Scholarships

Navajo Nation Scholarship

All applicants must be officially and fully admitted to a post-secondary institution accredited by one of six regional accrediting associations as recognized by the Navajo Nation. Applications for this scholarship are available in at the Native American Affairs office.

Criteria:

• Application
• Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB)
• Transcript
• Letter of Admission
• Financial need analysis (FNA)
• Graduation/Degree Check list

Deadlines:

• Academic Year (Fall/Winter/Spring)
  • Application and CIB are due May 1
  • Letter of Admission (Enrollment Verification), FNA are due June 25
• Winter/ Spring Term only:
  • Application and CIB are due Oct. 1
  • Letter of Admission (Enrollment Verification), FNA are due Nov. 25
• Summer Term:
  • Application and CIB are due Apr. 1
  • Letter of Admission (Enrollment Verification), FNA are due Apr. 25

Catching the Dream – The Native American Leadership Education program (NALE)

Requirements:

• For Native students who are paraprofessionals in Indian schools, and who plan to complete their degree in education, counseling, or school administration. Since only 7% of teachers in reservation schools are Indians, the need for more Indian teachers is huge.
• Deadline: 4/15/10
• Website: www.catchingthedream.org/Scholarship.htm

Zuni Higher Education Scholarship

Requirements:

• Enrolled member of the Zuni tribe and have 2.0 GPA
• Deadline 6/1/10
• Website: www.ashiwi.org/

American Indian Services

Requirements:

• Enrolled in a university, college, junior college or technical school.
• One-Quarter (1/4) Northern-Native American Indian Blood.
• Undergraduate student with no more than 150 semester credits or 210 quarter credits.
• Full-time or part-time status- excluding non-credit courses.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25
• Deadline 8/30/10
• Website: www.americanindianservices.org/studnets.html

American Indian Education Foundation

Requirements:

• Native American or Alaska Native descent (student or one parent must be enrolled and have documentation)
• Attending an accredited 2 or 4 year college/university or technical/vocational school
• Must be enrolled as a full-time student
• GPA between 2.0 – 3.4 is desirable (but ALL current or future undergraduate college students are encouraged to apply)
• An ACT score of 14 or above id desirable
• Scholarships are available for undergraduate studies only – online colleges are not applicable
• Scholarship can only be used for tuition and books
• Deadline 4/4/10
• Website: www.aiefprograms.org

Navajo Generating Station Navajo Scholarship

Requirements:

• Applicants must be enrolled members of the Navajo Nation who will be full-time students at an accredited college or university.
• Priority will be given to the math, engineering and environmental studies.
• Recipients must be a junior in college during the time the scholarship is used and must have, and maintain, a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Deadline 4/30/10
• Phone (928) 645-6539
• E-mail: Linda.Dawavendewa@srpnet.com

Please for more information contact the Native American Affairs Office.