Amount: Varies. About: The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance (ONNSFA) offers several scholarships to students who are members of the Navajo Nation to help them pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Financial Need-Based Award of $2,500 per term is offered to undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need. The No-Need-Based Award of $1,000 per term is offered to undergraduate students without considering financial need. The Chief Manuelito Scholarship of $3,500 per term is a merit-based scholarship for high-achieving high school graduates who meet a GPA and commensurate ACT score requirement, as well as undergraduate students who meet a minimum 3.0 GPA. The Part-Time Undergraduate Award is offered to part-time undergraduate students at varying amounts. The Graduate Award of $2,500 to $5,000 per term is for graduate students who are pursuing a master’s, doctorate, medical, law, or veterinary degree and meet minimum GPA requirements. The Part-Time Graduate Award is offered to part-time graduate students at varying amounts. Applications are open twice a year: March-June and September-November.
Eligible Grade Levels: High School Senior, College Freshmen, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Law Student, Medical Student, Veterinary Student
Eligible Majors: All majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: Varies
Deadline: June 25 (annually for academic year), November 25 (annually for spring/winter semesters) Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.