Deadline: See website
Summary: Applicant must be an enrolled member of a U.S. federally recognized tribe, and a degree-seeking full-time student.
Deadline: See website
Summary: Resources for and links to scholarships and grants for American Indians
Deadline: See website
Summary: Funded by a $1.6 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the program removes financial barriers to education for high-performing, low-income students of certain ethnic backgrounds. Applicants must be citizens, legal permanent residents or nationals of the United States and have a cumulative GPA of 3.3, among other requirements.
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FUND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Deadline: See website (priority deadline March 1)
Summary: Either the applicant or the applicant’s parent must have documented membership as a Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian. Requires application, essay, transcript and documentation of membership. $2,000 scholarships awarded
AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Deadline: See website
Summary: Provides grants and scholarships to full- or part-time students enrolled in a university, college, junior college or technical school. Applicants must have at least 1/4 Northern-Native American Indian blood and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25
AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Deadline: Contact association at American Indian Scholarship Fund Association, 1508 Crossroads of the World, Los Angeles, CA 90020.
Summary: Provides scholarships and loans to American Indian students
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Deadline: See website
Summary: Several scholarships, including the DAR American Indian Scholarship and Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship.
ASSOCIATION ON AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: See website
Summary: Several scholarships for undergraduate students from federally recognized tribes. One application ensures consideration for all scholarships.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: See website or contact Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service at 605-226-7343.
Summary: The Indian Health Service (IHS) offers three scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students to educate and train health professionals to staff Indian health programs.
Deadline: See website
Summary: Scholarships are awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students attending tribal ornon-tribal colleges; generally based upon merit or demonstrated financial need
Deadline: See website
Summary: Several scholarships up to $10,000 are offered to American Indian students
The Bureau of Indian Education Higher Education Grant Program
Deadline: June 1
Summary: Applicants must be American Indian or Alaska native students seeking a bachelor's degree and be a current member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or American Indian descendant with at least one-fourth Indian blood. Graduate student scholarship available. Requires application. Scholarship amounts vary.
Deadline: See website
Summary: Applicant must be a Native American, Alaskan or Hawaiian student seeking to earn college credentials in math, technology, business and science at tribal colleges and universities or other institutions of higher learning. A minimum cumulative GPA standard of 3.0 is required for program participation. Awards worth $10,000 each, based on financial need and academic performance.
LOCAL TRIBAL CONTACTS:
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Phone: 605-964-7880/7882
Phone: 701-854-8500
SRST HIGHER EDUCATION APPLICATION
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