Intergovernmental Employees Association (IEA) Student Scholarship

The Intergovernmental Employees Association (IEA) Student Scholarship is available to undergraduate students with a minimum 3.00 high school GPA who are children or grandchildren of current (minimum 5 years service) or retired (minimum 20 years service) U.S. federal, state, or local government employees. Applicants must demonstrate leadership, academic achievements, high school activities participation, community involvement, and academic merit.

How to Apply
To apply for consideration, you must:

Submit your application by the posted deadline.

Renewal Criteria
To be eligible to renew this scholarship each year, recipients are required to maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA, enroll full-time and meet Satisfactory Academic Progress. This scholarship is renewable up to four years (eight semesters) total.

This scholarship aims to support the lived and individual experiences and achievements of students who are children or grandchildren of current (minimum 5 years service) or retired (minimum 20 years service) U.S. federal, state, or local government employees. This scholarship is open to qualified CU Boulder applicants and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.

Award
$1,500.00
Deadline
03/15/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Describe the value of public service (i.e. the work done by public servants employed by the government). This does not refer to community service or volunteer activities. (500 word limit)