American Indian Scholarships

8th Annual National Native American Law Students Association

WRITING COMPETITION
University of Arizona NALSA Chapter Topic: Advanced topics in Tribal, Indian, or Indigenous law or policy 1st place $2000 2nd place $1000 3rd place $500 The winning article will be published in the Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law Papers covering any of the following are eligible:

Tribal law and policy
International law and policy concerning indigenous peoples
Comparative law (i.e. intertribal or government-to-government studies)

Registration forms and payment must be postmarked by
December 19, 2008 at 5PM MST
Papers must be submitted via email by the same deadline.

Entries and questions can be directed to Ryan Howard at rhoward@email.arizona.edu.
For complete rules visit: www.nationalnalsa.org

The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to supporting Native American students pursuing a higher education and has cooperative financial aid agreements with the University of Washington and Salish Kootenai College.

A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to college students. The number of awards varies each year. A $1,500 scholarship will also be awarded to graduating senior high school students.Deadline: Application materials must be received by the close of business at 5 p.m. on January 30, 2009. For more information, visit the ITC website at www.itcnet.org or email ITC: itc1@teleport.com or fax: (503) 282-1274 or contact either of the two colleges directly.

American Indian College Fund

8333 Greenwood Blvd.
Denver, CO 80221
(800) 776-3863
Kellie Jewett- Program Manager of General Scholarships
Email: scholarships@collegefund.org
Web: http://www.collegefund.org/

Association of American Indian Affairs, Inc.

Scholarship Coordinator
PO Box 268
Sisseton, SD 57262
(605) 698-3998
Web: http://www.indian-affairs.org/

Continental Society of the Daughters of Indian Wars Scholarship

61300 East 110 Road
Miami, OK 74354-4726
(918) 542-5772
email: ottawahillpt@neok.com
contact: Donald Cecil Trolinger
For enrolled tribal members of any tribe who major in education or social services majors. Awards of $1000 are available. Deadline is in June.

Graduate Fellowships for American Indians

American Indian Graduate Center
4520 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 1-B
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 881-4584
For enrolled tribal members of any tribe studying health, law, education, business, natural resources or engineering. Awards vary. Deadlines are in April and May.

Health Professions Preparatory Scholarships

Department of Health and Human Services
5560 Fishers Lane, Room 6-12
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-5204
For enrolled members of any tribe who are in a pre-professional education planning to enroll in a health profession school. Awards range up to $12,000. Deadline in April.

Health Professions Program

Indian Health Service
Attn: Grants Management Branch
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 605
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 443-5204 or 6197
For enrolled members of any tribe pursuing degrees in health related professions, including social work and physical therapy. Awards include tuition and with stipends from $7,000-$12,000. Deadline in April.
Web: http://www.ihs.gov/GeneralWeb/HelpCenter/CustomerServices/scholar.asp

Indian Education and Psychology Fellowships

US Department of Education
Room 2177, Mail Stop 6267
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 732-1924
For enrolled members of any tribe majoring studying psychology, guidance counseling or related areas. Fellowships range from $600-$24,000. Various deadlines.

International Order of the King's Daughters & Sons

34 Vincent Avenue, PO Box 1017
Chautauqua, NY 14722
(716) 357-1951
For enrolled members of any tribe who are majoring in a health field. Awards of $500 are available, deadline in June.

Native American Education Grants

The United Presbyterian Church in the USA
475 Riverside Drive, Room 430
New York, NY 10027
For Native American Indians, Aleut, or Eskimos who are US citizens and have completed at least one college semester. Awards range from $200- $1,500. Write for deadline.

Presidential Freedom Scholarships

The program is designed to highlight and promote service and citizenship by students and to recognize students for their leadership in those areas. Students currently in their junior or senior year of high school are eligible to be selected for the scholarship.
Through the program, each high school in the country may select up to two students - juniors or seniors - to receive a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of outstanding leadership in service to their community. With funds appropriated by Congress, the Corporation provides $500 for each scholarship, which must be matched with $500 secured by the participating school from the community. For more information: http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

Scholarship Guide:

"Sources of Financial Aid Available to American Indian Students" - contains information on funding sources for American Indians interested in pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in various fields. Available at a cost of $3.00--call or write: Indian Resources Development
Box 30001, Department 3IRD
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-1347
Web: http://www.nmsu.edu/~ird/

North Carolina American Indian Student Legislative Grant

North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
North Carolina Dept. of Administration
1317 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1317