Association on American Indian Affairs

Scholarships

The deadline for the 2010-2011 scholarship season has passed. Please check back at the end of February 2011 for information about the 2011-2012 school year.

AAIA has a long history of providing scholarships to college students, awarding our first scholarship in 1948. We currently have eight scholarship programs for graduate and undergraduate students. Funding is made available due to the generosity of our donors, therefore the number of scholarships provided varies from year to year. All scholarships are for students who are from federally recognized tribes and who are at least 1/4 Indian blood unless otherwise stated. Please see the scholarship descriptions to the right and Frequently Asked Questions below for further clarification.

For more information on a specific scholarship, click on the scholarship name to the right. Information regarding applying for a scholarship and additional links can be found below. Download our application to the right.

Emergency Aid

AAIA does not provide emergency aid for students attending summer school. Limited emergency aid for students attending year round school may be available. Please see the link to the right and call our Rockville office to verify that funding is available and that your situation qualifies as an emergency.