Programs & Services
American Indian Scholarships ProgramUCSB’s New American Indian & Indigenous Studies Minor. A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship ProgramAmount: $1000 for undergraduates, $2000 graduateDeadline: June 1 Criteria: Applicant must be a full-time student at the undergraduate or graduate level, attending an accredited 4-year college or university or a 2-year college leading to a 4year degree, a member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society who can furnish proof of tribal enrollment and majoring in health sciences, engineering, science, natural resources, mathematics, business, or math and science secondary education. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic achievement, leadership potential, financial need, and commitment to helping other American Indians. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Science and Engineering SocietyScholarship Department5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 939-0023 Email: ascholar@spot.colorado.edu Adolph Van Pelt ScholarshipsAmount: $500-$800Deadline: May 1 Criteria: Applicants must be Native American students interested in undergraduate or graduate education. Applications include an essay (1-2 pages) describing educational goals, a budget of educational costs and resources, a copy of a certificate of at least one-quarter Indian blood or of registration with a federally-recognized Indian tribe, and the most recent transcript. Scholarship amounts are $500 for the first year, $600 for the second, $700 for the third, and $800 for the fourth. Monies are paid directly to accredited educational instiutions to be used for tuition, books, and other academic-related expenses. To request an application or for more information please contact: Association of American Indian Affairs, Inc.Scholarship CoordinatorP.O. Box 268 Sisseton, SD 57262 (605) 698-3998 AISES Scholarship AwardAmount: $500 - $1,000Deadline: March 1 Criteria: Must be at least one quarter Native or Alaska Native, an AISES member, and a high school senior or college undergraduate with interest in science, math, or engineering disciplines. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Science & Engineering Society1310 College AvenueSuite 1220 Boulder, CO 80302 Al Qoyawayma AwardAmount: $2,000 per yearDeadline: June 15 Criteria: Awarded to undergraduate, American Indian students studying Science, Engineering and Arts. To request an application or for more information please contact: George Bird Grinnell American Indian Children's FundBox 47HRD #1 Dover Plains, NY 12522 (914) 877-6425 Al Qoyawayma Award For Excellence In Arts and ScienceAmount: $1500 stipendDeadline: June 1 Criteria: Applicant must have applied for the A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program and have met the following requirements: be a full-time student at the undergraduate or graduate level, a member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, at least one-quarter Indian, in financial need and pursuing a double major in science or engineering and a degree in the arts. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Science and Engineering SocietyScholarship Department5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, CO 80301 (309) 939-0023 Email: ascholar@spot.colorado.edu Alaska Native Brotherhood AssociationAmount: VariesDeadline: Unknown Criteria: Awarded to Alaskan Native undergraduate students in General Education. To request an application or for more information please contact: Alaska Native Brotherhood Association318 WilloughbyJuneau, AK 99801 (907) 474-7256 All Indian Pueblo Council Scholarship Grant ProgramAmount: VariesDeadline: February 1 Criteria: Enrolled and verified members of the following Indian Pueblos: Cochiti, Jemez, Sandia, and Santa Ana. Applications must be accompanied by an official transcript of the last school attended (high school/college). A letter of admission from an accredited college or university, 2 letters of recommendation, a certificate of Indian blood, a certificate of tribal verification, and a copy of the student's eligibility for a federal Pell Grant that shows financial need and that the applicant has exhausted all other possible sources of aid. Deadlines are February for the summer/fall terms and October for the spring term. To request an application or for more information please contact: All Indian Pueblo Council Scholarship Grant ProgramScholarship Program3939 San Pedro NE, Suite D PO Box 3236 Alburquerue, NM 87190 (505) 884-3820 Fax: (505) 883-7682 All Nations Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP)Amount: VariesDeadline: Unknown Criteria: Awarded to members of federally recognized tribes working toward a BS in Science, Engineering or Math. To request an application or for more information please contact: Salish-Kootenai College (phone1) or Montana State University (phone2)(406) 675-4800 or ( 406) 994-5553American Indian Heritage Foundation ScholarshipsAmount: Varies up to a maximum of $1000Deadline: Unknown Criteria: Native American high school graduates are eligible to apply if they have been accepted by an institution of higher education, are U.S citizens, demonstrate financial need and provide information on tribal affiliation and grade point average. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Heritage Foundation6051 Arlington BoulevardFalls Church, VA 22044-2788 (202) 463-4267 Fax: (703) 532-1921 American Indian ScholarshipAmount: variesDeadline: Unknown Criteria: Awarded to undergraduate tribal members pursuing the areas of: Forestry, Journalism, Law Pharmacy, Indian Studies. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Studies Program600 University AvenueMissoula, MT 59812 (406) 243-5832 American Indian ScholarshipsAmount: $500 stipendsDeadline: July 1 Criteria: Native American high school graduates with at least a 2.75 G.P.A. Graduate students are eligible, but preference is given to undergraduates. Deadlines are July for fall term and November for spring term. To request an application or for more information please contact: National Society, Daughters of the American RevolutionScholarship Committee1776 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-5392 (202) 628-1776 American Indian Special Education Teacher ProgramAmount: Tuition, Fees and StipendDeadline: May 15 Criteria: Awarded to American Indian Graduate students pursuing a degree in Special Education. Deadlines are May 15 for fall term and November 15 for spring term. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Special Education Teacher Program227 Cedar Bldg.University Park, PA 16802-3109 American Indian Teacher Training ProgramAmount: Full tuition, Living and StipendDeadline: May 15 Criteria: Awarded to Federally recognized tribal members in the following fields: Undergraduate, Master-Gifted Education for Teachers Education, Masters education. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Teacher Training Program2424 Springer DriveSuite 200 Norman, OK 73069 (405) 364-0656 Arrow Inc. ScholarshipAmount: $100Deadline: Unknown Criteria: Awarded to federally recognized tribal members. Must be an undergraduate in general education (emergency funds). To request an application or for more information please contact: Arrow, Inc.1000 Connecticut Ave. N.W.Suite 1206 Washington, DC 20036 Association of American Indian Physicians, Inc.Amount: UnknownDeadline: Unknown Criteria: Awarded to Federally recognized tribal members. To request an application or for more information please contact: Association of American Indian Physicians, Inc.1235 Sovereign RowSuite C-7 Oklahoma City, OK 74401 (405) 946-7072 Cert ScholarshipsAmount: $1,000Deadline: July 1 Criteria: Indian high school graduates who are preparing to enter college may enroll in the Tribal Resource Institute in Business, Engineering and Science (TRIBES) program, an intensive 7-week summer college-level math, science, and Indian studies program. TRIBES graduates are eligible to receive these scholarships throughout their undergraduate and graduate education. Also eligible are participants in the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) Summer Internship Program. To request an application or for more information please contact: Council of Energy Resource TribesStudent Services Coordinator1999 Broadway, Suite 2600 Denver, CO 80202-5726 (303) 297-2378 Fax: (303) 296-5960 Cherokee Nation Higher Education GrantAmount: VariesDeadline: April 1 Criteria: Must be a Pell eligible Cherokee Nation Member. Awarded to undergraduate students. To request an application or for more information please contact: Cherokee Nation Higher Education GrantP.O. Box 948Tahlequah, OK 74465 (918) 456-0671 Chicksaw Nation Education FoundationAmount: $200-$350 per semesterDeadline: March 1 Criteria: Awarded to Chicksaw Tribal Members with CDIB. Available at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To request an application or for more information please contact: Chickasaw Nation Education FoundationP.O. Box 1548Ad, OK 74820 (405) 436-2603 Chief Manuelito Scholarship ProgramAmount: VariesDeadline: April 1 Criteria: Enrolled members of the Navajo Nation are eligible to apply if they are graduating high school seniors planning to attend an accredited college or university. Selection is based solely upon college entrance test scores and high school grade point average. Applicants must have the following minimum combinations of ACT score and GPA: 20 and 3.6, 21 and 3.5, 22 and 3.4, 23 and 3.3, 24 and 3.2, 25 and 3.1, or 26 and 3.0. To request an application or for more information please contact: Navajo NationScholarship and Financial Assistance ProgramP.O. Drawer 1870 Window Rock, AZ 86515-1870 (520) 871-7640 or ( 800) 243-2956 Eli Lilly Graduate ScholarshipsAmount: $1,250 stipendDeadline: Unknown Criteria: Chicano and Native American students who are junior or senior undergraduate students accepted to enter graduate school planning to pursue a research degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in biology or organic chemistry To request an application or for more information please contact: Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in ScienceUniversity of California at Santa Cruz1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (408) 489-4272 Fax: (408) 459-3156 Email: sacnas@cats.ucsc.edu EPA Tribal Lands Environmental Science ScholarshipAmount: $4,000 per yearDeadline: June 1 Criteria: Applicants must be full-time juniors, seniors, or graduate students with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 majoring in biochemistry biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, environmental economics, environmental science, entomology, hydrology, or related environmental disciplines. *Certificate of Indian blood is not required, but applications must include a 250 word essay on the candidate's personal commitment to environmental protection on tribal lands and a brief statement explaining how and when knowledge of tribal culture was acquired. To request an application or for more information please contact: American Indian Science and Engineering SocietyScholarship Department5661Airport Boulevard Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 939-0023 Email: ascholar@spot.colorado.edu Florida Employment and Training ProgramAmount: Tuition and other services are offeredDeadline: Unknown Criteria: Unemployed, underemployed, or economically disadvantaged Native Americans (Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, American Indians) To request an application or for more information please contact: Florida Governor's Council on Indian AffairsP.O. Box 10449Tallahassee, FL 32302-2449 (800) 322-9186 Francis C. Allen FellowshipsAmount: VariesDeadline: March 1 Criteria: Awarded to Federally recognized tribal members who are female and studying at the graduate or Ph.D. in the Humanities and Social Sciences. To request an application or for more information please contact: Francis C. Allen FellowshipsHistory of the American Indian Newberry Library60 West Walton Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 943-9090 Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship/Indian Health Service ScholarshipAmount: Contact agencyDeadline: April 1 Criteria: Alaska Native/Native American students pursuing a degree in pre-professional areas such as pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-dentistry, pre-engineering, pre-pharmacy and pre-physical therapy with a minimum GPA of 2.0. To request an application or for more information please contact: Alaska Area Native Health Services250 Gambell StreetAnchorage, AK 99501 (907) 257-1408 Knight-Ridder Scholarship for Native American JournalistsAmount: $5,000 stipendDeadline: March 1 Criteria: Native American students interested in pursuing a newspaper journalism career. Recipient must work as a paid intern during the summer at a Knight-Ridder newspaper, and is eligible to apply for other Knight-Ridder scholarships To request an application or for more information please contact: Knight-Ridder, Inc.Linda Fullerton St. Paul Pioneer Press345 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101-1057 (612) 228-5465 Mae Lasley/Osage Scholarship FundAmount: $250-$1,000Deadline: June 30 Criteria: Awarded to Osage Indian at the graduate and undergraduate levels To request an application or for more information please contact: Mae Lasley/Osage Scholarship FundP.O. Box 2009Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 587-3115 Miccosukee Indian ScholarshipAcademic Year: 1999-2000Amount: Unknown Deadline: Unknown Criteria: An applicant must be a member or eligible for membership in the Miccosukee Indian Tribe of Florida, meet the State of Florida's general eligibility requirements for receipt of state aid, enroll as either an undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible Florida public or private college or university, demonstrate financial need as determined by the standards established by the tribe, submit an application for this program to the appropriate tribal higher education committee by the deadline specified by the tribe, not owe repayment of a grant under any state or federal grant or scholarship program, and not be in default on any federal Title IV or state student loan program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. To request an application or for more information please contact: Miccosukee Indian Tribe of FloridaHigher Education CoordinatorP.O. Box 440021 Tamiami Station Miami, FL 33144 (305) 223-8380 Migzi CommunicationsAmount: $100Deadline: Unknown Criteria: Awarded to Freshmen American Indians in Media Communication To request an application or for more information please contact: Migzi Communications3123 East Lake St.Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55406 (612) 296-6458 Native American Education GrantAmount: $200-$1,500Deadline: June 1 Criteria: Awarded to Presbyterian Indian; Aleut or Eskimo at the undergraduate level To request an application or for more information please contact: Native American Education GrantPresbyterian Church Financial Aid100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202-1396 (502) 569-5760 Native American Scholarship FundAmount: VariesDeadline: Unknown Criteria: NASF will fund up to 220 Native American Indian students in the fields of math, engineering, science, business, education, and computers. In order to receive a scholarship from NASF, students must apply to all other sources of funding for which they are eligible. To request an application or for more information please contact: Native American Scholarship Fund, Inc.8200 Mountain Road N.E.Suite 203 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 262-2351 Fax: (505) 262-0534 Email: LucillDine@aol.com Seminole Indian ScholarshipAcademic Year: 1999-2000Amount: Unknown Deadline: Unknown Criteria: An applicant must be a member or eligible for membership in the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, meet the State of Florida's general eligibility requirements for receipt of state aid, enroll as either an undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible Florida public or private college or university, demonstrate financial need as determined by the standards established by the tribe, submit an application for this program to the appropriate tribal higher education committee by the deadline specified by the tribe, not owe repayment of a grant under any state or federal grant or scholarship program, and not be in default on any federal Title IV or state student loan program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. To request an application or for more information please contact: Seminole Tribe of FloridaHigher Education Coordinator6300 Stirling Road Hollywood, FL 33028 (954) 966-6300 Seminole ScholarshipAcademic Year: 1999-2000Amount: n/a Deadline: Unknown Criteria: Be a member or eligible for membership in either the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida or the Miccosukee Indian Tribe. Enroll as either under grad or graduate student at eligible Fl. Needs to demonstrate financial need. Not owe repayment of a grant under any state of federal grant/scholarship program or be in default on any federal Title IV or state student loan program. To request an application or for more information please contact: Seminole Tribe of Florida |
