Scholarships & Financial Aid

Scholarships are available for Native American students through various tribes. 

Follow these steps to apply for a tribal scholarship

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Go to www.aasfaa.org to complete your tribe's Financial Need Analysis (FNA).
• Be sure you follow all application instructions carefully and meet all deadlines to be considered for tribal funding.
• Turn in all documents needed by the Student Financial Services Office to complete your financial aid file all verification, citizenship, appeals, etc.
• Please allow our office 24 to 48 hours to complete the FNA after your financial aid file has been completed. 
  It may take up to 30 business days to complete your financial aid file once you have submitted all the required documents
• Check the status of your financial aid by logging in at: My.maricopa.edu.

Scholarships

• MCC Scholarship List
• AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants
• AIAC Scholarship Program- American Indian Arts Council
• AISES Scholarship
• American Indian College Fund
• American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF)
• American Indian Services
• APA Minority Fellowship Programs
• Association on American Indian Affairs
• Bunting Fellowship Program
• Coca Cola Scholars Foundation
• I.H.S. Scholarship Program
• Morris K. Udall Scholarships
• Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship Financial Assistance
• New England Board For Higher Education: Opportunities For Minority Students
• SSRC-Mellon Minority Fellowship Program
• Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
• Society of Women Engineers Scholarship Program
• SRP Navajo Generating Scholarship
• Steppingstone Fellowship
• Target All-Around Scholarship
• The Vanguard Women in Technology Scholarship Program
• WREI Congressional Fellowship Program

Internships

• Career & Re-entry Services Internships
• Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship
• U.S. Department of Energy Student Diversity Partnership Program 2007
• Youth in Action Americorps

Additional Resources

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Office of Indian Education Programs
• American Indian Institute
• Arizona Department of Education - Indian Education
• Association on American Indian Affairs
• Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs (ACIA)
• Salina Bookshelf, Inc.