Scholarships for 2025 Awarded
In 2025, four very deserving Nulhegan students were each awarded 10k towards their college educations.
The total amount of funds awarded will vary based on the total number of qualified applicants. This scholarship will be available again during the next school year.
Please mark you calendar for September, as that is when we plan to post the next scholarship opportunity.
Abenaki Educational Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is available for Abenaki tribal citizens. It can be used at any 2 or 4 year college, technical college, or for a certificate program. Students must carry a minimum of 8 credit hours.
Funds will be awarded during the Spring 2026 semester, after Fall 2025 grades are reported. Minimum 2.5 GPA or verified proof of good standing (in ungraded programs) required.
The total amount of funds awarded will vary based on the total number of qualified applicants.
To apply for this scholarship, please fill out the form below. You will need to upload your most recent transcript (including Fall 2025 grades, if available), three (3) letters of recommendation (from those who are familiar with academic or work background), and a personal statement (2 pages total length, double spaced) that covers each of the following topics:
- Why are you interested in your chosen program/ field of study?
- Explain your financial need, what other resources are being used, and how you will use these funds. (This money must be used after other loans, grants, scholarships are used, not in place of.)
- What contributions do you plan to make in the future to the tribe and community?
Reward recipients will be asked to verify their identity/tribal status, if selected. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 by 9 PM.
More opportunities
Do you want a STEM career in service to land and culture?
Looking for a FULLY FUNDED graduate program?
The Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science & Forestry is recruiting students for graduate study in diverse environmental science fields, including ecology, sustainability, conservation biology, restoration, environmental engineering, and more. Thanks to support from the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership, the program includes tuition, stipends, and professional development for Indigenous students pursuing MS, MPS, and PhD degrees.
Curious about Integrating Indigenous and Scientific Knowledges for Environmental Sustainability?
Click here for more info, or email us at [email protected].
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership at SUNY ESF
Sterling College Continuing Education Program and Scholarship
The School of the New American Farmstead offers leading-edge short courses that inspire lifelong environmental stewardship for residential and non-residential adult students of all ages.
We provide a variety of workshops, classes, and certifications that will inspire you, equip you with marketable skills, and provide you with new perspectives on integrated, community-centered farming and food production.
Our hands-on courses will require you to roll up your sleeves and dig in. The School of the New American Farmstead’s experiential approach will engage all of your senses and impart techniques perfected by some of the world’s most skilled ecological farmers and craft-food producers.
Give your passion for food and farming the time and space it deserves. Explore a lifestyle or career that feeds your body, mind, and soul. Learn to replenish the land, relish its bounty, and revive time-tested rural arts.
Scholarships available!
If you are a Veteran, are of Abenaki heritage, or identify as low-income you qualify for a SNAF scholarship.
Guide to College & Scholarships for Abenaki Students
This guide was created by the Missisquoi Abenaki Nation. We appreciate their sharing this valuable resource with Nulhegan.
Download a booklet with a list of scholarships
This is a contribution to provide scholarship information for Native students, to encourage and promote postsecondary education for Native students, to promote networking opportunities for Native Americans, and to raise awareness and appreciation for the contributions made by Native Americans to our society. I share this resource with the hope that you would also seek compassion about young people who need guidance and support toward finding the quality of life. You may duplicate and distribute this free booklet. ~Rosie Dayzie, email: [email protected]
Scholarship & Educational Opportunities for Native Americans
DeHayes Multicultural Scholarship
Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Columbia University Medical Center
Our office currently hosts the FREE Pre-Health summer internship opportunities geared towards students that identifies with a group that is racially/ethnically underrepresented in the health professions and comes from an economically or educationally disadvantaged background. Ultimately, the goal of the programs is to provide students with enriching and challenging coursework and networking opportunities in order to strengthen the academic proficiency and career development of students underrepresented in the health professions and prepare them for a successful application and matriculation to health professions schools.
Summer Public Health Scholars Program
The Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP) is designed for undergraduate students to increase interest in and knowledge of public health and biomedical science careers.
Scholarship Resources
American Indian Education Fund
Applicant Eligibility:
• Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian (student or one parent must be enrolled and have documentation).
• Attending an accredited 2 or 4-year college/university within the United States. Fully online schools and summer courses do not qualify.
• Undergraduates must be enrolled as a full-time student. Graduate students must be enrolled 6-18 credit hours (amount of scholarship funding is based on credit hours).
• GPA between 2.0 – 3.5 is desirable, however ALL current or future undergraduate/graduate students are encouraged to apply. High school students with a GED and non-traditional students returning to school may apply.
American Indian Services
The AIS Scholarship program is to help undergraduate Native American/Alaska Native students with financial support to attend a college or university, maintain enrollment, and graduate. Scholarship Awards are based on up to one-half of tuition and need for the term or academic year the student is applying for and are allocated directly to the school for the student. Students will need to have their own email account in order to apply.
Catching the Dream
A 501c non-profit organization chartered in 1986, specializing in Native American scholarships .
The mission of Catching the Dream, founded in 1986, is to help improve the quality of life in Indian communities through the higher education of Indian people. We provide scholarship funds for students who demonstrate academic achievement, clearly defined goals, leadership, the determination to succeed, and the desire to return to their communities and help others realize their dreams. We assist Indian schools in preparing students for success in college.
Cobell Scholarship
Cobell Scholarships offers are merit-based following a lengthy application and referral process. Cobell Scholarship awards are disbursed according to US Federal Student Aid standards and the policies of the individual colleges and universities. The 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 or plans to enroll in full-time study and is degree-seeking while attending any nationally, regionally and industry accredited non-profit, public and private, institution.
Association on Indian Affairs
The Association’s scholarship is open to students enrolled in federally recognized, state recognized, and Tribes not recognized by the federal government that are located in the continental U.S. and Alaska.
St. Joseph Indian School
The St. Joseph’s Indian School Čhaŋkú Lúta Scholarship, initiated by the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (CPOSH) Board, aims to support Native American students by providing money to support further education.
Wells Fargo American Indian Scholarship
The Wells Fargo American Indian Scholarship is available to members of a Native American Tribe. College juniors, seniors, or graduate students studying gaming, finance, business, human resources, information technology, hospitality, or tourism are welcome to apply.