Scholarships
Scholarship Applications for Fall 2018-Spring 2019 has closed.
New Scholars will be announced by August 31, 2018.
Any applications received after the application deadline on July 16 by 5:00 p.m. (EST), or applications that do not contain all required information by the application deadline, will not be considered.
Because of the number of scholarship applications, AAIA will not announce its new AAIA Scholar Recipients until the end of August 2018. Please watch our website for announcements about our new AAIA Scholars!
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to your questions!
Current Scholarship Recipients Must Renew to Receive a Fall 2018 Award!
Each scholarship recipient must renew their scholarship application at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters to continue to receive the scholarship into a new semester. If you are a current scholar renewing your application, please provide an unofficial transcript from the newly completed semester and a class schedule for the new semester by July 16, 2018 to renew for the 2018 Fall Semester; and by December 31, 2018 to renew for the 2019 Spring Semester. You are responsible to provide any changes to your contact information with your renewal.
Scholarship Application Requirements
ALL AAIA APPLICANTS MUST:
New Scholars will be announced by August 31, 2018.
Any applications received after the application deadline on July 16 by 5:00 p.m. (EST), or applications that do not contain all required information by the application deadline, will not be considered.
Because of the number of scholarship applications, AAIA will not announce its new AAIA Scholar Recipients until the end of August 2018. Please watch our website for announcements about our new AAIA Scholars!
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to your questions!
Current Scholarship Recipients Must Renew to Receive a Fall 2018 Award!
Each scholarship recipient must renew their scholarship application at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters to continue to receive the scholarship into a new semester. If you are a current scholar renewing your application, please provide an unofficial transcript from the newly completed semester and a class schedule for the new semester by July 16, 2018 to renew for the 2018 Fall Semester; and by December 31, 2018 to renew for the 2019 Spring Semester. You are responsible to provide any changes to your contact information with your renewal.
Scholarship Application Requirements
ALL AAIA APPLICANTS MUST:
- Be enrolled with his or her respective Tribe, either federally recognized or non-federally recognized Tribe, from the continental US or Alaska.
- 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 student.
- Have a minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 GPA.
- Submit a current class schedule and transcript.
- Attend an accredited institution and be seeking an Associate's Degree or higher (AAIA does not fund certificate programs or seminaries).
Disbursements
- Awards are mailed directly to the school and not to the student. 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.
- If you receive an award, you will be notified prior to disbursement. Disbursements usually occur in January and August.
- 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.
