The Indigenous Peoples Education Fund provide scholarships and other educational support to college, graduate and post-graduate students who are pursuing a field of study related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (“STEM”), medicine or law, including teachers in those fields, for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs at an accredited institution of higher learning.
Scholarship Amount
- $5,000 for the academic year for undergraduate and graduate students.
Eligible Degrees
Pursuing a degree in a STEM field.
Student Status
Students must be full-time undergraduates or graduate at an accredited two-year or four-year college/university.
Grade Point Average
Must have a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher cumulative GPA.
Tribal Citizenship
Applicants must be: an enrolled citizen or a descendant of an enrolled citizen of a federal or state recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village; or Native Hawaiian or descendant from a Native Hawaiian; or Pacific Islander or descendant from Pacific Islander; or Indigenous person of Canada. Enrollment documents and/or a copy of birth certificate(s) showing descendancy from an enrolled citizen, Indigenous group of Canada, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander are acceptable. Applicant may also, instead, provide a copy of their Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or Certificate of Degree of Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) card. Please note, AISES may not always have scholarships available for non-citizens of the United States.
AISES Membership
All scholarships require applicants be current AISES members at the time of application. All applicants will be required to enter a valid AISES membership number. To get a membership number join AISES or retrieve your membership number through AISES Membership Portal.
AISES membership is now free for all pre-college and college students.
https://www.aises.org/https%3A//aises.org/scholarships/Indigenous-peoples-education-fund-scholarship-2024-2025
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