Free program is open to students from high school to graduate school and education professionals serving Indigenous students.
Free program is open to students from high school to graduate school and education professionals serving Indigenous students.
Erin Griffin (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of Sisseton, South Dakota), a Program Officer for Indigenous Education at the American Indian College Fund, is one of 24 extraordinary leaders who was selected by the Bush Foundation for a 2022 Bush Fellowship.
Thanks to Travois’ generous gift of $27,500 to the American Indian College Fund, 10 American Indian college students received scholarships to attend mainstream and tribal colleges and universities for the academic year 2021-22.
Devastating mega forest fires and watershed contamination and other effects in the west resulting from global climate change make the work of natural resources professionals more important than ever. Salish Kootenai College (SKC), a four-year tribal college located on the Flathead Indian Reservation, began offering a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources Management in the fall of 2021 to meet this urgent need.
Congratulations to Jessica Arkeketa (of the Jiwere Nut’achi (Otoe-Missouria) and Muscogee Creek from Tulsa, Oklahoma), an American Indian College Fund Full Circle scholar who is one of 11 students selected to participate in the Udall Foundation’s class of 2022 as a Congressional intern.
Spring is here and it is time to pump up the tires on your bicycles to build those quads while supporting the American Indian College Fund and its mission of providing Native students with access to higher education.
American Indian College Fund to Host NYC Indigenous Food Event Featuring Four Indigenous Celebrity Chefs May 17 EATTS Event to Benefit Native American College Students Denver, Colo., April 5, 2022--Can you imagine a world without chocolate, blueberries, or guacamole?...
American Indian College Fund Honors Tribal College Students of the Year, Coca Cola Scholars at Virtual Ceremony Scholarships to Be Awarded at Virtual Ceremony on April 4, 2022 Denver, Colo., March 24, 2022—The American Indian College Fund will honor 35 Tribal College...
The American Indian College Fund has named Paul Robertson, President of Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) in Sells, Arizona, as its 2021-22 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year for his dedication to tribal college education. President Robertson will receive a $1,200 honorarium sponsored by The Adolph Coors Foundation.
Alexandria, Va., March 11, 2022 – The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is hosting its annual legislative summit March 14-18 in Washington, D.C., where Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents will convene both in person and virtually to address urgent legislative priorities for Native higher education.