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Take advantage of your birthright and apply for scholarships for Native Americans
"A very great vision is needed, and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky."
- Crazy Horse, Sioux Chief
Within every native tribe in the United States lies a rich history and effervescent culture. While each tribe carries on unique traditions, there's one thing that all American Indians and Alaska Natives have in common: a path to educational success.
Cherokees, Navajos, Choctaws, the Yupik, the Chippewa, the Sioux and all American and Alaskan Native students are eligible for Native American scholarships.
If you've come this far, we already know you're serious about your career. The opportunity to gain an advanced degree is one that many of your parents and grandparents did not have.
As you soar through higher education, take advantage of your birthright and apply for the scholarships for Native Americans listed below.
164 Matching Scholarships
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- $2K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,000-$2,000
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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- $4K
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000-$4,000
Actuarial Foundation
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- $12K
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Deadline: May 30 | Amount: $12,000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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- $10K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $5,000-$10,000
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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- $500
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Deadline: January 15 (application deadline); March 1 (FAFSA deadline) | Amount: $500
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Chemical Society
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- $2K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $500-$2,000
Washington Student Achievement Council
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: June 1 (fall); December 1 (spring) | Amount: $1,500
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
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- $4K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $4,000
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 1, April 1, July 1, November 1 | Amount: Varies
American Indian Services
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- $6K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $6,000
American Society of Criminology
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- $6K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: $6,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $2K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 17 | Amount: $1,500
Point Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $1,000
Unigo BRPH
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- $2K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $2,000
Buckfire & Buckfire PC
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $2,500 for 4 years
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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- $1,800
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Deadline: August 15 (Fall) and January 20 (Spring) | Amount: Up to $1,800
Caddo Nation Higher Education
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- $2K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $2,000
Radio Television Digital News Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 15 (Summer); April 30 (Fall); September 15 (Spring) | Amount: $5,000
Catching the Dream
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 5 | Amount: $1,000
Colorado Educational Services and Development Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Varies
Cherokee Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 26 | Amount: Varies
Cherokee Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 26 | Amount: Varies
Cherokee Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 1 (Fall); November 1 (Spring); April 1 (Summer) | Amount: Varies
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Higher Education
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 15 (Spring); July 1 (Summer); September 15 (Fall) | Amount: Varies
Chickasaw Nation Education Foundation
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- $7K
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Deadline: June 25 | Amount: $7,000
Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance
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- Varies
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Deadline: October 1 (fall); March 1 (spring) | Amount: Varies
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
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- $2K
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Deadline: February 15 (spring), June 15 (summer), September 15 (fall) | Amount: $750-$2,000 per semester
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,500
California Library Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 1 (Fall) and October 1 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Comanche Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 5 | Amount: Varies
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Costco Scholarship Fund
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 31 (Fall) and January 31 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Delaware Tribe of Indians
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,500
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 15 and October 1 | Amount: $5,000
American Institute for Foreign Study
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: October 30 | Amount: $500-$1,500
American Political Science Association Humane Studies Fellowships
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 6 | Amount: $5,000
Banner & Witcoff, LTD.
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,000
Educational Theatre Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
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- $10K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $10,000
Radio Television Digital News Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $5,000
Landscape Architecture Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $1,500
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
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- $3K
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Deadline: April | Amount: $3,000
Entertainment Software Association Foundation
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- $900
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Deadline: March 5 | Amount: $500-$900
United Methodist Church
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- $500
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $500
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Forum for Theological Exploration
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- $25K
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Deadline: December 10 | Amount: $25,000
Fellowships Office
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Varies
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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- $5K
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Deadline: April 21 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
American Indian College Fund
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- Varies
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Deadline: September 15 | Amount: Varies
Gates Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 5 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $8K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $8,000
National GEM Consortium
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
American Association of Law Libraries
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- $10K
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Deadline: December 4 (university), Varies (high school) | Amount: $10,000
Google Inc.
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- $3K
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Deadline: March 24 | Amount: $1,000-$3,000
United Methodist Church
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Indian Health Service
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 28 | Amount: Varies
Indian Health Service
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- $7K
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Deadline: April 20 | Amount: $7,000
Healthline
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: Varies
Bureau of Indian Education
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: June 15 (Fall) and November 15 (Spring) | Amount: Up to $1,500
Absentee Shawnee Tribe Education
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- $7.5K
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Deadline: January 11 | Amount: $7,500
American Water Works Association
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- $3K
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Deadline: July 15, October 15, December 15 | Amount: $3,000
Hopi Tribe Grants and Scholarship Program
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- $5K
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Deadline: August 3 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: August | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $500
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Deadline: July 15 | Amount: $500
Western History Association
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- $3K
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Deadline: May 1 (Summer); June 30 (Fall); December 1 (Spring) | Amount: Up to $3,000
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
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- $28K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Up to $28,000
Jackie Robinson Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: Varies
James B. Morris Scholarship Fund
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- $1K
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Up to $1,000
American Association for Respiratory Care
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 30 | Amount: Varies
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA)
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- $1,400
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Deadline: February 10 | Amount: $1,400
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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- $1,100
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Deadline: April 16 | Amount: $1,100
Kankakee County Community Services
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- $1,850
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Up to $1,850
Kansas Board of Regents
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Varies
Kaw Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 30 (Fall) and November 30 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Kickapoo Tribe of Okahoma
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 1 (Fall); November 1 (Spring); April 1 (Summer) | Amount: Varies
Kiowa Tribe
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- $3,750
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Deadline: February 26 | Amount: $2,500-$3,750
LAGRANT Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $1,500
California School Library Association
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- $15K
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Deadline: April 17 | Amount: $15,000
American Bar Association
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- $3K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $3,000
Library and Information Technology Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
Indiana State Teachers Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Malki Museum, Inc.
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- $4K
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Deadline: February 12 | Amount: Up to $4,000
California Teachers Association (CTA)
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
National Society of Professional Engineers
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- $35K
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Deadline: March 28 | Amount: $35,000
Goldman Sachs
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- $10K
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: $10,000
Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
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- $7K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $7,000
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: October 1 (Fall) and April 1 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Miami Nation
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- $6K
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: Up to $6,000
Minnesota Office of Higher Education Services
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,000
Appraisal Institute Education Trust
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- $10K
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: 10000
KPMG Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 12 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $18K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $18,000
American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: October 15 | Amount: $1,500
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
American Physical Therapy Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 12 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $1K
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Deadline: August 12 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $2K
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Deadline: April 1 (summer and fall) and October 15 (winter/spring) | Amount: Up to $2,000
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
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- $5K
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Deadline: May 22 | Amount: $5,000
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Medical Library Association
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- $9.5K
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Deadline: 4th Monday of August, January and April | Amount: Up to $9,500
Modoc Nation
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- $15K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $15,000
Morgan Stanley
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 2 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Morris K. Udall Foundation
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- $4.5K
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Deadline: June 1 (Fall) and December 15 (Spring) | Amount: Up to $4,500
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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- $5K
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Deadline: October 20 | Amount: $5,000
Mutual of Omaha
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- $3K
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Deadline: August 31 | Amount: $500-$3,000
Native American Journalists Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $1,000-$5,000
National Association of Black Accountants
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 17 | Amount: Up to $1,500
Presbyterian Church (USA)
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- $1K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,000
International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons
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- $5K
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Deadline: May 28 | Amount: $5,000
NativeVision
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- $6K
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Deadline: June | Amount: $6,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: July 5 | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: January | Amount: Varies
NOAA Educational Partnership Program - Office of Education
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- $1,300
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Deadline: March 18 | Amount: Up to $1,300
Albuquerque Community Foundation (ACF)
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Varies
Osage Tribe
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Deadline: July 15 (Fall); January 15 (Spring); May 15 (Summer) | Amount: Varies
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
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- $4K
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Deadline: April 13 | Amount: $4,000
Design Automation Conference/Association for Computing Machinery
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- $500
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: $500
Paumanauke Native American Festival Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 30 (Summer); July 30 (Fall); December 30 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
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- $5K
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Deadline: July 31 (Fall) and January 7 (Spring) | Amount: Up to $5,000
Peoria Tribe of Indians
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- $1,250
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,250
Ladies Professional Golf Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 (Summer); June 1 (Fall); December 1 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,500
Public Relations Student Society of America
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- $2,250
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Deadline: February 28 (Spring); July 31 (Summer); September 30 (Fall) | Amount: Up to $2,250
Quapaw Nation
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- $6,100
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Up to $6,100
Florida Department of Education
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- $2K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $2,000
Refrigeration School
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 30 (Fall) and November 30 (Spring) | Amount: Varies
Sac and Fox Nation
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- $500
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: 500
Western History Association
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- $15K
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Deadline: July 15; November 1; December 31; May 20 | Amount: $15,000
Seneca Nation of Indians
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 15 (Fall); November 15 (Spring); April 15 (Summer) | Amount: Varies
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,500
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
American Library Association
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- $5K
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Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $5,000
Education Northwest
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- $2K
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Deadline: July 30 | Amount: $2,000
Sutliff & Stout Diversity in Law School Scholarship
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- $5K
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $5,000
Continental Society, Daughters of Indian Wars
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies
Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund
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- $3,200
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Deadline: August 30 (Fall) and January 31 (Spring) | Amount: Up to $3,200
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
American Indian College Fund
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: March 13 | Amount: $2,000-$2,500
Intertribal Timber Council
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- $5K
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Deadline: April | Amount: $5,000
Tewaaraton Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $1,000
Nicol Gersch Petterson
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
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- $4K
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Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $4,000
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
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- $7.5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $7,500
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: May 22 | Amount: Up to $5,000
American Indian Graduate Center
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 1 (Fall); November 1 (Spring); April 1 (Summer) | Amount: Varies
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
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- $5K
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: $5,000
National Medical Fellowships Inc.
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- $2,750
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $2,750
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $2,500
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Varies
Wyandotte Nation
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- Varies
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Deadline: October 30 (spring semester); April 30 (summer semester); June 30 (fall semester) | Amount: Varies
Zuni Education and Career Development Center
