Scholarships

Scholarships for Native American Students

Scholarships for American Indian and Native Hawaiian Students

 

Charles Cockett 'Ohana Scholarship - NEW for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808)534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
GPA range 2.0-3.2, demonstrated commitment to make a difference in the community and participation in school activities.


 

Choy-Kee O'Hana Scholarship - NEW for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
GPA 3.0 and above pursuing a post-high education


 

General Motors Engineering Scholarship - AISES
Scholarship Coordinator
P.O. Box 9828
Albuquerque, NM 87119
Phone: (505) 765-1052
Website: http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
Must be a current AISES member, must be a member of an American Indian tribe or Alaskan Native, must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student or graduate student at a accredited college or university, must be seeking a bachelors or graduate degree in an engineering field and a minimum cumulative GPA 3.0.


 

Indian Education - Colleges and Universities
1849 C Street, N.W. MS3530-MIB
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: (202) 208-4871
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Indian Employment Assistance Grants - Division of Job Placement and Training
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: (202) 208-3570
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Jalene Kanani Bell 'Ohana Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are Hawaii residents with a GPA of 2.5 or above with demonstrated interest in Hawaiian language, culture, and history.


 

Mescalero Apache Tribe Education Department
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Miss Indian USA Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 6301
Falls Church, VA 22040
Phone: (703) 819-0979
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Research Assistantships For Minority High School Students
Senior Staff Associate for Cross Directorate Programs
1800 G Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20550
Phone: (202) 357-9549
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

The American Academy –High School Scholarship
P.O. Box 748
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Phone: (866) 689-1932
Website: http://tinyurl.com/6dryy8
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
Students must be Native American or of a Native American family who need to make up a high school course, want to take courses to graduate early or who have dropped out of high school and would like to complete their high school diploma. Scholarship is also available for students who want to take online Navajo Language and Navajo Government courses to become eligible for the Chief Manuelito Scholarship competition.


 

All Indian Pueblo Council Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 3256
Albuquerque, NM 87190
Phone: (505) 884-3820
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Adolph Van Pelt Scholarships (Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc.)
Box 268
Sisseton, SD 57262
Phone: (605) 698-3998
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Chicksaw Nation Education Foundation
Chickasaw Nation Education Foundation
P.O. Box 1548
Ada, OK 74820
Phone: (405) 436-2603
Deadline:
00/00/00


 

Francis C. Allen Fellowships
Francis C. Allen Fellowships
History of the American Indian Newberry Library-60 West Walton
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 943-9090
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
Awarded to Federally recognized tribal members who are female and studying at the graduate or Ph.D. in the Humanities and Social Sciences.


 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - Menominee Adult Vocational Training Scholarship
P.O. Box 910
Keshena, WI 54135
Phone: (715) 799-5110
Website: http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/laborEdu/education/
Deadline: check website


 

Catching the Dream
8200 Mountain Road NE, Suite 203
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
Phone: (505) 262-2351
Deadline:
00/00/00


 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Higher Education Grant
Drawer 1210
Durant, OK 74702-1210
Phone: (580) 924-8280
Website: http://www.choctawnation.com/Programs/dsp_ProgramDetails.cfm?ProgramID=22
Deadline: check website


 

Washington Indian Gaming Association
1110 Capitol Way S., Suite 404
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 360-352-3248
Website: http://www.washingtonindiangaming.org
Deadline: check website


 

American Indian/Alaska Native Employees Association (AIANEA)
P.O. Box 306
Fort Hall, ID 83203
Phone: (208) 478-3778
Website: http://www.aianea.com/schlorship.htm
Deadline: check website


 

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Higher Education Grants Program
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Chief Manuelito Scholarship Program
Navajo Nation
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program-P.O. Drawer 1870
Window Rock, AZ 86515-1870
Phone: (800) 243-2956
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
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.


 

Hana Scholars Program- United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 871
Nashville,, TN 37202
Phone: (615) 340-7344
Deadline:
00/00/00


 

International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons North Indian Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 1017
Chautauqua, NY 14722
Phone: (716) 357-4951
Website: http://www.iokds.org/scholarship1.html
Deadline: check website


 

Navajo - Education and Scholarship Foundation
P.O. Box 3209
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Phone: (520) 871-3385
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

Navajo Nation
Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs
P.O. Box 1870
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Phone: (800) 243-2956
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
Minimum 2.0 GPA, financial need, fully admitted with letter of admission, Certificate of Indian Blood, official transcript, Navajo Scholarship application.


 

American Indian Education Foundation
10029 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite 200
Beaverton, Oregon 97008
Phone: (866) 866-8642
Website: http://www.aiefprograms.org
Deadline: check website


 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation
5656 South Stony Island Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Website: http://www.akaeaf.org/publications/
Deadline: check website


 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Scholarship (AISES)
P.O. Box 9828
Albuquerque, NM 87119
Phone: (505) 765-1052
Website: http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships/2006BNSF_Application.pdf
Deadline: check website


 

Grand Met Essay Contest
The National Urban League - Education Department
500 E. 62nd St.
New York, NY 10021
Phone: none
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
Any DeVry program; 500-word essay contest theme (write for information).


 

MESBEC Program - Native American Scholarship Fund
8200 Mountain Rd., N.E., Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 262-2351
Deadline: 00/00/00

Requirements:
Engineering, business and CIS students; enrolled member of a recognized U.S. tribe.


 

Native American Leadership in Education (NALE)
802 Mountain Rd., N.E., Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 262-2351
Deadline:
00/00/00


 

Richard W. Tanner Scholarship
The Two Feathers Endowment
55 Fifth St. E., Suite 600
St. Paul, NM 55101
Phone: 651.325.4252
Website: www.spectrumtrust.org/st/twofeather
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
Must be a junior or senior in college. Must be on file with Minnesota Indian Scholarship Application.


 

National Native American Youth Initiative
1225 Sovereign Row, Suite 103
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Phone: 405-946-7072
Website: http://www.aaip.org/programs/nnayi/student_info.htm
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
Please note: Scholarships available for students only in their program


 

Hopi Tribe - Grants and Scholarship Programs
P.O. Box 123
Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
Phone: (800) 762-9630
Deadline:
00/00/00


 

United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc.
USET Scholarships
1101 Kermit Dr., Suite 302
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone: (615) 361-8700
Deadline: 00/00/00


 

American Indian Heritage Foundation Scholarship
6051 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22044-2788
Phone: (603) 237-7500
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
(Write for additional information)


 

Arrow Supplemental Scholarship Program
1000 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 401
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 296-0685
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
(Write for additional information)


 

Osage Tribal Education Committee (OTEC)
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Oklahoma Office
4149 Highline Blvd. Suite 380
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
Recommendations, personal essay, transcript, enrolled member of Osage Indian Tribe


 

Presbyterian Church Native American Education Grants
Attn: Office of Financial Aid for Studies
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502)569-5000
Deadline:
00/00/00

Requirements:
Member of Presbyterian Church, completed at least 1 semester at an accredited institution of higher education and have applied there for financial aid


 

Bruce T. and Jakie Mahi Erickson Grant
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808)534-3890
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline: check website


 

George Hi'ilani Mills Scholarship (Graduate Students Only)
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline: check website


 

Joseph A. Sowa Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline: check website


 

Joseph Nawahi Scholarship (Graduate Students only) - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
This supports a full-time student pursuing a graduate degree at an accredited institution of higher learning located in Hawaii studying Hawaiian Studies, Hawaiian Politics, Law (specific to Hawaiian legal issues), or Communications/ Journalism (specific to Hawaiian history, culture and politics) with a GPA of 3.2 and who shows demonstrated financial need.


 

Kamehameha Schools Class of 1970 Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
demonstrate exceptional service to the community beyond what is currently expected of the student by their own school, to showcase their accomplishments as a model for others, to support their on-going education and service and to encourage continued service in support of Hawaiian communities, and a GPA of 2.0.


 

Kamehameha School Class of 1960 Grant - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
demonstrate scholastic excellence, provide service to the community, demonstrate good character, and who has, through endeavors, demonstrate an intent to utilize special skills in order to benefit the Hawaiian community.


 

Kamehameha Schools Class of 1956 Grant - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
Demonstrate a financial need, have a GPA within the range of 2.5 - 3.5, and show an aptitude toward obtaining a higher education.


 

Kamehameha Schools Class of 1972 Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website


 

Michael "Mikey" Miyake Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534- 3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website


 

Morris K. Udall Foundation
130 South Scott Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Phone: (520) 670-5529
Website: http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=200
Deadline:
check website


 

Tauati 'Ohana Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
"well - rounded" male and female graduating senior from Kamehameha Schools Hawaii with a GPA of 3.0 who have been successful learners and who demonstrate outstanding character by actively participating in class, school, and/or community service activities.


 

Tesoro Corporation Scholarship - New for 2008-2009
Ke Ali'I Pauahi Foundation
567 South King Street, Suite 160
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-3966
Website: http://www.pauahi.org/scholarships/
Deadline:
check website

Requirements:
Students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a two year or less licensed and certified vocational or technical educational program in Hawaii. Students also must demonstrate an interest in the Hawaiian language, culture, and history in addition to a GPA of 2.0.


 

Schuyler Meyer Jr. Scholarship (AISES)
5661 Airport Boulevard
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: (303) 939-0023
Website: http://www.ammsa.com/bursary-USA.html
Deadline:
check website


 

Cherokee Nation Education Corporation Scholarship - John Shurr Journalism Award
PO Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Phone: 918.453.5420
Website: http://www.cherokee.org/Services/Education/Default.aspx
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
Must be Cherokee Nation tribal citizen enrolled in an accredited school of journalism as an undergraduate or graduate in journalism or mass communications. $1,000 per semester for 1 year, maintain 3.0 GPA and willing to work for The Cherokee Phoenix in summer paid internship.


 

Seneca Nation Higher Education Program
Higher Edcuation Program
P.O. Box 231
Salamanca, NY 14779
Deadline: 00/00/00

Requirements:
Enrolled member of Seneca Nation of Indians, minimum GPA 2.0


 

American Indian College Fund
8333 Greenwood Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80221-4488
Phone: (303) 426-8900
Website: http://www.collegefund.org/scholarships/main.html
Deadline:
check website


 

A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship - AISES
P.O. Box 9828
Albuquerque, NM 87119
Phone: (505) 765-1052
Website: http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships/
Deadline: check website

Requirements:
Must be a current AISES Member, must be a member of an American Indian tribe or Alaska Native, must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited four year college or university, minimum cumulative GPA 3.0., and must be majoring in one of the following: math, physical science, engineering, medicine, science, or natural resources.


 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma/Adult Education Scholarship
P.O. Box 38
Concho, OK 73022
Phone: (405) 262-0345
Deadline: 00/00/00

Requirements:
Enrolled member of Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe


 

Chippewa Tribe Grant (Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Education Division)
P.O. Box 217
Cass Lake, MN 56633
Phone: (218) 335-8584
Deadline: 00/00/00

Requirements:
Member of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe