The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) of Minnesota donated $585,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund), helping it to meet a three-year challenge grant from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) in a record six months.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) of Minnesota donated $585,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund), helping it to meet a three-year challenge grant from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) in a record six months.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) awarded $25,000 to the American Indian College Fund to provide 10 Native freshmen students attending tribal college with $2,250 scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year.
IBM awarded $30,000 to the American Indian College Fund for scholarships for tribal college students. The grant will support ten annual scholarships for students attending tribal colleges who are studying science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or business.
Ford Motor Company Fund has granted $50,000 to the American Indian College Fund for the Ford Motor Company Blue Oval Scholars Program for 2011-12 for Native American students attending tribal colleges and mainstream universities.
Although November is Native American Heritage Month, for the American Indian College Fund, our tribal colleges, and our students, we celebrate Native heritage every day of the year. This is because our students and communities know what it means to be without Native culture, heritage, and language–because it was once U.S. government policy to assimilate American Indians, and eradicate these priceless facets of heritage. As a result, generations of American Indians were denied their birthright.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) of Minnesota has donated $50,000 to the American Indian College Fund for Native student scholarships as a contribution for the Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) Endowment Matching Challenge Grant. The Johnson Foundation will match contributions up to $750,000 over the next three years, creating an endowment of $1.5 million.
The American Indian College Fund (the Fund) received a $30,000 grant from Johnson & Johnson to continue the Johnson & Johnson Tribal College Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to American Indian students pursuing degrees at tribal colleges and universities.
To better reflect our scholarships and serve our students, you may notice a difference in our scholarship names. We will be migrating the new names onto our web site and in all of our communications materials.
As an employee of the American Indian College Fund (the Fund), I had the opportunity to participate in one of our bi-annual tribal college tours. These tours give current donors, potential donors, corporate executives and anyone who is curious about tribal colleges or the Fund a snapshot of what is taking place at these amazing establishments and how the Fund supports this movement.
The Minnesota-based Donaldson Foundation granted $15,000 to the American Indian College Fund to renew its commitment to the Donaldson Foundation Tribal College Scholarship Program. This program provides scholarships to American Indian students studying science, technology, engineering, or math at tribal colleges and universities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.