Tribal Scholarships

Eligibility:

• Be classified as a full-time college or university undergraduate at Northeastern State University
• Have proof of Cherokee tribal citizenship
• Incoming freshmen must have a GPA of 3.0, or ACT score of 21, or upper 10% of class
• Transfer or continuing college students must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0

All applications must be submitted online at Trail of Tears Scholarship (Google account required).

Award Amount: The award amount ranges from $500 - $1400 per academic year.

Deadline: June 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Contact:
Student Programs Coordinator
Center for Tribal Studies
Northeastern State University
600 North Grand Avenue
Tahlequah, OK
tribalstudies@nsuok.edu

NEW APPLICANTS:

• UPLOAD a one-page typed personal statement.
  • The following are suggestions for your personal statement:
    
    • How has your Cherokee culture impacted your upbringing or educational pursuits?
    • What skills and qualities do you see that you possess and how will these help you in college?
    • Explain your career aspirations and your educational plan to meet these goals.
    • Describe a personal accomplishment and the strengths and skills you used to achieve it.

• UPLOAD a copy of your Cherokee Nation Blue Card or verification of your tribal citizenship with Cherokee Nation
• UPLOAD an official current transcript
• UPLOAD Two letters of recommendation
• Completed application form

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS (must have been awarded the scholarship in Spring 2024):

• UPLOAD one-page typed personal statement
• UPLOAD a copy of your Cherokee Nation Blue Card (photocopy of both front and back) and/or verification of your tribal citizenship with Cherokee Nation
• UPLOAD an official current transcript
• Completed application form

Purpose:
The Cherokee Language Teacher Training Program is designed to create qualified Cherokee language teachers. Cherokee Nation will fund scholarships for five (5) Cherokee language students for four (4) years each for students that attend Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK.

Eligibility:

• Must demonstrate some conversational Cherokee language
• Ability to have a basic conversation in Cherokee
• Fluency will be increased by Program participation
• Must have a strong desire to speak Cherokee and a passion for the language
• Must have a strong desire to teach and work with children
• Must be a Cherokee Nation Citizen
• Must be a student at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK.
• Must enroll as a full time student (12 credit hours minimum)
• Must reside in the contiguous fourteen county jurisdictional area of the Cherokee Nation. Proof of residency required.
• Must submit official transcripts at the end of each semester.
• Must understand participation in the program is a contractual, long-term commitment.
• Must be organized, creative, & flexible.
• Employees of Cherokee Nation and its entities are not eligible.

Award Amount: Varies

• Tuition (Northeastern State University in-state)
• Required Books
• Required Fees
• Room/Board Allowance
• Laptop to be provided (subject to equipment loan agreement)

Application: Download the application and return to CollegeResources@cherokee.org

Deadline: November 15, 2014

Contact:
Roy Boney, Jr.
P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74464
P: 918-453-5487
E: roy-boney@cherokee.org

• Undergraduate/Graduate scholarships
• For internships, students must contact a department of Cherokee Nation they are interested serving with to see if internships are available.

 

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  1. Scholarship Application
  2. Seminole Nation of Oklahoma membership card
  3. Typewritten essay (500-600 word - Size 12 font Name typed and signed in top right corner of first page) describing your past accomplishments, future goals, tribal involvement, community involvement, etc.
  4. Official sealed college transcript.