Indigenous Visionaries

2017 – Ongoing

About The Program

The Indigenous Visionaries program builds upon the American Indian College Fund’s ongoing work of developing Native women leaders through education, mentoring, networking, and storytelling. Indigenous Visionaries connects students at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) with faculty in their area of study.

Within their academic disciplines, Indigenous Visionaries fellows engage in research and programming that builds on and expands their studies, mentored by tribal college faculty members with expertise in their field. Through this mentoring relationship, fellows participate in a community project, learn how to address tribal and local issues, understand what it takes to create change in a community, and experience possibilities for a potential career in their field of choice.

The College Fund’s goal is to develop Native women leaders who have a foundation in Indigenous knowledge, culture, and history, who are confident in their identities and stories, and who will bring visionary leadership to Native communities in the future.

2023 – 2024 Visionaries

Past Cohorts

2022 - 2023

2021 - 2022

2023-2024 Indigenous Visionaries: Women’s Leadership Program – Informational Webinar

Grantees

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

Salish Kootenai College

Diné College

Diné College

Related Blogs

American Indian College Fund Announces 2023-24 Indigenous Visionaries Cohort

The Indigenous Visionaries: Women’s Leadership Program (Indigenous Visionaries) at the American Indian College Fund (College Fund) supports the empowerment and success of Native women faculty and staff at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) through a ten-month fellowship. Participating fellows receive a $4,000 stipend and place-based and experiential professional and personal development through guided training and cultural learning from College Fund staff and a broad network of Native women leaders.

Our Program Areas

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Computer Science

Environmental Stewardship

Indigenous Education

Infrastructure

Native Arts

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