Outside Native American Scholarships / Fellowships
Most of them are offered on a yearly basis.
Please check the websites for updates and changes in deadline
dates.
| Resource Website |
Applicable Information |
| The
13th Regional Heritage Foundation |
- Two application periods: Jan 2nd - March 1st and April
1st - June 30th
- Most scholarships are $500 per student
|
| Adolph
Van Pelt Scholarship |
- Deadline: May 1
- Native American students interested in undergraduate
or graduate education
- Demonstrate merit and financial need
- Provide proof of Native American tribal enrollment
- Must provide official transcripts
|
| Al
Qoyawayma Award |
- Deadline: June 1
- Must be a full time undergraduate at accredited four
year college/university or full time student at a two
year college enrolled in a program leading to an academic
degree
- Must be majoring either in science or engineering
and have demonstrated outstanding interest and skill
in any one of the arts
- Must demonstrate a commitment to serving the community
or other tribal nations
- Must provide proof of tribal enrollment
- Must demonstrate financial need.
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| Al
Qoyawayma Award for Excellence in Arts and Science |
- Deadline: June 1
- the applicant must have applied for the A.T. Anderson
Memorial Scholarship Program and have met the following
requirements: 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. Evidence of
the student's excellence in art and engineering is take
from the A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program
application.
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Alaska
Native Tribal Health Consortium
|
- Deadline: February 9
- Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student
- Provide documentation of tribal enrollment or proof
of descendant from a federally recognized tribe, preferably
a Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB) from the Bureau
of Indian Affairs
|
American
Chemical Society Scholars Program |
- Deadline: March 1
- U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S
- High school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores,
or juniors intending to, or already majoring in chemistry,
biochemistry, chemical engineering, or a chemically-related
science and planning a career in the chemical sciences
or chemical technology
- Full-time students
- High academic achievers in chemistry or science (GPA:
3.0 or better)
- Must demonstrate financial need according to the FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
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| American
Indian Endowed Scholarship |
- Deadline: May 15
- Agree to use your education to benefit other American
Indians
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Must be a Washington State resident
- Enrolled or intend to enroll as a full-time student
at an eligible college or university within Washington
State by fall 2007
- Can not be pursuing a degree in theology
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American
Indian Graduate Center Fellowship
|
- Deadline: June 1
- Must be an enrolled member of a U.S. federally recognized
American Indian tribe or Alaska Native Group, or possess
one fourth degree (federally recognized) Indian blood
- Be pursuing a master's or doctorate degree as a full-time
graduate student at an accredited graduate school in
the United States
- Have financial need
|
American
Indian Science and Engineering Society: Columbia River
Chapter Scholarship |
- Deadline: October 27
- Must be a high school senior anticipating successful
graduation in June or of the year application is submitted
- Minimum 2.0 GPA
- Be a resident of: Washington, Oregon, or Idaho
- Will major in one of the following college disciplines
at a accredited college or university: medicine engineering
education business natural or physical science health
administration
|
| American
Indian Service Scholarship |
- Deadline: August 15
- Must be an undergraduate student with no more than
150 semester credits or 210 quarter credits
- Be enrolled in a university, college, junior college,
or technical school
- Have full-time or part-time status - excluding non-credit
courses
- Must be at least one-quarter (1/4) Native-American
- Have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.25
|
| American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship for
Minorities |
- Deadline: June 1
- Must be a declared accounting major (this must be
indicated on your transcript) with an overall and accounting
grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.3
- Have satisfactorily completed at least 30 semester
hours, or 45 quarter hours, or equivalent college work,
including at least six semester hours (or equivalent)
in accounting
- be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student (12
semester hours or equivalent) at an accredited institution
|
| American
Institute of Chemical Engineers Minority Scholarship |
- Deadline: May 15
- Be a member of a minority group that is underrepresented
in chemical engineering (including Native Americans
and Alaskan Natives)
- Be a high school senior
- Minimum GPA 3.0 / 4.0
|
American
Legacy Scholarship
|
- Deadline: April 15
- Child/Children, or legally adopted child/children,
of active duty United States military and Guard, and
Reserve personnel who were federalized and died on active
duty on or after September 11, 2001.
- Must be a high school senior or high school graduate
to apply for the scholarship
- Scholarship is for undergraduate study at a U.S. school
of higher education
|
American
Physical Society: Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate
Physics Majors
|
- Deadline: February 2
- Majoring or plans to major in physics
- High school senior, college freshman or sophomore.
|
Arctic
Education Foundation
|
- You must be a member of at least one of the eligible
classes of recipients
- You must NOT be a spouse, ancestor, lineal descendant
(by blood or adoption) or the spouse of a lineal descendant
of any member of the Arctic Education Foundation Board
of Directors
- You must be at least 17 years old
|
| A.T.
Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program |
- Deadline: June 15
- Must be an AISES Member
- Please click on the scholarship name below to view
individual requirements
|
Be
An Actuary: Actuarial Scholarship for Minorities
|
- Deadline: January 17
- Be a U.S. citizen or have a permanent resident visa
- Must have taken either the Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) or the ACT Assessment
- Be admitted to a college or university offering either
a program in actuarial science or courses that will
serve to prepare the student for an actuarial career
|
| Bering
Straits Foundation |
- Deadline: June 30 (for Fall quarter)
- Enrolled to Bering Straits Native Corporation or a
lineal descendant defined as the natural or adopted
child of a person enrolled to the Bering Straits Native
Corporation.
- Accepted into an accredited college, university or
vocational school with a letter of acceptance included
with this application.
- High school graduate with a minimum grade point average
of 3.0 or equivalent, if first time freshman, or earned
a GED.
- If attending an institute for Vocational Education,
high school seniors must have maintained a minimum grade
point average of 2.5.
- Maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 during
the first semester and 2.5 for succeeding semesters
for continuing students, if enrolled at a college or
university.
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| Blackfeet
Tribal Education Grant |
- Deadline: March 1
- Must be an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe
- Be actively pursuing an undergraduate degree
|
| Bristol
Bay Native Corporation |
- Deadline: April 4
- Many scholarships available - please read the description
of each for eligibility requirements
- Must be a BBNC shareholder
|
| Calista
Scholarship Fund |
- Deadline: June 30 of each year
- Must be accepted to an accredited school
- Must be an Alaska Native shareholder or a lineal descendant
of an Alaska Native shareholder with ties to the Calista
region. (lineal descendants must send their birth certificate
or other documentation substantiating their relationship
to a shareholder)
- Must be a high school graduate or have earned a G.E.D.
and be in good academic standing and have at least a
2.0 grade point average. Students must submit transcripts
from past academic work to verify grade point average.
|
| Catching
the Dream Scholarship |
- Deadline: April 15
- Must be 1/4 or more degree American Indian, and be
enrolled member of a U.S. tribe
- Must attend an accredited college or university on
a full-time basis
- Have a high ACT and/or a high ACT/SAT scores
|
| Central Council of the
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska |
- All persons who are descendants of persons who are/were
members under the base roll and/or supplemental membership
rolls are eligible for membership as a Tlingit and/or
Haida Indian
- A verified IRA Council enrollment number, CCTHITA
enrollment card, or written verification from the Office
of Enrollment is required as proof of enrollment before
any consideration of funding will be given
- Failure to enroll may hold the file pending before
awarding is considered
- The burden of tribal membership proof rests solely
upon the applicant to establish their eligibility for
enrollment
|
| Cherokee
Nation of Oklahoma Higher Education Grants Program |
- See individual awards for criteria
|
| Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma / Higher Education Scholarship |
- Completed Program Application
- Copy of CDIB card
- Reside within one of the following counties:
- Beckham
- Blaine
- Canadian
- Custer
- Dewey
- Kingfisher
- Roger Mills
- Washita
- Woodward
- If you are under the age of 18 you must provide a
signed State Department of Education Release Form. These
forms are available in the Adult Education office.
|
| Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe |
- Deadline: June 15
- Submit a fully completed Higher Education Scholarship
application form. This form which is in triplicate should
be submitted in whole. Faxed or reproduced copies will
not be accepted.
- Submit a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB)
certifying the applicant is a member of the Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe. (New applicants only)
- Submit a Letter of Acceptance from an eligible institution.
(New students, transfers and previously suspended students
only)
|
| Chickasaw
Nation Foundation Scholarships |
- Deadline: March 2
- Music (vocal, Native American, composition, music
education or any other related field as approved by
the Chickasaw Foundation Board of Trustees)
- Full-time Chickasaw students
- Undergraduate students at any two- or four-year college
or university
|
| Chief Manuelito
Scholarship |
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- High school graduate
- Completed the required Navajo Language and Navajo
Government courses prior to high school graduation date
|
| Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma Higher Education Grant |
- Deadline: March 15
- Submit copies of Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood
(CDIB) and Tribal Membership cards showing Choctaw descent.
All Minor Membership cards must be updated
- Submit a copy of your high school transcript, GED
certificate or the latest college transcript, whichever
applies
- Must be attending an accredited college or university
and working towards a minimum of an Associates Degree
(We cannot help with Vo-Techs or Correspondence classes)
- Students receiving a Grant are expected to earn a
minimum of 12 hours per semester with a GPA of no less
than 2.0
|
| The
Ciri Foundation |
- Post-secondary undergraduate and graduate studies
- Education grants are offered for technical and vocational
training
- Scholarship and education grants are limited to eligible,
qualified, and selected Alaska Native beneficiaries
|
| Coastal
Villages Region Fund |
- Deadline: May 31 or October 31
- Must have resided in one of the Coastal Villages member
communities and must be able to show proof of residency,
and be a bona fide Alaska resident.
- Must have been accepted into a relevant program of
study at an approved/accredited institution preferably
an Associate degree, Bachelors degree, or technical
or vocational skill certification/licensing program.
- Exhibit strong academic skills, or strong work performance,
and be committed to completing their proposed program
of study.
- An interest in working for, or already be employed
by, an organization in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region.
|
| Colville
Confederated Tribes |
- Deadline: April 1
- Be an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated
Tribes with a minimum 3.0 grade point average in the
past three terms of high school or college
|
| Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians |
- Deadline: June 30 (for Fall quarter)
- Be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
- Have a letter of acceptance for enrollment at an accredited
college or university leading to a four or two year
transferring degree program
- Demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
|
| Cowlitz Indian
Tribe |
- Deadline: April 15
- Proof of Cowlitz enrollment is required to be eligible
for this competition
- Be a part-time or full-time undergraduate, graduate,
or vocational student
|
| Creek
Nation of Oklahoma |
- Must have a major in business, finance or accounting
- Have full-time status for the entire academic year
that the scholarship covers
- Maintain a 2.5 or higher GPA
|
Department
of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service Scholarship Programs |
- Deadline: February 28
- Enrolled in a "Federally Recognized Tribe"
|
| Fisher Broadcasting
Scholarships for Minorities |
- Deadline: April 30
- You must be of non-white origin
- You must be enrolled in a broadcast oriented curriculum
- You must be at least a sophomore. (By fall term of
scholarship year)
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Be a U.S. citizen
|
Government
Finance officers Association: Minorities in Government
Finance Scholarship
|
- Deadline: February 3
- Be enrolled full- or part-time in an undergraduate
or graduate public administration, accounting, finance,
political science, economics, or business administration
program
- Be a citizen or a permanent resident of the United
States or Canada
- Have a recommendation by your academic advisor or
by the dean of the graduate program (graduate students)
or department chair (undergraduate students)
|
| Headland Indian
Health Careers Grants |
- American Indian (Native American) students planning
to enter health careers and presently in their senior
year of high school or freshman year of college are
eligible to apply.
- Students must have completed at least two years of
algebra and a minimum of two science courses and maintained
a 2.50 GPA (A=4.0)
- Graduation from high school must be completed, and
verification of acceptance to a college will be required
prior to the beginning of the program.
|
| Hoonah Indian Assocation |
- This organization funds students who have tribal membership
within the Hoonah Indian Association.
- Contact Information:
Hoonah Indian Association
P.O. Box 602
Hoonah, AK 99829
Contact: Grace Villarreal
Phone: (907) 945-3545
Fax: (907) 945-3703
|
| Horace
& Susie Revels Cayton Scholarship |
- Deadline: March 1
- Minority status – African American, Asian American,
Hispanic/Latino American, Native American, Pacific Islander
- Interest and aptitude in public relations demonstrated
by courses taken, activities and/or internships
- Full-time sophomore or junior in the 2006-2007 academic
year pursuing a career in public relations who will
be a full-time junior or senior during the 2007-2008
academic year at a Washington state college or university
(Washington state students attending college out-of-state
also may apply if they graduated from a Washington high
school or a parent currently lives in Washington state
year-round.)
- Academic achievement
- Financial need (FAFSA not required)
- Have overcome barriers in pursuit of personal or academic
goals
|
| Incentive
Grant Program |
- Must attend one of the 22 select institutions and
be nominated by the university's NASA liaison
- Be majoring in mathematics, computer science, the
sciences (life, physical, environmental, medical) or
engineering may be considered
- Possess an average grade point of 3.0 or better
- Be enrolled in one of the majors relevant to NASA's
mission
- Have earned no more than 39 credit hours (rising junior)
- Demonstrate financial need as certified by the financial
aid office
- Be a US Citizen
|
| Intertribal Timber Council
|
- Be a college student pursuing a higher education in
Natural Resources (Geological Sciences or Geography
and Land Studies)
- Have evidence of validated enrollment in a federally
recognized tribe or Alaska Native corporation
|
| Ketchikan
Indian Community |
- Multiple scholarships available - please visit the
website for individual scholarship information
|
| Koniag Education
Foundation |
- Deadline: June 1 for Fall or Spring terms
- Applicants must be Alaska Native shareholders or
descendents (may be adopted) of the Koniag Region.
- Applicants must be accepted or enrolled in nationally,
regionally, or municipally accredited or recognized
institutions of higher learning or vocational schools.
- Applicants must be graduating high school seniors,
or a high school or GED graduate, or have successfully
completed one or more college, university or graduate
school terms.
- Applicants must have and maintain a minimum cumulative
GPA of 3.00 or equivalent scores.
|
The
Lagrant Foundation Scholarship
|
- Deadline: February 28
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be carrying a total of 12 units or more per semester/quarter
- Applicant must have a minimum of 2.5 GPA*
- Must major in a field of study that has an emphasis
on public relations, marketing or advertising or minor
in communications with desire to pursue a career in
public relations, marketing or advertising
|
| Massachusetts Indian Association |
- Contact Information:
Massachusetts Indian Association
New Pond Village
180 Main Street #116
Walpole, MA 2081
Phone: 617-326-8945
|
| Menominee
Indian Tribe of Wisconsin |
- Be an enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Tribe
- Complete the FAFSA
- Deadlines: April 15 for Fall – October 1 for Spring.
|
Microsoft
Corporation: Microsoft Scholarships
|
- Deadline: January 15
- Enrolled in a bachelor's degree program Canada, or
Mexico at the time the application is submitted
- Enrolled full-time and be making satisfactory progress
toward an undergraduate degree in computer science or
computer engineering. (Students in a related technical
discipline, such as electrical engineering, math, or
physics, with a demonstrated interest in computer science,
may also apply)
- Maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out
of a possible 4.0
|
Morris K. Udall Foundation
Native American Congressional Internship |
- Must fall under the Foundation's definition of Native
American or Alaska Native
- Be a matriculated sophomore or junior-level student
at a two-year or four-year institution of higher education,
pursuing a bachelor's or associate's degree during the
2007-2008 academic year
- Have a college grade-point average of at least a "B"
or the equivalent
- Be pursuing full-time study during the 2007-2008 academic
year
- Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. permanent
resident
- Complete application package must be received by March
6, 2007.
|
| National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution |
- Must be Native American (proof of American Indian
blood is required by letter or proof papers)
- Have financial need
- Minimum 2.75 GPA
|
| Native
American Scholarship Fund |
- Deadline: April 15
- 1/4 or more degree American Indian
- Attending or planning on attending a college or university
within the U. S. on a full-time basis
- Must apply for all other sources of funds
|
| Native
American Education Grants |
- Deadline: June 15
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Open to juniors or seniors
- Enrolled full-time at a fully accredited college or
university in the U.S.
- Good academic standing (GPA of 2.5 or greater)
- Demonstrate financial need
|
| Native
American Leadership in Education |
- Deadline: April 15
- Be at least 1/4 degree Indian blood and member of
a "U. S. tribe"
- Apply to all other funding sources
- Attend an accredited college/university and show above
average grade point average and ACT/SAT scores.
|
| Nez
Perce Tribe |
- For enrolled tribe members
- Upon receipt of an complete application, which
includes current grades, correct number of credit hours,
financial needs analysis signed by the education institution,
a requisition is initiated; and a check is issued directly
to the institution
|
| Northwest
Journalist of Color Scholarship |
- Last Deadline: May 6
- Be a Washington high school or college student seeking
a career in journalism
- Be an undergraduate enrolled in an accredited college
or university (not necessarily in Washington State)
or hold senior class standing at a Washington State
high school
|
| NSPE
Minority Scholarships |
- Deadlines between March 1 - April 1
- NSPE student member in either the senior year of a
four-year ABET-accredited engineering program or a graduate
of such a program and enrolled in a graduate program
for engineering, management, or law
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- U.S. citizen
|
| Office of Navajo Nation
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs |
- Deadline: November 27
- Undergraduate studies, graduates studies, and vocational
education
- Full-Time Applicants - Undergraduate and Graduate
submit the following:
• Full-Time Application
• Official Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB)
• Official Transcript(s) -DO NOT hold for Fall
2006 grades. Copy of your
college Letter of Admission
• Financial Needs Analysis from your college
financial aid office
|
Public
Relations Society of America: Horace and Susie Revels
Cayton Scholarship
|
- Deadline: March 1
- U.S. citizenship
- Student with junior or senior standing attending a
Washington state college or university
- Attend school full time
- Demonstrate financial need
|
| Sealaska
Heritage Foundation |
- Deadline: March 1 of each year
- Alaska Natives who are defined as "Native" under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and enrolled
to Sealaska Corp.
- Native lineal descendants of Alaska Natives enrolled
to Sealaska Corp., whether or not the applicant owns
Sealaska Corp. stock
|
| Shee
Atiká |
- Must be a shareholder
- Factors taken into consideration include academic
background, your personal goals and your commitment
to succeed, and your current GPA
- You must have a high school diploma or GED to be considered
|
| Shoonaq Tribe of Kodiak |
- This tribal council funds students enrolled in the
Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak
- Contact Information:
Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak
312 West Marine Way
Kodiak, AK 99615
Contact: Toni Robbins
Phone: (907) 486-4449
Fax: (907) 486-3361
Email: stktribe@alaska.net
|
| Snoqualmie
Indian Tribe |
- Contact Information:
Marie Ramirez
PH: 425-333-5426, Fax: 425-333-5428
P.O. Box 280
4480 Tolt Avenue
Carnation, WA 98014
Email: marie@snoqualmienation.com
|
| Squaxin
Island Tribe |
- Please visit the website to view all scholarship opportunities
|
| Ukpeagvik
Inupiat Corporation |
- For shareholders and their decendants
- Demonstrate financial need
|
| Umatilla
Tribe |
- Deadline: February 2
- Demonstrate financial need
- Provide Certificate of Indian Blood
|
| United
South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. |
- Deadline: April 30
- USET area Indian students who are
enrolled members of one of the twenty-four USET member
tribes
- Demonstrate need for financial
assistance
- Maintain satisfactory scholastic
standing
- Currently enrolled or accepted
in a post-secondary educational institution
|
| Xerox:
Technical Minority Scholarship Program |
- Deadline: September 15
- Must be a U.S. citizen or a visa-holding permanent
residents
- African-American, Pacific Island, Native American,
Native Alaskan, or Hispanic descent
- Must be enrolled as a full-tme undergraduate or graduate
student in any of the following technical fields: chemistry,
information management, computing and software systems,
material science, printing management science, laser
optics, physics, or engineering (chemical, computer,
electrical, imaging, manufacturing, mechanical, optical,
or software)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
|
| Yakama
Indian Nation Scholarship |
|