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SLU's Intelligence Community Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications

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Saint Louis University students can now apply to be Intelligence Community Scholars. The IC Scholars program is an honors program for students that are interested in a career in the Intelligence Community.

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IC Scholars have opportunities to apply for designated scholarships, internships, and career trips to Washington DC and other areas. The program is limited to 30 scholars this year, and students from across the university are eligible.

The IC Scholars program was created as part of a $2.5 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The funding created the Midwest-Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (MW-IC CAE) at SLU, which is dedicated to preparing students for professional positions in the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies. 

The Center also supports the design and development of intelligence-related STEM curricula and programmatic training opportunities to prepare students for careers in the field of intelligence.

All IC Scholars will be nominated for scholarships and receive priority review and consideration for a  variety of programs through the MW-IC CAE at SLU.

They will be eligible for federal internships specifically designed for IC CAE program participants around the county. The IC CAE program was established in 2005 and is a highly competitive program designed to meet the demand for a diverse cadre of professionals to carry out national security priorities and obligations.

Scholars will also have opportunities to participate in free intelligence career training in Washington D.C. 

The Intelligence Community includes:  

Program Eligibility

This program is funded through the ODNI. All IC CAE Scholars must be U.S. citizens who are current SLU undergrads or graduate students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. They should have a declared major or minor/certificate in strategic intelligence, STEM or language studies or have completed at least six credits of academic course in one or more of these subject areas:  intelligence, languages, leadership, emergency management, analytics, geospatial sciences, cybersecurity or any STEM area. 

Selected scholars must participate in at least two MW-IC CAE related University sponsored events on campus or virtually each year on topics related to the intelligence community, national security or more general subjects such as diversity and inclusion, leadership, and ethics. 

Scholar Application

The application deadline is March 1, 2023. 

IC Scholars should have an interest in pursuing a career in the United States intelligence community. 

Saint Louis University

Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious Catholic institutions. Rooted in Jesuit values and its pioneering history as the first university west of the Mississippi River, SLU offers more than 15,200 students a rigorous, transformative education of the whole person. At the core of the University’s diverse community of scholars is SLU’s service-focused mission, which challenges and prepares students to make the world a better, more just place.