Financial Aid and Scholarships

Scholarship opportunities for American Indian students available from numerous foundations, associations and private companies.

Throughout our 50-year history, Native Forward has empowered over 20,000 students from over 500 Tribes in all 50 states by providing scholarship dollars and support for services for undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees.

Links to federal scholarship opportunities for Native Americans.

Has a Scholarship Fund to assist needy Native American college students with higher education expenses. Links to other scholarship sources are provided.

Full tuition waiver to any Massachusetts public institutions of higher education for qualified Native Americans. Must have a formal affiliation with a Massachusetts indigenous tribe, a federal or state recognized tribe, or a Canadian tribe.

Extensive list from Scholarships.com.

The largest source of scholarships and grants solely for Native American students.

Offers scholarships and grants, emergency funding and college readiness camps to Native American students. April deadline.

Offers more than 20 scholarships and fellowships that fund undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees for Native American students with demonstrated tribal affiliation and financial need.

Focuses on increasing representation of North American indigenous peoples in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and careers. One online application for numerous scholarship opportunities. Must be an AISES member to apply.

Merit based scholarships for full time Native American seeking an AA degree or higher. July 1 deadline.

Students must attend a college or university on a full-time basis, seeking a BA or higher. Awards based on merit, academic achievement and ambition. Guaranteed funding for 4 years. Yearly application deadlines for upcoming semesters : 3/15, 4/30, and 9/15.

Merit and need based scholarships for full-time students seeking degrees from a vocational certificate to advanced degree. Must be an enrolled member of a US Federally-Recognized Tribe.

Four different scholarships to help Native Americans students of any age, any tribe and in any state striving to get a college education. Feb. 15 deadline.

Scholarship opportunities for Native Americans listed by field of study, background, state, tribal affiliation, financial need and military service.

List of non-profit, government, tribal, state, corporate, and college scholarships.