Scholarships

All scholarships are for graduate and undergraduate students from federally recognized tribes except for the Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship and David Risling Emergency Aid Scholarship. Some of these scholarships are curriculum specific. Students from federally recognized tribes are not eligible for the Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship. 

Applicants enrolled in non-federally recognized tribes are only eligible for the Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduate and undergraduate students in any curriculum.
ALL AAIA APPLICANTS MUST:
  • Be enrolled members within their respective tribe from continental US tribes or Alaska Native. 
  • Submit a copy of tribal enrollment (there is no minimum blood quantum requirement for eligibility). This can be a copy of the student's tribal I.D. card or a copy of an official letter from the tribe.
  • Be enrolled as full-time students for both fall and spring semesters. 
  • ​Have a minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 GPA.
  • Attend an accredited institution and be seeking an Associate's Degree or higher (AAIA does not fund certificate programs or seminaries). 

​AAIA Scholarship Applications

AAIA's David Risling Emergency Aid Scholarship
The deadline for scholarship applications was June 1, 2016. Please check back in March 2017 for information on the 2017-2018 Scholarship year.

Students who are rewarded a scholarship will be notified in late July. 

Currently, the Scholarship staff is documenting and reviewing scholarships. Once documentation is complete, students will be notified that their applications have been received. Please be patient as there are many scholarships to document and our staff size is small. Thank you.
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Disbursement

Awards are mailed directly to the school twice per year. It is assumed any funds received will be applied to the student's account, but the manner of disbursement is left to the policy and discretion of the school.

Disbursement of spring awards are dependent upon submission and review of satisfactory fall grades and a full time spring schedule.

Students receiving awards are responsible for contacting our office with change of contact information. If we cannot contact you, your award may not be disbursed. 

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions section for more information.
Emergency aid will only be given during the school year.

​Emergency aid applicants need to contact general.aaia@indian-affairs.org to verify funding availability and eligibility prior to receiving funds. Please remember to include as much detail as possible about your emergency.

The AAIA David Risling Emergency Aid Scholarship is for students who have sudden, non-expected emergencies that would result in the student leaving school. ​