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Black/ African descent | Asian | Business | Students with Disabilities | Hispanic/ Latinos | Multicultural | Native Americans | Science & Engineering | Women A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program
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.
Deadline: June 1
Amount of Scholarship: $1000 for undergraduates, $2000 graduate
Additional Information: www.aises.org
Contact:American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Scholarship Department
5661 Airport Boulevard
Boulder,CO 80301
Adolph Van Pelt Scholarships
Criteria:Applicants must be full time students and determination is based on merit and need. Disbursement is made during the first semester. Scholarships are renewable up to four years towards any single degree. Each year $100 is added to the scholarship amount to a maximum of $800. New contact information and financial analysis information is required each year in addition to a copy of the previous years' grades and class schedules.
Deadline: July 20
Amount of Scholarship: $500-$800
Additional Information: www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/adolph_van_pelt.htm
Contact:Association of American Indian Affairs, Inc.
Attn: Lisa Wyzlic, Scholarship Coordinator
966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 12-B
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-314-7155, Fax: 240-314-7159
AISES Scholarship Award
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.
Deadline: March 1
Amount of Scholarship: $500 - $1,000
Additional Information: www.aises.org
Contact:American Indian Science & Engineering Society
1310 College Avenue
Suite 1220
Boulder,CO 80302
AlLogan Slagle Scholarships
Criteria: Applicants must be full time students and determination is based on need. Disbursement is made during the first semester and does not automatically renew. Students are eligible to apply on a yearly basis.
Deadline: July 20
Amount of Scholarship: $1,000
Additional Information: www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/allogan_slagle.htm
Contact:Association on American Indian Affairs
Attn: Lisa Wyzlic, Scholarship Coordinator
966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 12-B
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-314-7155, Fax: 240-314-7159
Al Qoyawayma Award
Criteria:Awarded to undergraduate, American Indian students studying Science, Engineering and Arts.
Deadline: June 15
Amount of Scholarship: $2,000 per year
Contact:George Bird Grinnell American Indian Children's Fund
Box 47H
RD #1
Dover Plains, NY 12522
Al Qoyawayma Award For Excellence In Arts and Science
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.
Deadline: June 1
Amount of Scholarship: $1500 stipend
Additional Information: www.aises.org
Contact:American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Scholarship Department
5661 Airport Boulevard
Boulder,CO 80301
Alaska Native Brotherhood Association
Criteria:Awarded to Alaskan Native undergraduate students in General Education.
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Contact:Alaska Native Brotherhood Association
318 Willoughby
Juneau, AK 9980
All Indian Pueblo Council Scholarship Grant Program
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.
Deadline: February 1
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Contact:All Indian Pueblo Council Scholarship Grant Program
Scholarship Program
3939 San Pedro NE, Suite D
PO Box 3236
Albuquerque, NM 87190
All Nations Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP)
Criteria:Awarded to members of federally recognized tribes working toward a BS in Science, Engineering or Math.
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Contact:Salish-Kootenai College
(406) 675-4800
American Indian Heritage Foundation Scholarships
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.
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: Varies up to a maximum of $1000
Additional Information: www.indians.org
Contact:American Indian Heritage Foundation
6051 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church,VA 22044-2788
American Indian Scholarship
Criteria:Awarded to undergraduate tribal members pursuing the areas of: Forestry, Journalism, Law Pharmacy, and Indian Studies.
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Contact: American Indian Studies Program
600 University Avenue
Missoula, MT 59812
American Indian Scholarships
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.
Deadline: July1
Amount of Scholarship: $500 stipends
Additional Information: www.dar.org
Contact:National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Scholarship Committee
1776 D Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-5392
American Indian Special Education Teacher Program
Criteria: Awarded to American Indian Graduate students pursuing a degree in Special Education.
Deadline: Deadlines are May 15 for fall term and November 15 for spring term.
Amount of Scholarship: Tuition, Fees and Stipend
Contact: American Indian Special Education Teacher Program
227 Cedar Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802-3109
Arrow Inc. Scholarship
Criteria: Awarded to federally recognized tribal members. Must be an undergraduate in general education (emergency funds).
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: $100
Contact:Arrow, Inc.
1000 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Suite 1206
Washington,DC 20036
Association of American Indian Physicians, Inc.
Criteria:Awarded to Federally recognized tribal members.
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: not available
Additional Information: www.aaip.com
Contact:Association of American Indian Physicians, Inc.
1235 Sovereign Row
Suite C-7
Oklahoma City,OK 74401
Cert Scholarships
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. TRIBE’s 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.
Deadline: July 1
Amount of Scholarship: $1,000
Contact: Council of Energy Resource Tribes
Student Services Coordinator
1999 Broadway, Suite 2600
Denver,CO 80202-5726
Cherokee Nation Higher Education Grant
Criteria:Must be a Pell eligible Cherokee Nation Member. Awarded to undergraduate students.
Deadline: April 1
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Additional Information: www.cherokee.org/
Contact:Cherokee Nation Higher Education Grant
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Chicksaw Nation Education Foundation
Criteria: Awarded to Chicksaw Tribal Members with CDIB. Available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Deadline: March 1
Amount of Scholarship: $200-$350 per semester
Additional Information: www.chickasaw.net/
Contact: Chicksaw Nation Education Foundation
P.O. Box 1548
Ada, OK 74820
Chief Manuelito Scholarship Program
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.
Deadline: April 1
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Contact:Navajo Nation
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program
P.O. Drawer 1870
Window Rock AZ 86515-1870
Displaced Homemaker Scholarship
Criteria:Funds may be used to assist with child care, transportation and basic living expenses, etc. in addition to educational costs. Disbursement is made during the first semester. Applicants must be full time students. This scholarship does not automatically renew. Students are eligible to apply on a yearly basis.
Deadline: July 20
Amount of Scholarship: $1,000
Additional Information: www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/displaced_homemakers.htm
Contact:Association on American Indian Affairs
Attn: Lisa Wyzlic, Scholarship Coordinator
966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 12-B
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-314-7155, Fax: 240-314-7159
Eli Lilly Graduate Scholarships
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
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: $1,250 stipend
Additional Information: www.sacnas.org
Contact: University of California at Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz,CA 95064
EPA Tribal Lands Environmental Science Scholarship
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.
Deadline: June 1
Amount of Scholarship: $4,000 per year
Additional Information: www.aises.org
Contact: American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Scholarship Department
5661 Airport Boulevard
Boulder,CO 80301
Florida Employment and Training Program
Criteria: Unemployed, underemployed, or economically disadvantaged Native Americans (Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, American Indians)
Deadline: not available
Amount of Scholarship: Tuition and other services are offered
Additional Information: www.fgcia.com
Contact: Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 10449
Tallahassee,FL 32302-2449
Francis C. Allen Fellowships
Criteria:Awarded to Federally recognized tribal members who are female and studying at the graduate or Ph.D in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Deadline: March 1
Amount of Scholarship: Varies
Contact:History of the American Indian
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago, IL 60610
Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship/Indian Health Service Scholarship
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.
Deadline: April 1
Amount of Scholarship: Contact agency
Contact:Alaska Area Native Health Services
250 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Knight-Ridder Scholarship for Native American Journalists
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
Deadline: March 1
Amount of Scholarship: $5,000 stipend
Additional Information: www.kri.com
Contact: Knight-Ridder, Inc.
Linda Fullerton
St. Paul Pioneer Press
345 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-1057
Mae Lasley/Osage Scholarship Fund
Criteria:Awarded to Osage Indian at the graduate and undergraduate levels
Deadline: June 30
Amount of Scholarship: $250-$1,000
Additional Information: www.osagetribe.com
Contact:Mae Lasley/Osage Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 2009
Tulsa, OK 74101
Miccosukee Indian Scholarship
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.
Deadline: contact agency
Amount of Scholarship: contact agency
Additional Information: www.miccosukeeseminolenation.com
Contact:Miccosukee Indian Tribe of Florida
Higher Education Coordinator
P.O. Box 440021
Tamiami Station
Miami, FL 33144
Migizi Communications
Criteria:Awarded to Freshmen American Indians in Media Communication
Deadline: contact agency
Amount of Scholarship: $100
Additional Information: www.migizi.org
Contact: Migzi Communications
3123 East Lake St.
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Native American Education Grant
Criteria:Awarded to Presbyterian Indian; Aleut or Eskimo at the undergraduate level
Deadline: June 1
Amount of Scholarship: $200-$1,500
Contact: Migzi Communications
3123 East Lake St.
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Native American Scholarship Fund
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.
Deadline: contact agency
Amount of Scholarship: Varies
Additional Information: www.collegefund.org
Contact: Native American Scholarship Fund, Inc.
8200 Mountain Road N.E.
Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Seminole Indian Scholarship
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.
Deadline: contact agency
Amount of Scholarship: contact agency
Additional Information: www.seminoletribe.com
Contact: Seminole Tribe of Florida
Higher Education Coordinator
6300 Stirling Road
Hollywood, FL 33028
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