Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program provides postsecondary financial assistance to eligible Minnesota resident students who are of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry and demonstrate financial need for an award.
Who is Eligible?
Scholarships are available to eligible Indian undergraduate students enrolled at least ¾ time and graduate students enrolled at least half time.
In order to qualify for this scholarship, you must be:
- One-fourth or more American Indian ancestry
- A Minnesota resident
- Enrolled in an accredited college, university or vocational school in Minnesota
- Qualify for either a Pell or State Grant
How Much Money Can You Get?
The award amount is based on need up to $4,000 per year for undergraduate students and up to $6,000 for graduate students.
Students are eligible to receive scholarship funding for a maximum of ten years, five years for undergraduate study and an additional five years for graduate-level study. Undergraduate students seeking less than a four-year degree can receive a maximum of three years of scholarship funding in order to preserve two years of eligibility to complete a four-year degree. Students may receive the scholarship for only one degree per undergraduate educational level and one terminal degree.
What Is the Application Process?
Interested students should complete the Minnesota Indian Scholarship application below. They should also complete the FAFSA and an application for tribal education funds.
Apply Online Now:
MISP Online Student Application
Download 2012-2013 Indian Scholarship Application
Download 2011-2012 Indian Scholarship Application
Students are encouraged to contact the school financial aid administrator at their campus and their tribal education program (see list below). The priority deadline is July 1. Information and application forms also are available from:
Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program Minnesota Office of Higher Education 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55108 Tel: (651) 642-0567 or (800) 657-3866
Fax: (651) 642-0675
Lara Gerhardson, Outreach Liaison Tel: (218) 755-2557 Bemidji State University American Indian Resource Center, Suite 110A Bemidji, MN 56601
E-mail: misp.lara@hotmail.com
Tribal Education and Scholarship Programs
Bois Forte Reservation P.O. Box 16 Nett Lake, MN 55772
Tel: (218) 757-3261 or (800) 221-8129
Fond du Lac Tribal Center 1720 Big Lake Road Cloquet, MN 55720
Tel: (218) 879-4593 x2633 or (800) 365-1613
Grand Portage Reservation P.O. Box 428 Grand Portage, MN 55605
Tel: (218) 475-2812
Leech Lake Scholarship Office 115 6th Street Northwest, Suite E Cass Lake, MN 56633
Tel: (218) 335-8523 or (866) 638-7738
Lower Sioux Community P.O. Box 308 Morton, MN 56270
Tel: (507) 697-6185
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Scholarship Office 43408 Oodena Drive Onamia, MN 56359
Tel: (320) 495-3702 or (866) 916-5282 x32
Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089
Tel: (651) 385-4132
Red Lake Tribe New Beginnings P.O. Box 416 Redby, MN 56670
Tel: (218) 679-3350
Shakopee Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372
Tel: (952) 445-8900
Upper Sioux Community P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241
Tel: (320) 564-2360
White Earth Tribal Council P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591
Tel: (218) 757-3124 or (800) 950-3248
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