General Native American Scholarships
1.) The American Indian Education Fund Scholarship
Applicant criteria:
- Must be registered in a federal or state-recognized tribe.
- Must be full-time
Website: http://www.nrcprograms.org/site/PageServer?pagename=aief_progs_sf_scholarshipfund
2.) American Indian Graduate College Fund Fellowship
Applicant Criteria:
- Must pursue a post-baccalaureate graduate or professional degree
- Able to demonstrate financial need
- Be an enrolled member of a federal or state-recognized tribe
- Must be full-time
Website: http://www.aigcs.org/scholarships/graduate-fellowships/
3.) Cobell Scholarship
Applicant Criteria:
- Able to demonstrate financial need (FNA must be submitted)
- Be an enrolled member of a federal or state-recognized tribe
- Must be full-time
Website: www.cobellscholar.org
4.) Catching the Dream Scholarship
Applicant Criteria:
- Must be ¼ or more degree American Indian and an enrolled member of a federal or state-recognized tribe.
- Must be full-time
Website: http://catchingthedream.org/
5.) Daughters of the American Revolution American Indian Scholarship
Applicant Criteria:
- Must provide proof of enrollment in a US tribe.
- Must be full-time
- Must demonstrate financial need and academic achievement
Website: http://www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships/american-indian
6.) Office of the Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance
Applicant Criteria:
- Proof of Enrollment in the Navajo Nation (CIB)
- Can be half-time or full-time
- Must provide proof of financial need
Website: http://www.onnsfa.org/default.aspx
7.) Zuni Higher Education Scholarship
Applicant Criteria:
- Enrolled member of the Zuni tribe
- Full or part-time
Website: http://www.ashiwi.org/zecdc/Tribal.Scholarship.html
8.) Association on American Indian Affairs Scholarship
Sequoyah Graduate Scholarship
Applicant criteria:
- Must be a graduate student
- For all fields of study
- Full time
- For federal and state recognized tribes
Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship
- For all fields of study
- Must be from a non-federally recognized tribe
- Full-time status
Website for both scholarships: http://www.indian-affairs.org/graduate-applications.html
9.) All Indian Pueblo Council Scholarship Grant Program
Applicant Criteria:
- Enrolled and verified members of the following Pueblos: Cochiti, Jemez, Sandia, and Santa Ana
- Tribal verification
- Must show financial need
No website available but may contact the Pueblo council for more information:
3939 San Pedro NE, Suite D
PO Box 3236
Albuquerque, NM 87190
(505) 884-3820
10.) Gates Millennium Scholars Program
Applicant Criteria:
- Must be American Indian
- US Citizen
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.3
- Must have been a prior gates millennium scholar and continuing degree in certain areas including education
Website: https://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/aboutus.aspx
11.) American Indian Graduate Center Fellowship
Applicant Criteria:
- Pursuing a post-baccalaureate graduate or professional degree as a full time student at an accredited institution in the U.S.;
- Able to demonstrate financial need through submission of the AIGC Financial Need Form (FNF), and;
- An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native group, or provide documentation of descent (possess one-fourth degree verifiable federally recognized Indian blood) as verified through submission of a Tribal Eligibility Certificate (TEC).
Website: http://www.aigcs.org/scholarships/graduate-fellowships/
12.) The American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship
Applicant Criteria:
- Must be enrolled full-time at an accredited tribal, public, or private college or university.
- Must be registered in a federal or state recognized tribe.
Website: http://www.collegefund.org/students_and_alumni/content/graduate_special_scholarships
Deadline: Applications are accepted from January 1st and ending May 31st of each year.
13.) Scholarships & Resources for Native American and Alaskan Native Students
At the following link you’ll find both financial and non-financial resources for Native American and Alaska Native students which may be used starting today.
Website: https://www.edumed.org/financial-aid/native-american-students-scholarships-resources/
