Below is some brief scholarship information. This information does not include all scholarship information
available. Check the internet by doing a google search to find out more regarding this important information.
-The Adolf Van Pelt Foundation offers 40 to 50 grants ranging from $500 to $1500 to Native American graduates
and under graduates pursing any career path. Contact Olga Patterson at Fargo-on Hudson NY 10555 -The Native
American Scholarship Fund has programs in the fields of Math; Engineering; Science; Business; Education; Computer Science
Open to American Indians or Alaskan Natives (1/4 degree or more) enrolled as members of a federally recognized,
state recognized, or terminated tribe. For graduate or undergraduate study at an accredited four-year
college or university. The programs give out 208 awards annually. Contact Lucille Kelley, Director of Recruitment,for
an application. The address is 8200 Mountain Rd. NE, Suite 203 Albuquerque NM 87110. There are also grants
available through the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Services as well as individual tribes that have scholarship programs.
Here is a list of some of them. Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation 5656 South Stony Island Avenue Chicago,
IL 60637 Deadline: Applications available after December 1 Scholarship Amt: $500 - $1500 Requirements: Recommendations,
Transcript American Indian Heritage Foundation Scholarship 6051 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22044-2788 (603)
237-7500 Deadline: No Requirements: Write for more information. American Indian Scholarships 4520 Montgomery
Blvd. N.W. #1B Albuquerque, NM 87109 Scholarship Amt: Varies Requirements: Write for information (supported in part
by Bureau of Indian Affairs) American Indian Scholarships National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1776
D. Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006-5392 (202) 628-1776 Deadline: 7/1, 11/1 Scholarship Amt: Varies Requirements:
GPA: 2.75, transcript, 3 letters of recommendation, proof of Indian blood, letter giving family history, financial
status and aims. American Indian Science & Engineering Society A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program 1630
30th Street, Suite 301 (303) 939-0023 Deadline: 6/30 and 8/1 Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: AISES Student
membership, tribal enrollment, engineering or business major, 2.0 GPA American Indian Science & Engineering
Society American Indian Development Foundation Scholarships 1630 30th Street, Suite 301 Boulder, CO 80301-1014 (303)
939-0023 Deadline: 6/15 Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: Tribal membership American Indian Science &
Engineering Society CERT Scholarships 1630 30th Street, Suite 301 Boulder, CO 80301-1014 (303) 939-0023 Deadline:
6/14 Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: Tribal membership, entering college freshman who attended T.R.I.B.E.S.,
CERT's summer program, minimum 2.0 GPA American Indian Science & Engineering Society Norbert S. Hill, Jr. Leadership
Award 5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, CO 80301 Deadline: 6/15 (winners notified by 10/30) Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements:
Personal essay, 2 letters of recommendation, tribal enrollment document (Alaskan Native, American Indian), Business/Engineering
majors American Indian Science & Engineering Society Robert Brocksbank Scholarships 5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder,
CO 80301 Deadline: 6/15 (winners notified by 10/30) Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: Personal essay, 2 letters
of recommendation, tribal enrollment document (Alaskan Native, American/Canadian Indian), Business/Engineering majors
American Indian Science & Engineering Society Santa Fe Pacific Foundation Grant 1630 30th Street, Suite 301 Boulder,
CO 80301-1014 (303) 939-0023 Deadline: 3/31 Scholarship Amt: up to $2500 for each of four years Requirements:
Resident of AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK or San Bernadino County CA, 2.0 GPA. American Indian Science & Engineering
Society Schuyler Meyer Jr. Scholarship 5661 Airport Boulevard Boulder, CO 80301 Deadline: 6/15 Scholarship
Amt: $1000 Requirements: Personal essay, 2 letters of recommendation, tribal enrollment document (American Indian,
Alaskan Native), single parent with at least 1 minor child at home. American Indian Services 1900 N. Canyon
Road Provo, UT 84604 (801) 375-1777 Deadline: 8/30, 11/15, 2/15, 5/15 Scholarship Amt: Varies Requirements:
Cum GPA 2.25, financial need, certificate of Indian blood, transcript, less than 130 semester credits American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship for Minorities 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-8775 Deadline:
7/1, 12/1 Scholarship Amt: $2000 Requirements: U.S. citizen or permanent visa, Accounting major American Legion
Auxiliary Silver Eagle Indian Scholarship 1718 Statz Street North Las Vegas, NV 89030 (702) 642-4002 Scholarship
Amt: $200 for undergraduates Requirements: Must have been born in Nevada and be the child of an American Indian
veteran Arizona State Student Incentive Grant contact school Financial Aid Office Phoenix, AZ Scholarship
Amt: $100 - $2500 Requirements: financial need, resident of Arizona Arrow Supplemental Scholarship Program Arrow,
Inc. 1000 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 401 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-0685 Deadline: No Requirements:
Write for more information Association on American Indian Affairs For more information: www.indian-affairs.org
Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc. Adolph Van Pelt Scholarships Box 268 Sisseton, SD 57262 (605)
698-3998 Deadline: 6/1 (notified by 6/30) Scholarship Amt: $500 - 800 Requirements: Minimum 2.0 GPA Association
on American Indian Affairs, Inc. Displaced Homemaker Program Box 268 Sisseton, SD 57262 (605) 698-3998 Deadline:
9/1 (notified by 10/15) Scholarship Amt: $500 - $1000 Requirements: Returning adult student; award assists with child
care, transportation and some basic living expenses. Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc. Emergency
Aid & Health Professions Scholarships Box 268 Sisseton, SD 57262 (605) 698-3998 Deadline: From 9/1 to 6/1,
no summer programs Scholarship Amt: $50 - $300 Requirements: Write for more information Blackfeet Tribal Education
Grant ATTN: Scholarship Officer P.O. Box 850 Browning, MT 59417 (406) 388-7539 Deadline: 3/1 Requirements:
Member of Blackfeet Tribe, need-based. Bureau of Indian Affairs - Oklahoma Area Education Office Scholarship 4149
Highline Blvd., Suite 380 Oklahoma City, OK 73108 Deadline: 1/15 (notified 6/1), 6/15 (notified 9/1) Scholarship
Amt: $510 - $4500 Requirements: Recommendations, transcript, minimum 2.0 GPA and 12 credit hours/term, Alaskan Native
or American Indian, financial need Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Program 1849 C. Street, N.W. - MS
3530-MIB Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-4871 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information Cherokee
Indian Scholarship Unto These Hills Educational Fund, Inc. P.O. Box 398 Cherokee, NC 28719 Scholarship Amt: $500 Requirements:
Parents or self must be enrolled member of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, of Cherokee, NC. Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma Higher Education Grants Program P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Deadline: 4/1 Scholarship Amt:
up to $1500 Requirements: Member of Cherokee Nation, eligible for Pell grant and have a 2.0 minimum GPA. Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma/Adult Education Scholarship Department of Education P.O. Box 38 Concho, OK 73022 (405) 262-0345 Deadline:
6/1, 11/1 Scholarship Amt: $400 Requirements: Enrolled member of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma/Higher Education Scholarship Department of Education P.O. Box 38 Concho, OK 73022 (405) 262-0345 Deadline:
6/1, 11/1 Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: Enrolled member of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe Chippewa Tribe Grant,
Minnesota Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Education Division P.O. Box 217 Cass Lake, MN 56633 (218) 335-8584 Deadline:
6/1 Scholarship Amt: up to $3000 Requirements: Member of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Higher Education Grant Higher Education Department Drawer 1210 Durant, OK 74702-1210 Deadline: apply 1/1 - 3/15,
notified 9/1 Scholarship Amt: $1600 maximum Requirements: Enrolled member of Choctaw Tribe and have Certificate Documenting
Indian Blood or tribal membership card, transcript, financial eligibility Choctaw Tribe, Mississippi Band Choctaw
Tribal Office, BIA Higher Education Route 7, Box 21 Philadelphia, MS 39350 Requirements: Write for more information
Colorado River Indian Higher Education Rt. 1, Box 23-B Parker, AZ 95344 (520) 669-9211 Requirements: call
extension 271 or 272. Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma Education Director, Education Division P.O. Box 908 Lawton,
OK 73502 Requirements: Write for more information Continental Society, Daughters of Indian Wars Scholarships 206
Springdale Dr. LaGrange, GA 30240 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information Creek Nation of
Oklahoma Education Director, Higher Education P.O. Box 580 Okmulgee, OK 74447 Requirements: Write for more information
Fleischmann Indian Program Chairman, Scholarship Committee, Nevada State Dept. of Education 400 W. King Street,
Capital Complex Carson City, NV 89701 Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: Resident of Nevada, or be a member of
a Nevada Indian Tribe Gila River Indian Community Division of Student Services/Scholarships P.O. Box 97 Sacaton,
AZ 85247 (800) 448-6918 Scholarship Amt: Varies, can include living expenses Requirements: Contact tribal office
GMAC-AACSB Minority Summer Institute 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 760 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 478-1433 Deadline:
Yes Requirements: Write for more information Grand Met Essay Contest The National Urban League Education Department 500
East 62nd New York, NY 10021 Deadline: 4/15 Scholarship Amt: $1000 Requirements: Any DeVry program, 500-word essay
on contest theme (write for information) Hana Scholars Program United Methodist Church P.O. Box 871 Nashville,
TN 37202-0871 (615) 340-7342 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information Headland Indian Health
Careers Grants Headlands Indian Health Careers Grants P.O. Box 16901 Oklahoma City, OK 73126-9968 (405) 271-2250 Deadline:
Yes Requirements: Write for more information Helen Gough Scholarship Foundation Nancy Wisness P.O. Box 503 Waterford
City, ND 58854 Deadline: 6/1 (notified 8/1) Scholarship Amt: $100 - $500 Requirements: Proof of membership in Three
Affiliated Tribes (Fort Berthold Reservation), 3 recommendations, proof of college acceptance Hopi Tribe Grants
and Scholarship Programs P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 (800) 762-9630 Deadline: 4/30, 7/31 and 11/30 Scholarship
Amt: Varies with program and financial need Requirements: GPA: 2.0 - 3.3 GPA depending upon program, financial needs analysis,
application and proof of tribal enrollment. Several different programs offered Incentive Grant Program National
Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) 3 West 35th Street New York, NY 10001-2281 (212) 279-2626 Deadline:
Yes Requirements: Write for more information Indian Education - Colleges and Universities ATTN: Office of Indian
Education Programs 1849 C Street, N.W. MS3530-MIB Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-4871 Deadline: Yes Requirements:
Write for more information Indian Employment Assistance Grants Division of Job Placement and Training 1849 C
Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-3570 Deadline: No Requirements: Write for more information Indian
Fellowship Program Office of Indian Education 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Room 2177 Washington, DC 20202 (202) 401-1887 Deadline:
Yes Requirements: Write for more information International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons North Indian Scholarship
Program Headquarters Office P.O. Box 1017 Chautauqua, NY 14722 (716) 357-4951 Deadline: Yes Requirements:
Write for more information James B. Black College Scholarship Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America 1505
Riverview Road, P.O. Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information Menominee
Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Menominee Adult Vocational Training Scholarship P.O. Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135 Deadline:
10/30 and 3/1 Scholarship Amt: $100 - $2200 Requirements: Enrolled or eligible Menominee, freshmen and sophomores only
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Menominee Higher Education Scholarships P.O. Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135 Deadline:
10/30 and 3/1 Scholarship Amt: $100 - $2200 Requirements: Enrolled or eligible Menominee MESBEC Program Native
American Scholarship Fund 8200 Mountain Rd., N.E., Suite 203 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 262-2351 Deadline: 3/15,
4/15, 9/15 Scholarship Amt: Varies Requirements: Engineering, Business and CIS students; enrolled member of a recognized
U.S. tribe, high GPA. Mescalero Apache Tribe Education Director, Education Department Box 176 Mescalero,
NM88340 Requirements: Write for more information Miss Indian USA Scholarship Program 6051 Arlington Boulevard Falls
Church, VA 22044 (703) 273-7500 Deadline: No Requirements: Write for more information Moapa River Paiute
Tribe Higher Education Scholarship Chairman Moapa Band of Paiutes Moapa, NV 89025 Requirements: Write for more
information NAJA Scholarships ATTN: College Scholarship Campus Box 287 Boulder, CO 80309 (303) 492-7397 Deadline:
Yes Requirements: Write for more information Native American Education Grants Office of Financial Aid for Studies 100
Witherspoon St Louisville, KY 40202-1396 (502) 569-5776 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information
Native American Leadership in Education (NALE) 802 Mountain Rd., N.E., Suite 203 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505)
262-2351 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information Navajo Nation Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship
and Financial Assistance Programs P.O. Box 1870 Window Rock, AZ 86515 (800) 243-2956 Deadline: 4/1, 5/1, 10/1
for CIB and application Scholarship Amt: up to $2500/semester depending upon availability Requirements: Minimum 2.0
GPA, financial need, fully admitted with letter of admission, Certificate of Indian Blood, official transcript, Navajo Scholarship
application Navajo Nation--Chief Manuelito Scholarship Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance
Programs P.O. Box 1870 Window Rock, AZ 86515 (800) 243-2956 Deadline: 4/1, 5/1, 10/1 for CIB and application Scholarship
Amt: $5000/year Requirements: Maintain 3.0 GPA, financial need, fully admitted w/letter of Admission, CIB, official
transcript, Navajo Scholarship app., min ACT 21 w/3.6 GPA, write for info Navajo--Annie D. Wauneka Scholarships Scholarship
Committee P.O. Box 2360 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Requirements: For students ineligible for Navajo tribal funding
Navajo--Education and Scholarship Foundation P.O. Box 3209 Window Rock, AZ 86515 (520) 871-3385 Requirements:
Write for more information Navajo--Office of Navajo Economic Opportunity Scholarships ONEO Scholarship Trust P.O.
Box 2547 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Requirements: Write for more information NSF Incentive for Excellence Scholarship
Prizes P.O. Box 3010 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (615) 483-3344 Deadline: Yes Requirements: Write for more information
NSPE Minority Scholarships 1420 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-2800 Deadline: Yes Requirements:
Write for more information Oglala Sioux Chairman, Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Higher Education Program Pine
Ridge, SD 57770 Requirements: Write for more information Osage Tribal Education Committee (OTEC) Bureau of Indian
Affairs - Oklahoma Office 4149 Highline Blvd. Suite 380 Oklahoma CIty, OK 73108 Deadline: 5/1, 7/1, 12/31 Scholarship
Amt: $300-$600 Requirements: Recommendations, personal essay, transcript, enrolled member of Osage Indian Tribe
Outstanding Indian Youth Program 6051 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22044 (703) 273-7500 Requirements:
Write for more information Presbyterian Church Native American Education Grants ATTN: Office of Financial Aid for
Studies 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202-1396 (502) 569-5000 Deadline: 6/1 Scholarship Amt: $200
to $1500 Requirements: Member of Presbyterian Church, completed at least 1 semester at an accredited institution
of higher education and have applied there for financial aid Research Assistantships For Minority High School
School Students Senior Staff Associate for Cross Directorate Programs 1800 G Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20550 (202)
357-9549 Deadline: No Requirements: Write for more information Research Experiences For Undergraduates Senior
Staff Associate for Cross Directorate Programs 1800 G Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20550 (202) 357-9549 Deadline:
Yes Requirements: Write for more information Seneca Nation Higher Education Program Higher Education Program P.O.
Box 231 Salamanca, NY 14779 Deadline: 5/20, 7/15, 12/31 Scholarship Amt: $5000 maximum Requirements: Enrolled
member of Seneca Nation of Indians, minimum GPA 2.0 Spokane Tribe of Indians Chairman P.O. Box 100 Wellpoint,
WA 99040 Requirements: Write for more information Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Tribal Higher Education
Program Fort Yates, ND 58538 Requirements: Write for more information Stockbridge-Munsee Education Department Drawer
1 Bowler, WI 54416 Requirements: Write for more information Techforce Scholarship 3 West 35th St. New
York, NY 10001-2281 (212) 279-2626 Requirements: Write for more information Tohono O'Odham Nation Higher
Education Services Box 837 Sells, AZ 85634 (520) 383-2221 Requirements: call extension 228 TRY Scholarship
Grant c/o Native American Student Program University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA 92521 (714) 787-4143 Deadline:
No Requirements: Write for more information Umatilla Tribe Chairman, Umatilla Indian Reservation P.O. Box
638 Pendleton, OR 97801 Requirements: Write for more information United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. USET
Scholarships 1101 Kermit Dr., Suite 302 Nashville, TN 37217 (615) 361-8700 Deadline: 4/30 Scholarship Amt:
$500 Requirements: Enrolled member of a USET tribe United States Department of Education Indian Fellowship Program Office
of Indian Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 (202) 260-3774 Deadline: varies Scholarship
Amt: $600 - $2400 (incl. tuition and monthly stipend) Requirements: Seeking undergraduate degree in business administration
or engineering Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Chairman, Tribal Council Higher Education Office Towaoc, CO
81334 Requirements: Write for more information Washoe Tribe--Richard E. Barrington Educational Fund Education
Department 919 Highway 395 South Gardnerville, NV 89410 (702) 205-4191 Deadline: 8/15 and 12/15 Scholarship
Amt: up to $1250 Requirements: Enrolled member of Washoe tribe and applied for Pell Grant Yakama Indian Nation
Scholarship P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948 Deadline: 7/1 Scholarship Amt: $1500 maximum Requirements: Personal
essay, transcript, enrolled member of Yakama Indian Nation Yavapai-Apache Tribe P.O. Box 1188 Camp Verde,
AZ 86322 (520) 567-9207 Requirements: Write for more information Zuni Higher Education Scholarships Director P.O.
Box 338 Zuni, NM 87327 (505) 782-2191 Deadline: 6/1, 10/1 and 4/1 Scholarship Amt: varies Requirements: Enrolled
member of Zuni tribe and have 2.0 GPA Jacob Tsotigh University of Oklahoma 555 E. Constitution Street,
Room 121 Norman, OK 73072 (800) 228-1766 (405) 325-1824 fax
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