In this section of the website you will find several scholarships!!
Scholarships for American Indian Students
This is not an exhaustive list of all scholarship and resources available and McAlester Indian Education does not administer the resources or programs listed below.
You may contact Indian Education if you have questions about the college or scholarship application process and requirements. Please note, some questions may need to be directed to the respective tribe, school, or organization.
American Indian Graduate Center Wells Fargo Undergraduate Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Requirements: This scholarship is funded by Wells Fargo and administered by American Indian Graduate Center. To be considered an applicant must be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe and be a junior or senior pursuing a career and degree in fields related to banking, resort management, gaming operations, management and administration, including accounting, finance, information technology and human resources.
Deadline: Ongoing
Oklahoma Indian Student Honor Society, John Sam Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1000
Requirements: High School Senior with 3.9 GPA who demonstrates tribal and community involvement.
Deadline: February 2025
The Maureen L. and Howard N. Blitman, P.E., Scholarship to Promote Diversity in Engineering
Amount: $2,500
Requirements: This scholarship is awarded annually to a high school senior from an ethnic minority who has been accepted into an ABET-accredited engineering program at a four-year college or university.
Deadline: March 2025
Intertribal Timber Council Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program
Amount: Up to $2,000
Requirements: The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources.
Deadline: March 2025
Cobell Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Both Merit-based and Need-based, the competitive Cobell Scholarship is annual, non-renewable, and available to any post-secondary (after high school) student who is; an enrolled member of a US Federally-Recognized Tribe, enrolled in full-time study and is degree-seeking. Applicants must plan to attend or be attending any nationally, regionally and industry accredited non-profit, public and private, institution.Applicants must be pursuing a vocational certificate or diploma, associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or professional degree, or certificate.
Deadline: March 2025
American Indian Education Fund
Amount: Varies
Requirements: Undergraduates students must be of American Indian or Alaska Native descent (student or one parent must be enrolled and have documentation) and be enrolled full-time in an accredited 2 or 4 year college/university or technical/vocational school. Graduate students must be of American Indian or Alaska Native descent and attending an accredited graduate school (online college is not applicable).
Deadline: April 2025
American Indian College Fund Scholarships- Full Circle Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Requirements: American Indian College Fund provides scholarship support to each tribal college and university and administers several scholarship programs to American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate and graduates students attending tribal colleges and state and private universities.
Deadline: Full Circle Scholarship Deadline: May 2025
*Indian Health Services Scholarship (future scholarship reference)**
The Indian Health Service (IHS) offers three scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate students in order to educate and train health professionals to staff Indian health programs.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 2025
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American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund provides scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native college students seeking under- graduate and graduate degrees at tribal colleges, nonprofit, and accredited schools.
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American Indian Science and Engineering Society
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) helps students move forward in their educational journeys by providing a wide range of programs and scholarship opportunities.
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American Indian Graduate Center
American Indian Graduate Center offers more than 20 scholarships and fellowships that fund undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees.
Pre-CollegePrograms
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College Horizons
College Horizons is a week long pre-college program for Native American high school students open to current sophomores and juniors.
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Inspire Pre-College Program
The INSPIRE Pre-College Program is a 3-week summer program for Native American high school students with the opportunity to explore federal-tribal relations in Washington, D.C.
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Cherokee Nation Foundation College Prep Institute
CCPI connects students with admissions counselors from across the U.S. to analyze, prepare and complete college applications; identify scholarship opportunities; and explore schools of interest.
TUITIONWAIVERS
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Ft. Lewis College
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Francis Tuttle Next Step Scholarship
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The University of Minnesota-Morris Campus
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College of Muscogee Nation
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Haskell Indian Nations University
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Institute of American Indian Arts
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Oklahoma's Promise
Oklahoma's Promise offers qualified Oklahoma students an opportunity to earn a scholarship for college tuition to an Oklahoma college.
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Requirements
- Must be an Oklahoma resident.
- Must be enrolled in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade.
- The parents' federal adjusted gross income must not exceed $55K per year
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Application
The application must be postmarked on or before June 30 at the end of sophomore year.
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What's the Common App?
The Common Application, which is also more informally referred to as the Common App, is an advanced college application that is used to help prospective college students apply to multiple colleges at once. While you cannot apply to every single accredited institution by using this single application, you can apply to a larger number of undergraduate programs. The common app opens August 1. Deadlines for early decision is November 1 and January 1 for regular decision.
Current member schools: https://www.commonapp.org/member-institutions
Create your account: https://www.commonapp.org/how-apply
Virtual Counselor Tool: https://www.commonapp.org/counselors-recommenders
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College Admissions Deadlines
Important Deadlines
Pay attention to important college and scholarship deadlines. Take into consideration application materials such as transcript requests, essays, resumes, recommendation letter requests, etc.
***Check respective websites for the most up-to-date information.***
March 1
Oklahoma City University Admissions and Scholarship Deadline
OCCC Student Scholarship Deadline *See website, deadlines are in March/April
April 1
Rose State Scholarship Deadline
May 1
College of Muscogee Nation - Enrollment Open for Fall Trimester * See website, deadlines are May/August
June 1
Haskell Indian Nations University Fall Semester General Application Deadline
August 1
University of Oklahoma Fall 2022 Admissions Application Opens
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Tribal Services and Scholarship Information
Please note, this is not an exhaustive list of tribal resources available. If you do not see your tribe represented contact agragg@mpsbuffs.org to assist you.
Cherokee Nation Foundation - January 31 Deadline
Chickasaw Nation Higher Education
Chickasaw Nation Youth Support Reimbursement Program
- Senior expenses
- Academic, Extracurricular, and Athletic fees
Choctaw Nation High School Student Services
- Cap and Gown, Scholarship information, ACT test fee reimbursement, ACT Prep Workshops
Choctaw Nation Higher Education - October 1 deadline
- Assist with concurrent enrollment fees as funding is available
Comanche Nation
- School Clothing Assistance
- High School Senior Assistance
Muscogee Creek Nation JOM
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Scholarship
- Full-time and part-time scholarships
More Scholarships listed below:
February Scholarships
Indian Health Services Scholarships
NAFWS Scholarship
National JOM Cheif earl old person Scholarship.
American Indian Services Scholarships
American Indian College Fund Scholarship
Oklahoma HOF
Jimmy Dean Foundation Scholarship
Mega list of Scholarships
Chickasaw Nation Higher education Grants, Scholarships, and Incentives.
Hagan Scholarship Foundation
Undergraduate Grants- Muskogee (creek) Nation
Choctaw Nation Scholarships and Grants.
$2,000 ”NO ESSAY” Scholarship – Niche
Elks Scholarship
Oklahoma City national Memorial Scholarship
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Scholarship
Native Forward Scholarships
Cherokee Nation Scholarships
Scholarships for hobbies, Interests & Talents
“DAR” Scholarships
Generation Google Scholarship
SAA scholarship
Architects foundation
American indian services Scholarship for native students
Lawsuit legal
Wells fargo scholarship
Circumstances Scholarship
Tobi Scholarship
JT Collier Keep McAlester Beautiful Scholarship
Scholarships by major
AISES Scholarship
Cobell Scholarship
Frances coop Parsons
AIGC Scholarships
Seminole State College
Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens museum Scholarship
CNAY – Center for Native American youth
Scholarship List by Tribe
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