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AIGC Scholarship Opportunities - Online Application
American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) applications are available online for the 2014 - 2015 academic year.
Attention High School Seniors!
- The All Native American High School Academic Team nomination and application deadline is April 4, 2014.
- The Accenture American Indian Scholarship application deadline is June 15, 2014.
Attention College Juniors and Seniors!
- The Wells Fargo American Indian scholarship application deadline is April 25, 2014.
Attention Graduate Students!
- The Wells Fargo American Indian scholarship application deadline is April 25, 2014.
- The AIGC Fellowship application deadline is June 1, 2014.
- The Loan for Service application deadline is June 1, 2014.
- The AIGC & Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) Fellowship application deadline is June 6, 2014.
All application materials must be submitted through the AIGC Online Application System (OAS) - visit the AIGC website at aigcs.org. To enter the Online Application System, click the APPLY NOW button, found in various places on the AIGC website. Full online application instructions may be viewed here.
Email all inquiries to: fellowships@aigcs.org.
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| The Chahta Foundation
Graduate and Doctorate
Scholarship Applications |
The Chahta Graduate Scholarship will award one $12,000 scholarship:
*Choctaw Tribal Member
*Currently attending or accepted into Graduate School of choice
*Complete Application
*GPA 2.5 or higher
Chahta Doctorate Scholarship will award one $20,000 scholarship:
*Choctaw Tribal Member
*Currently attending or accepted into Graduate School of choice
*Complete Application
*GPA 2.5 or higher
Deadline for applications is March 31, 2014. For more information, please click here.
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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Scholarship Advisement Program
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The Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) was created in late 2006 to help overcome consistently high Native American college dropout rates. SAP has two primary goals, to prepare students for college and keep students on track for a college degree.
The Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program's services include college selection counseling, admission test preparation, helping students find scholarships, grants, internships and fellowships, summer program advisement and peer advisement and mentoring.
Click here to join SAP or to find out more about their services and scholarship opportunities.
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The School for Advanced Research
Indian Arts Research Center
Paid Museum Studies Internship
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The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center, (IARC) offers two nine-month internships (September 1- May 31) to individuals who are recent college graduates, current graduate students or junior museum professionals interested in furthering their professional museum experience and enhancing their intellectual capacity for contributing to the expanding field and discourse of museum studies. The internships include a monthly salary, housing, book allowance, travel to one professional conference and reimbursable travel to and from SAR.
The deadline to apply is March 1, 2014. Click here for more information.
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 | The Tulsa University College of Law
Native American Law Center
Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law |
The University of Tulsa has partnered with Concord Law School of Kaplan University to produce a new online master's degree program, focused on Indian Law. The Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law (MJIL) is for college graduates who are interested in learning about Indian law but, may not wish to become lawyers.
It's also for lawyers who wish to gain additional expertise or expand their practices. The MJIL is a 30-credit hour program offered entirely online. Classes will incorporate the latest materials, audio files and video feeds in a curriculum designed to ensure efficient and active learning about practical issues of the day.
The program makes it possible for tribal lawyers and judges, as well as tribal leaders and administrators who possess a bachelor's degree, to expand and improve their knowledge of Indian law without having to leave Indian Country.
For more information, please click here. |
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The Kathryn M. Buder Center
for American Indian Studies
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The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies was founded to provide scholarships for American Indians and has grown into one of the most respected centers in the nation for academic advancement and study of American Indian issues related to social work.
The Buder Center is located at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at the Washington University in St. Louis. They
recruit qualified American Indian scholars; provide student support in a demanding course of study; develop curriculum; conduct research and engage in policy development that directly impacts Indian Country. The Center prepares future American Indian leaders to practice in tribal and urban settings, making significant contributions to the health, wellness and the sustained future of Indian Country.
For more information, please click here.
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The Student Conservation Association
and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Career Discovery Internship Program
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The Student Conservation Association (SCA) has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide over 50 internships for students from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Applicants must be first or second-year, full-time college students, available to serve from May to August 2014 in the Southeast, Midwest, Northeast or Alaska.
Benefits include:
*Housing or housing allowance
*Weekly living allowance
*Travel allowance for travel to and from the site
*Assigned U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mentor
*Hands-on experience
For more information and to apply, click here.
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 | American Indian Law Center
Pre-Law Summer Institute |
The Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) is an intensive, two-month program that prepares American Indian and Alaska Native individuals for the rigors of law school, by essentially replicating the first semester of law school.
There is no tuition or other charge to qualified participants for attending the Institute and the PLSI provides a modest living allowance, when funds permit. In addition, the PLSI assists with travel costs, when funds are available, if tribes cannot assist.
The deadline is March 28, 2014, for more information, please click here. |
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 George Washington University
Native American
Political Leadership Program
The Native American Political Leadership Program (NAPLP) is a full scholarship for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students who want to take part in Washington Politics. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students, including those who have completed their undergraduate degree but have not yet enrolled in a graduate program.
The deadline is March 1, 2014, for more information, please click here. |
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Indian Health Service (IHS)
Scholarship Program
Each year, the Indian Health Service (IHS) awards approximately 100 scholarships; offering Preparatory, Pre-Graduate and Health Care Professional Scholarships.
The three IHS scholarships offer qualified American Indian and Alaska Native health profession students a unique opportunity to establish an educational foundation, as they prepare to pursue a career in Indian health. Each scholarship is defined by eligible degree programs, eligibility requirements and financial aid packages - the ultimate goal of the program is to develop the next leaders of Indian health communities.
For a concise view of the three IHS scholarship options and relevant information, along with a list of eligible health profession degree programs for the upcoming year, refer to the IHS Scholarship Comparison Chart.
The deadline is March 28, 2014 for new applications and February 28, 2014 for continuation applications. For more information, please click here.
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