The AIS Scholarship program is to help undergraduate Native American students with financial support to attend college, maintain enrollment, and graduate. Scholarship Awards are based on up to one-half of tuition and need for the term the student is applying for and are allocated directly to the school for the student. Students will need to have their own email account in order to apply.
Requirements / Eligibility Criteria:
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Enrolled or will enroll as a matriculated student in a university, college, junior college, or technical school located in the United States (incoming freshman accepted).
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Must be enrolled or will enroll with an accredited school (VCSU is an accredited school).
- An enrolled member of a U.S. Federally Recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Tribe.
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Undergraduate student with no more than 150-semester credits or 210 quarter credits (First bachelor’s degree only, graduate studies NOT currently eligible).
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Full-time or part-time status – excluding non-credit courses (minimum of 6 credits).
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 must be established and maintained after the first semester/quarter of college.
- Completed Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Deadlines
(Be sure to apply for the deadline that corresponds with your school's academic calendar)
Spring/Summer | Enrollment Opens: January 1 | Deadline: February 1
If your term starts in April or May, you would apply for Award I.
Summer | Enrollment Opens: March 1 | Deadline: April 1
If your term starts in June or July, you would apply for Award II.
Fall/Academic Year | Enrollment Opens: May 1 | Deadline: July 1
If your term starts in August, September, October, or November you would apply for Award III.
Spring/Winter | Enrollment Opens: September 1 | Deadline: November 1
If your term starts in December, January, February, or March you would apply for Award IV.