AIS Scholarships
Nancy Benjamin Kwoh Undergraduate Scholarship in American Indian Studies
Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: American Indian Studies Undergraduate Majors
Funding Category: Scholarship Award
The Nancy Benjamin Kwoh Undergraduate Scholarship is intended for full time undergraduate students majoring in American Indian Studies with a minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA and demonstrated financial need.
A scholarship review committee in American Indian Studies comprised of Faculty and Staff will review and select recipients.
To apply for the scholarship, visit our Scholarship Universe page.
Mimi's Travel Scholarship Fund
Amount: up to $1,000
Eligibility: UA American Indian Studies Students
Funding Category: Travel Fund
Mimi's Travel Scholarship Fund encourages and provides support for travel to Latin America for any of the following: to attend professional meetings, conferences, and symposia; to visit and carry out research in archives and museums; to meet with Latin American colleagues, researchers, and those in Native organizations, and to carry out research. This travel must be directly related to the student's educational development and work in AIS.
To apply for the scholarship, contact the AIS main office:
520-621-7108 or aisp@arizona.edu
Student Resources
Arizona FAFSA Help
Events and resources to help navigate and submit the FAFSA form. Most scholarships at the U of A need you to fill out the FAFSA for all non-merit-based scholarships.
Arizona Native Scholars Grant
This tuition grant is an institutional grant program that ensures the tuition, mandatory fees, and college fee are covered for Native, Arizona Resident, Undergraduate students seeking their first Bachelor’s degree. This can be awarded for up to four years (eight consecutive semesters).
Federal Work Study
Federal Work Study is a federally-subsidized financial aid program that provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.
Federal Pell Grants
Federal Pell Grants are free government money given to students who have high financial needs, and does not need to be paid back. Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree. The FAFSA must be completed to qualify for a Pell Grant.
Handshake
Handshake is an early-career network and job board for college students and recent alumni. It connects students directly with entry-level jobs and employers.
Native American Exception
Students enrolled in one of the 22-federally-recognized Arizona tribes, whose reservation land lies wholly or partially in Arizona, and can verify tribal affiliation may qualify for Arizona residency for tuition purposes.
Scholarship Universe
Scholarship Universe (SU) is a scholarship-matching tool for admitted University of Arizona students. SU connects Wildcats to millions of dollars in internal and external scholarships.
Tuition & Fees Resources
Information and resources regarding Tuition & Fees at the University of Arizona. Includes a Tuition Calculator, Fees Schedule, List of fees (academic and non-academic), and more.
Western Undergraduate Exchange
Founded in 1987, the WUE is a regional tuition savings agreement administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WUE enables eligible students to enroll as nonresidents in 170 participating public colleges and universities and pay 150% (or less) of the enrolling institution’s resident tuition.
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
Scholarships, Grants, and Awards
AIEA Student Scholarship Awards
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, and more
Funding Category: Scholarship Award
AIEA Student Scholarship Awards
American Indigenous Tourism Association Tourism & Hospitality Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 per Semester
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
American Indigenous Tourism Association Tourism & Hospitality Scholarship
AIS Scholarship Library
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
Scholarship Library for Native Students
AISES Scholarship Library
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarships
APF Queen-Nellie Evans Award
Amount: $4,000
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Financial Aid Award
American Indian College Fund Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
American Indian College Fund Scholarships
American Indian Education Foundation Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Incoming College Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
American Indian Education Foundation Scholarships
American Indian Services Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Incoming College Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
American Indian Services Scholarships
Campus Sustainability Fund
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Grant Funding
C. Gloria Paul Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1,200
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
C. Gloria Paul Memorial Scholarship
Chasing the Dream Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
Cobell Undergraduate/ Graduate Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarships, Fellowships
Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
Amount: up to $25,000
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Research Grant
Earl H. Carroll Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
Education Forward Arizona-Native American Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Program Scholarship
Education Forward Arizona-Native American Scholarship
Graduate Access Fellowship or Tuition Scholarship Awards
Amount: Up to $4,000 (Masters), Up to $8,000 (Doctoral)
Eligibility: Incoming Graduate Students
Funding Category: Cash Award, Tuition Award
Graduate Access Fellowship or Tuition Scholarship Awards
Graduate College Emergency Financial Hardship Funds
Amount: Up to $2,500
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Cash Award, Tuition Award
Graduate College Emergency Financial Hardship Funds
Graduate College Funding Opportunities
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Awards, Travel Awards, Cash Awards, Assistantships
Graduate College Funding Opportunities
Harriett A. and George W. McGrath Undergraduate Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
Harriett A. and George W. McGrath Undergraduate Scholarship
Indian Health Services Health Professionals Scholarship Program
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
Indian Health Services Health Professionals Scholarship
Innovation Circle Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
Intertribal Timber Council Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
Intertribal Timber Council Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program
John P. & Chloe A. McQueen Scholarship
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
John P. & Chloe A. McQueen Scholarship
Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship
Amount: $7,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship
Native American Advancement, Initiatives & Research
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Varies
Native American Advancement, Initiatives & Research
Native American Jumpstart Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Scholarship
Native American Jumpstart Scholarship
Native American Student Affairs Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Varies
Native American Student Affairs Scholarship Library
Native Forward Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Internship, Funding, Tuition Scholarships
Native Forward Scholarship Funds
Lillian Fisher Innovative Circle Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
Lillian Fisher Innovative Circle Scholarship
One-Time Special Circumstance Funding
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Emergency Fund, Loan, Financial Aid Appeal, Balance Assistance
One Time Special Circumstance Funding
Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Assistantship
Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Program
Phillips Fund for Native American Research
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Research Grant
Phillips Fund for Native American Research
Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
Resilience Graduate Research Awards Program
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Research Award
Resilience Graduate Research Award
The Helen Roberti Fund for Native American Students
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students, Incoming Graduate Students
Funding Category: Cash Award
Helen Roberti Fund for Native American Students
T.I. (Tim) McDaniel Endowed Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
T.I. (Tim) McDaniel Endowed Scholarship
UA Segal Education Award Matching Program
Amount: up to $5,000
Eligibility: Incoming Graduate Students
Funding Category: Cash Award
UA Segal Education Award Matching Program
University of Arizona/ Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (UA/SIGP)
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Cash Award
Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Tuition Award
William Owen Nugent Undergraduate Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students
Funding Category: Scholarship
William Owen Nugent Undergraduate Scholarship
Travel Scholarships
GSPC Travel Grants
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Travel Grant
Herbert E. Carter Travel Award
Amount: $600
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Travel Award
Herbert E. Carter Travel Award
Raphael and Jolene Gruener Research Travel Award
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Funding Category: Travel Award
Raphael and Jolene Gruener Research Travel Award
Fellowships and Internships
Environmental Health Sciences Research for Indigenous Student Engagement
The EHS-RISE program is an introductory summer research program designed to provide Native American freshmen, sophomores, and first-year transfer students with experience in scientific research while supporting their cultural identity.
GSP Doctoral Fellowship
The GSP Doctoral Fellowship brings Ph.D. candidates pursuing independent, self-directed research on economic and social problems affecting low-income Americans to complete the fellowship virtually.
GSP Evidence to Practice Internship
The GSP Undergraduate Internship invites rising undergraduate seniors to be part of multidisciplinary teams developing evaluation research on current social policy issues at our New York City office.
GSP Undergraduate Internship
The GSP Evidence-to-Practice Internship is open to master’s students with experience running, managing, or working on programs operated by public or nonprofit agencies or organizations serving underrepresented or underserved populations.
Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and the Dr. Maria Teresa Velez - Marshall Dissertation Scholarship
Today the Marshall Foundation, continuing Louise’s legacy, seeks to enhance the lives of the citizens of Tucson and Pima County through its support of charitable and educational institutions. To that end, The University of Arizona Graduate College with assistance of the Louise Foucar Marshall Foundation offers the Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship to help Arizona resident graduate students complete their doctoral dissertation.
McNickle Center Fellowships
Newberry fellowships give researchers the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking projects. Fellows advance scholarship in various fields, develop new interpretations, and expand our understanding of the past.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships, which provide a year of support for doctoral students preparing to embark on innovative dissertation research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program
This fellowship provides graduate students with one year of financial support while completing their dissertation.
National Congress of American Indians Fellowship
NCAI offers fellowships to provide an opportunity for young leaders to serve on the front lines of legislative action and policy development.
National Native American Youth Initiative
The National Native American Youth Initiative (NNAYI) is an intense enrichment program funded by the Association of American Indian Physicians and the Front Line Indigenous Partnership program (FLIP) based at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Department of Emergency Medicine and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Native American Congressional Internship
This internship program provides students with the opportunity to gain practical experience with the federal legislative process.
Native American Political Leadership Program
The NAPLP is a national training and research institute created for students focused on building pathways to leadership at all levels of government and political organizing in the U.S. Our programs are provided at no cost to participants.
Presidential Management Fellowship
The PMF program is administered by the U.S. Office of personnel Management. The PMF program is an opportunity for advanced degree holders across all disciplines and segments of society.
Richard A. Harvill Graduate Fellowship
The mission of the Richard A. Harvill Endowment is to perpetuate knowledge of Dr. Harvill, who served as The University of Arizona's (U of A) president from 1951 to 1971, a period in which the University began its furious post-war enrollment growth, and the institution took its place among the leading research universities of the west.
Tech Launch AZ Student Entrepreneurial Fellowship
UA Tech Launch Arizona and the Graduate College collaborate to provide U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident degree-seeking graduate students (main campus only) to gain practical startup company and technology commercialization experience.
The Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowships
Bilinski Educational Foundation funds are used to provide financial support for top PhD students in one of the fields listed below as they complete and defend their dissertations.