"No matter how smart and deserving they are, most young Native Americans do not have the chance to attend college. Even if they are fortunate enough to earn a high school diploma, poverty and lack of access to educational opportunities force many to abandon the dream of higher education.
The mission of our Scholarship service is to give more American Indians and Alaskan Natives the resources and encouragement they need to learn and succeed. By harnessing the power of knowledge, these future leaders can bring about positive changes in their own lives and in their communities. To help college-bound Native Americans, we provide a free guide: Tools for Success — A Guide for High School Seniors, Families, Counselors and others…. *
The AIEF program is one of the United States’ largest grantors of scholarships to Native Americans, providing nearly $450,000 to about 225 students each year. Of these, nearly half are the first in their family to attend college. In addition, we mentor and support scholarship recipients throughout the year, which makes a dramatic difference in their success rates.
The AIEF program now offers competitive graduate scholarships* to eligible American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian students pursuing a Masters or Doctoral degree.**
Applications submitted by eligible graduate students each spring are reviewed by members of the Scholarship Committee, who award the competitive grants. We will provide $1,000 to $2,000 per scholarship for graduate students who are attending, or have been accepted to an accredited graduate school. The scholarship is paid directly to each recipient’s college or university. Students must be enrolled between 6-18 credit hours so that the scholarship is accessible to both part time and full time graduate students. The level of scholarship funding is dependent on the number of hours enrolled in graduate studies. Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or above in order to be eligible for the scholarship. Online courses and ABD (all but dissertation) are not applicable for the graduate scholarship. All American Indian/Alaska Native students who are enrolled in their tribe, or have a parent who is an enrolled member are eligible."
Award Amount: Ranges from $1,000 to $2,000
Access the application through this link: http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/DocServer/AIEF_Grad_Scholarship_Application-fillable.pdf?docID=5462
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