AISES believes that our relationships with Indigenous students are very important. We also understand the financial hardships of a student’s academic journey. For this reason, AISES has established the Good Relative Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is designed to assist Indigenous students facing financial challenges by providing them with a one-time relief scholarship. This scholarship will be utilized to provide crucially needed financial support to students in emergencies that includes, but is not limited to, educational technology or technology-related resources, emergency travel costs, emergency housing costs, food insecurity, medical costs, or other educational expenses. The Good Relative Scholarship application will open on February 21, 2023.
Thanks to a contribution from The Boeing Company and other generous funders, AISES will administer one-time $500 scholarships to address the pressing needs of Native American/Indigenous students. Boeing is generously providing these funds to provide immediate relief to some of the most underserved Native communities in the United States. AISES is very appreciative of this recent contribution.
Native American/Indigenous undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university are eligible to receive a one-time scholarship of $500. Scholarships will be provided based on available funding. To expedite funding, all funds will be paid directly to students.
Qualifications
The Good Relative Scholarship is open to ALL Native American/Indigenous students who meet the requirements and are in need of emergency funding.
Requirements
To apply, students must complete an online application and provide the following:
- General student and demographic Information
- Proof of Spring full-time status: Students must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students at an accredited two-year or four-year college/university in the U.S. for the 2023 spring term pursuing any degree program.
- Proof of enrollment or descendancy: Applicants must be an enrolled citizen, or a decedent of an enrolled citizen of a federal or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village; or Native Hawaiian or decedent from a Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander or decedent from Pacific Islander; or Indigenous person of Canada. However, individuals must be U.S. residents.
- AISES membership information: Being a member of AISES is not a requirement; however, we strongly encourage all applicants to become a member of AISES (MEMBERSHIP is FREE). As a member, you will be connected to other important opportunities and resources.
- Written statement of need (100-word limit): Students are required to provide a brief statement explaining their immediate funding needs and how this funding will help them to continue along their educational pathway.
All applications will be date/time stamped and processed in date/time order. Those who are selected for an award will be notified via email. Those students selected for an award must respond and accept the award within two business days of notification, or the award will be forfeited. It will be given to the next qualifying applicant.
If you have questions, please contact Taylor Kingsbery, tkingsbery@aises.org.
As we anticipate receiving a large number of applicants, AISES will not be accepting any phone calls regarding the Good Relative Scholarship.