Resources

 
Financial Aid Basics:
 
FinAid.org serves as a guide to explain the financial aid process. The resources will help you with any and all questions in considering your financial aid options and applying for them. 
For more information visit:  http://www.finaid.org/students/
 
FAFSA: At FAFSA you can apply for financial aid eligibility
For more information visit:  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm
 
Sources of Education Funding:
 
American Indian College Fund: This site offers resources on scholarship opportunities and provides extensive information on tribal colleges. You can also download their informational guides for students beginning their college education.
For more information visit:  http://www.collegefund.org/
 
American Indian Graduate Center: This site is dedicated to scholarships, fellowships, and internships for American Indian and Alaskan Native students.
For more information visit:  http://www.aigc.com/
 
American Indian Science and Engineering Society: This site is dedicated to AI/AN in engineering, science, and other technology fields. Check out their related news, programs, and scholarship opportunities.  
For more information visit:  http://www.aises.org/
 
Association on American Indian Affairs: Offers scholarship opportunities for American Indian and Alaskan Native students. 
For more information visit:  http://www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/aaia_scholarships.htm
 
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship: This site is for students pursuing a degree in the biomedical, behavior medicine and social science fields.
For more information visit:https://ugsp.nih.gov/home.asp?m=00

Scholarship Opportunities:

Indian Health Service offers a listing of scholarship opportunities:
For more information visit:  http://www.scholarship.ihs.gov/
 
The Alaskan Native Tribal Health Consortium offers a listing of scholarship and internship opportunities:
For more information visit:  http://www.anthc.org/jt/int/
 
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Endowed Scholarships, provides financial assistance to American Indian students attending the University of Minnesota:
For more information visit:  http://www.shakopeedakota.org/scholarship.html
 
The Crazy Horse Memorial scholarship program:

Eligible applicants must be American Indian students who plan to attend, or are attending, tribal or state colleges, universities, nursing schools or vocational-technical schools located only in the state of South Dakota. In 2008, the fund disbursed over $170,000 in educational assistance to students who met this criteria.

For more information visit: http://crazyhorsememorial.org/info/category/crazy-horse-education/scholarships/

The Mary Cone Barrie scholarship

Scholarship is available to any student currently enrolled in a course or program through the continuing education division of any American or Canadian accredited college or university. As the Director of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, Dr. Mary Cone Barrie specialized in the art and science of teaching adults. Mary was committed to the community, learning, and the implications of technology on adult learners. For Destiny Solutions, Mary was an inspiration and mentor, providing her vision and leadership during Destiny's first decade. Destiny is honored to present this scholarship in her name as recognition of her contribution to so many during her lifetime.

For more information visit: http://www.destinysolutions.com/company/scholarship_page.html

 
Miscellaneous:
 

American Indian Educational Foundation

The AIEF’s mission is to support Native American students in achieving their dreams through completion of post secondary education.

 For more information visit: http://www.aiefprograms.org/

 

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

The AIHEC is dedicated to increasing the educational opportunities of American Indian students. They have vast resources connecting students to Tribal colleges and Universities.  

For more information visit: http://www.aihec.org/

 
Native American Student Information on the Internet: This site offers a variety of resources for AI/AN students including free online general ed courses, AI/AN student organizations, and scholarships and financial aid information.
For more information visit:  http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAstudent.html
 
Public Health: Is your community up to speed on Public Health. Check out the quizzes at the CDC to discover preventative and safe health practices. 
For more information visit:  http://www.cdc.gov/family/quiz/
  
The Office of Minority Health offers a wealth of resources.  

For more information visit:  http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=30

 

Oscar Howe Native American Summer Art Institute

The Oscar Howe Summer Art Institute (OHSAI) is open to high school students with a demonstrated interest in the visual arts and American Indian culture. Each summer the Institute provides workshops for a small group of talented and committed art students to learn about contemporary Native American Fine Arts with a focus on Native American culture, history and traditions. All courses are taught by impressive professional artists and all students attend free of charge, including food, housing, instruction and art supplies.

For more information visit:http://oscarhowe.org/summerart.html

 

The SummerUniversity Program at Crazy Horse Memorial

This 10 week program prepares individuals for the rigors of college and provides introductory courses transferable to other institutions.  This is an excellent bridge program to jump start a student college preparation

For more information visit:  http://www.usd.edu/summer-school/crazy-horse.cfm

 

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