The Defense Intelligence Agency is a Department of Defense combat support agency and an important member of the United States Intelligence Community. With over 12,000 military and civilian employees worldwide, DIA is a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence. We provide military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners, in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition.

The Defense Intelligence Agency lists all of their student opportunities on one page.

Scholarships

The Undergraduate Training Assistance Program is aimed at funding your undergraduate degree, provide internships, and ultimately give full-time employment to after graduation. Tuition and required fees are paid up to $18,000. You will have an internship every summer. Health insurance, life insurance and retirement are also included. Upon graduation, you will be placed in job according to your abilities and skills.

Eligibility Requirements

• College class standing of freshman or sophomore
• A minimum cumulative of GPA of 3.0 for
  Demonstrated leadership abilities as evidenced by extracurricular student activities, a high degree of civic involvement, volunteer work, or part-time employment
• US citizenship of applicant and all members of the immediate family. Please be aware that security clearances can not be granted to applicants who hold dual citizenship. All finalists must pass a drug
  screening test. All applicants conditionally selected for internships and all DIA employees are subject to initial and periodic counterintelligence (CI)-scope polygraph tests.
• Financial need as demonstrated by the household income ceiling of $70,000 for a family of four and $80,000 for a family of five or more
• Additional requirements which may include written assessment exercises and interviews telephonically or in person may be required for finalists

DEADLINE: November 1st

All applications can be submitted here

Internships

The DIA has two undergraduate internships programs available. The Academic Semester Internship Program (ASIP) and the Summer Internship Program (SIP) offer rising college seniors a chance to do a summer or semester internship within the agency. Both of the programs have the same general requirements. The ASIP is only offered in the following localities: Washington, D.C., Huntsville, AL, Tampa, FL, Miami, FL, Omaha, NE, Scott Air Force Base, IL, and Colorado Springs, CO.

Eligibility Requirments

• Completion of 90 semester hours or its equivalent at the time of participation in the program.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent at the time of application.
• US citizenship of applicant and all members of the immediate family. Please be aware that security clearances can not be granted to applicants who hold dual citizenship. All finalists must pass a drug screening test. All applicants conditionally selected for internships and all DIA employees are subject to initial and periodic counterintelligence (CI)-scope polygraph tests.
• Please note that the security clearance processing and drug screening test can not be conducted while the applicant is overseas.
• All applicants conditionally accepted for internships, and all DIA employees are subject to initial and periodic counterintelligence (CI) scope polygraph tests, and drug tests.

DEADLINE: November 1st (summer) March 1st (semester)

All applications can be submitted here