The first GIA scholarship application cycle for 2012 runs through Oct. 30 for on-campus, distance education and lab classes.

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The second cycle, which runs from March 1 through April 30, 2012, is for distance education and lab classes only.

FORBES: GIA Offers Scholarships for Jewelry and Gemology Classes

This would see the crew uncouple their vehicle from the lab, retreat to a defined distance and then command their ship to re-attach itself.

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Distance students go to campus for several weeks during the summer to do lab work.

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