GE STAR Awards

How to Apply

The 2023/2024 GE STAR Aerospace Application cycle ended on February 14, 2024. Please check back later in the year for information on the next program cycle.

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The Employee Eligibility Questionnaire must be completed by a parent/guardian in order for your child to access the online or paper application. Once you submit this form, your child will be sent a link giving them access to IIE’s online application system in order to complete an application online in English or Spanish or to download a PDF application in French, Hungarian, Italian and Portuguese.

In addition to the online application form, the following must also be submitted with your online application by the deadline:

  1. Your most recent (3-4 years) transcript of grades/academic record provided by the school. If you are unable to submit an official transcript with your application electronically, please upload an unofficial transcript with your online application. Then have your official transcript mailed with a postmark by the deadline.
  2. Reference form and letter. An emailed request for a letter of recommendation will be sent to your recommender through the online application system at the time of application. The email will provide directions to the recommender regarding how to upload their letter to your online application.
  3. (Optional:) Results of university entrance examinations, standardized academic test scores, etc. If applicable and/or available Test scores reported on official transcripts are acceptable. Please report any test scores through the online application system.

*IIE is unable to accept any of the above documents or full application packages via email or fax.

The Application Deadline was February 14, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Late submissions and incomplete application packages will not be considered. There is no appeal process.

Timeline

 Mid-December 2023  Online application opens 
 February 14, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time  Deadline to submit application and reference form 
 Late April 2024  Scholarship recipients announced* 

*Applicants will be notified by late April whether or not they have been selected to receive an award. The GE STAR Awards Program for Children of Aerospace Employees is a competitive program; not all applicants will be selected as recipients.