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Study Skills
No matter what your grades are, everyone needs some guidance to find success in the classroom. Here are some resources to help you develop the best study habits and skills you’ll need to get your degree:
What are Office Hours? – by Andrew Ishak
Time Management: TCU Video Project Series
Focus 2 Self-Assessment
Many people struggle with choosing an academic major during school, or job industry after graduation, but choosing a path is important when choosing your classes, internships and other career opportunities.
Focus 2 combines self-assessment, career and major exploration, decision-making and planning in one place. By matching your assessment results to career options and majors/programs for your consideration, FOCUS 2 guides you through a career and education decision-making model to help you make informed career decisions and take action in planning your future.
To use this free service, register to create an account with the access code collegefund. From there, you can take each test- personality, interests, values, and skills- to build your academic and career planning profile. Print your profile to share with an academic or career counselor or mentor to discuss your career plan or transition to a new profession.
Money Management
It is also important to understand budgeting, credit, and debt management – to help you to make responsible decisions in school, and prepare for your financial life after school. Learn about the following topics in related posts — your financial future depends on it.
- Money Management — Developing Common Cents (College Fund)
- Per Cap (First Nations Development Institute)
- Financial Skills for Families (First Nations Development Institute)
- Developing Your Vision: Managing Your Money
- Your First Bank Account
- Childcare Costs (and Ways to Reduce Them)
- When Your Child Has Special Needs
- Caring For Aging Parents
- Children and Family Considerations
Student Ambassador Program
The American Indian College Fund Ambassador Program was established in 2015 to strengthen students’ and alumni personal and professional skills and to represent the College Fund.
Our Blogs
Proposed Federal Budget Maintaining Current Pell Funding Is a Start
Proposed Federal Budget Maintaining Current Pell Funding Is a Start: Increased funding needed to provide college access for Native students April 23, 2026, Denver, Colo.--The Trump administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget proposal maintains the maximum Pell Grant...
Planting the Seeds of Cultural Sustainability
For Earth Day, Student Ambassador Aiyanna Tanyan (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) explores how cultural gardens, land stewardship, and community workshops help Native students at Haskell Indian Nations University reclaim Native food sovereignty.
American Indian College Fund Publishes Environmental Stewardship Guidebook
The College Fund published “Caring for Our Kin: Stories of Indigenous Environmental Stewardship” as a guidebook for Native students and community members interested in the field. Read the stories of Indigenous environmental leaders and learn about their multi-faceted approaches to stewardship.
Being Seen: A Native Scholar’s Vision of Democracy
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, a Native student from the College of Menominee Nation calls for Native histories, voices, and systems of governance to be fully recognized in the story of democracy.
A Night of Indigenous Culture, Art, and Music in New York City on April 30
On April 30, New Yorkers will experience an unforgettable evening celebrating Indigenous culture with the American Indian College Fund. Enjoy a meal prepared by top Native chefs and performances of traditional songs and contemporary Indigenous dance all while supporting the higher education journeys of Native students.