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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 2025 semester, after Fall 2024 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 2024 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 education@abenakitribe.org.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025 by 9 PM

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Scholarships for 2024 Awarded

In 2024, three very deserving Nulhegan students were each awarded 10k this semester 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.

Deadline approaching

Governor's Institutes of Vermont -Summer Institutes

The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont creates fun, accelerated learning Institutes with residential programs on college campuses for Vermont teenagers. There are eight summer Institutes: Arts, Engineering, Environmental Science & Technology, Entrepreneurship, Global Issues & Youth Action, Health & Medicine, Mathematical Sciences, and Technology & Design.

Each Institute is an adventure that focuses on a topic and offers an in-depth experience built around learning, interacting, and sharing. You live on a college campus and have access to all the resources the college provides, including state-of-the-art labs and studios. Each Institute offers a unique, collaborative and hands-on experience bursting with creative learning and boundless fun!

Many students who attend GIV say the experience was life-changing. This incredible opportunity is available for any high school Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior in Vermont who is looking for an exciting, accommodating, and inspiring learning adventure. These Institutes have a sliding scale tuition model with additional options for financial & transportation support.

Applications are due on March 31st, 2024 at 11:59 PM.

Find out more information here.

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 cnpeinfo@esf.edu.

We also invite you to hear more from current and past students.

Apply today for this unique program!

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.

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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: rosie.dayzie@gmail.com

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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.

2024 Deadline passed - check here for 2025 Summer Health Professions Education Program updates

Welcome from the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation

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new scholarship opportunity

Abenaki Educational Scholarship Fund

Scholarships for 2024 Awarded

Deadline approaching

Governor's Institutes of Vermont -Summer Institutes

More opportunities

Do you want a STEM career in service to land and culture?

Curious about Integrating Indigenous and Scientific Knowledges for Environmental Sustainability?

Apply today for this unique program!

Video ABOUT PROGRAM AT SUNY ESF

Sterling college continuing education program and scholarship

Scholarships available!

Download a booklet with a list of scholarships

Scholarship & Educational Opportunities for Native Americans

DeHayes Multicultural Scholarship

Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Columbia University Medical Center

Summer Public Health Scholars Program

Welcome from the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation

Welcome to our Scholarships and More Page!

new scholarship opportunity

Abenaki Educational Scholarship Fund

Scholarships for 2024 Awarded

Deadline approaching

Governor's Institutes of Vermont -Summer Institutes

More opportunities

Do you want a STEM career in service to land and culture?

Curious about Integrating Indigenous and Scientific Knowledges for Environmental Sustainability?

Apply today for this unique program!

Video ABOUT PROGRAM AT SUNY ESF

Sterling college continuing education program and scholarship

Scholarships available!

Download a booklet with a list of scholarships

Scholarship & Educational Opportunities for Native Americans

DeHayes Multicultural Scholarship

Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Columbia University Medical Center

Summer Public Health Scholars Program

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