Native American Graduate Scholarship Listing
COEHS Education Scholarships
1.) American GI Forum of Albuquerque Endowed Scholarship in Education
Applicant Criteria:
- Full-time graduate student working on a MA, MS, EDSPC, or PhD in Education
- First preference to student who is an Albuquerque resident
- First preference to students of Hispanic heritage
- First preference to student who is a veteran
- GPA of 2.0 or better.
Website: https://coehs.unm.edu/scholarships
2.) Carl P. and Erma W. Dunifon Scholarship
Applicant Criteria:
- Demonstrate academic achievement, GPA of 2.0 or better.
- Demonstrate financial need (FAFSA).
- Be enrolled as a full time student in the College of Education.
- Preference shall be given to a single student without children.
Website: https://coehs.unm.edu/scholarships
3.) Nancy L. Fraser Doctoral Scholarship Fund
Applicant Criteria:
- Demonstrate academic achievement.
- Demonstrate financial need (FAFSA).
- Be enrolled as a full-time doctoral student in the College of Education.
- Scholarship may be awarded to the same student in successive semesters until completion of the doctorate, provided the student is making satisfactory academic progress toward the degree.
Website: https://coehs.unm.edu/scholarships
4.) The Emma May Olson Memorial Scholarship in Education
Applicant Criteria:
- Native American student as first preference and only if no qualified Native American student can be identified may the scholarship be awarded to other students.
- Recipients must be enrolled full-time in the College of Education.
Website: https://coehs.unm.edu/scholarships
5.) Dr. Charles R. Spain Memorial Fund
Applicant Criteria:
- Scholarship is for graduate or undergraduate students majoring in Education.
- Demonstrate academic achievement.
- Demonstrate financial need (FAFSA).
Website: https://coehs.unm.edu/scholarships
General Native American Scholarships
1.) 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
2.) 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
3.) 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/
4.) 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
5.) 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/
6.) 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
7.) 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
8.) 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
9.) 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
10.) 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
11.) 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
12.) 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/
