GIA are ineligible.

Community Scholarship

We are excited to partner with the Rainier Scholars program to offer two $2,500 scholarships to program scholars pursuing undergraduate studies. Rainier Scholars is a multi-year program that provides academic preparation and career and leadership development resources to its scholars right here in our backyard of Western Washington. GIA looks forward to engaging with these undergraduate scholars in addition to partnering via our employee volunteer efforts.

Submissions

Applicants are asked to submit a video using a common video platform (i.e. YouTube) to answer the below prompt that will be reviewed by GIA’s Scholarship Committee. Submissions should be 3 minutes or less.

Prompt: How have you been forward-thinking in your leadership? Use GIA’s Core Values to provide further details. Tell us your goals for furthering your leadership capabilities.

Please be creative in these videos! Our Scholarship Committee will be selecting the scholarship recipients based on the content of your response rather than the quality of the video. Video length should be limited to 3 minutes.

Applicants unable to submit a video may write an essay in 500 words or less responding to the prompt. Specific examples of leadership are required.

We require that transcripts be submitted for academic and community scholarships.