Scholarships and Emergency Aid

Current funding for scholarships for the 2017-2018 Fall Semester has been met. 
Applications for the 2017-2018 Spring Semester will open in late fall.  Please check back in October 2017.
All scholarships are for graduate and undergraduate students from federally recognized tribes except for the Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship and David Risling Emergency Aid. 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
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.

​To be considered, Emergency aid applicants need to submit a detailed description of the emergency and how it is affecting the student's ability to remain in school to general.aaia@indian-affairs.org.  Past emergency situations that have warranted emergency aid include the sudden reduction of income, divorce or separation, death of a spouse or loved one, loss of child support, and other extenuating circumstances.  

Please note that the David Risling Emergency Aid is not intended to provide for tuition, books, and expected educational expenses.