​Congratulations to the new AAIA Scholarship Recipients!

View the announcement about our new 2018-2019 Scholarship Recipients.
  • Ashley Lomay – Navajo – Arizona State University – Bachelor’s in Arts and Business Law
  • Chambreigh Onesalt – Navajo – University of New Mexico – Bachelor of Architecture
  • Desiree Quintana – Santo Domingo Pueblo – Mesa Community College – Associate in Human Nutrition
  • Gerald Tufti – Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon – Oregon State University Cascades – Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Science
  • Shayla French – Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Michigan State University – Bachelor’s in Media and Information
  • Stephani Watson – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Arizona State University – Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law – Masters degree, Legal Studies in H.R. and Employment Law
  • Taylor Yazzie – Navajo Nation – Northern Arizona University – Bachelor of Science in Education
  • William Allread – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Stanford University -Law School – Juris Doctorate – Law
 
Our returning Scholarship Recipients are:
  • Alexis Wagner - Metlakatla Indian Community - University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Bachelor of Arts degree in Rural Development
  • Andrew Garcia - Tohono O’odham Nation - Central Arizona College - Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies with a business focus
  • Presleigh Smiley - Navajo Nation - University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Science in Nursing​
  • Kellen Claymore - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - Black Hills State University - Bachelor of Arts double degree in Sociology and Psychology
  • Garrett A. Holm – Cherokee – University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law – Juris Doctorate for Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy
  • Lindsey Hancock - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Oklahoma State University – Bachelor of Science in Pre-Med Physiology
  • Maranda M. Byrd - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – University of Central Arkansas – Masters, in Nursing
  • Marcus Bear Eagle – Oglala Sioux [Lakota] Tribe - University of California, Los Angeles  – Masters of Arts in American Indian Studies
  • Megan Susanne Warren – Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska – University of Alaska Anchorage – Bachelor’s, degree in Political Science and Law
  • Nicholas C. Hill - Muscogee (Creek) Nation – University of Tulsa – Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Shannon Wentworth – North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians – San Joaquin College of Law – Juris Doctorate
  • Terri Yellowhorse - Navajo Tribe of New Mexico and Arizona - The Art Institute of Pittsburg – Bachelor’s in Media Arts and Animation.​

​Congratulations to the 2017 AAIA Scholarship Recipients!

  • Amber M. Byars – Choctaw - Institute of American Indian Arts – Studio Arts and Indigenous Liberal Studies
  • Andrew Roybal – Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe, Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe – St. Mary's University School of Law – Juris Doctorate
  • Annie Evans – Blackfeet Tribe – Salish Kootenai College – Social Work
  • Benjamin M. Cornelius – Oneida of Wisconsin – University of Michigan Law School – Juris Doctorate
  • Chase Harmon – Nanticoke – Yale School of Management – Masters in Business Administration
  • Christian Wassona – Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes – Southwestern Christian University – Bachelor of Science in Sports Management
  • Frank J. Gilbert – Chippewa – Montana State University, Bozeman – Masters in Educational Leadership
  • Garrett A. Holm – Cherokee – University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law – Juris Doctorate for Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy
  • Lindsey Hancock - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – Oklahoma State University – Bachelor of Science in Pre-Med Physiology
  • Maranda M. Byrd - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma – University of Central Arkansas – Masters in Nursing
  • Marcene Hoover-Bennett, Navajo - Arizona State University – Bachelor of Science in Communications
  • Marcus Bear Eagle – Oglala Lakota – University of California, Los Angeles – Master’s of Arts in American Indian Studies
  • Marisa Skolnick – Village of Togiak – Alaska Pacific University – Counseling Psychology
  • Megan Susanne Warren – Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska – University of Alaska Anchorage – Bachelor degree in Political Science and Law
  • Melinda Casey – Navajo – University of South Florida – Doctorate in Nursing Practice
  • Morgan Atkins - Delaware & Cherokee Tribes – Ithaca College – Bachelor of Music
  • Nicholas C. Hill - Muscogee (Creek) Nation – University of Tulsa – Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Shannon Wentworth – North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians – San Joaquin College of Law – Juris Doctorate
  • Taryn St. Louis – Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation – Benedictine College – Undergraduate Undetermined