Scholarships and Resources for Native Americans

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Books

Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Financial Aid for Native Americans 2006-2008 (2006)

Call # 378.34 Schlacht

The following books contain lists of scholarships, including some specific to Native Americans:

	The College Board Scholarship Handbook 2007 (2006)	Call # 378.3 CEEB
	Peterson’s Scholarship Almanac (2004)	Call # 378.3 Peterson
	Peterson’s Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2007 (2006)	Call # 378.34 Peterson
	The Scholarship Book: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans for the Undergraduate (2006)	Call # 378.34 NSRS
	Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans (2000)	Call # REF 378.3025 Gale

The library at the VSAC Resource Center also has an extensive collection of guides to scholarships, grants, and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students. These guides are searchable by field of study, state of residence, memberships, and activities, as well as other personal criteria (consider using all possible criteria in order to conduct a thorough scholarship search).

Consult the VSAC pathfinder on scholarships for a more comprehensive list of resources — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20Scholarships

Web links

• VSAC publishes the Scholarships booklet annually that includes nearly 150 scholarships available to Vermonters — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Pay+for+College/Funding+Sources/Scholarships/VSAC+-+PAY+-+Funding+Sources+-+Scholarships

• The Vermont State Colleges offer institutional scholarships and scholarships that are available system-wide. For a list of available scholarships, call the Vermont State Colleges at (802) 241-2520 or (800) VSC-2205, or search online — www.vsc.edu/SpecialPrograms/tabid/58/Default.aspx

• Find links to the 34 tribal colleges in the United States and funding sources for Native Americans at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium — www.aihec.org

• Catching the Dream is a Native American scholarship fund that also acts as a clearinghouse for Native Americans looking for education funding. Scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students. For information and advice on obtaining certification of U.S. tribal enrollment, write to: Catching the Dream, 8200 Mountain Road NE, Suite 203, Albuquerque, NM 87110; call (505) 262-2351; or go to www.catchingthedream.org

• Finaid has complied an extremely useful list of financial aid resources for Native American students — www.finaid.org/otheraid/natamind.phtml

• Geocities (part of Yahoo) lists scholarships for Native Americans — www.geocities.com/enmu_naclub/Scholarships.html

• Michigan State University library provides an extensive list of grants for minorities — www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3specpop.htm

• Office of Multicultural Affairs at Manchester College in Indiana offers an extensive list of resources for Native American students — www.manchester.edu/OSD/multcult/resources/resources_for_native.htm

• National Health Service Corps of the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) offers a loan repayment program and a scholarship program to encourage both established and aspiring health care professionals to work in areas (including reservations) that are experiencing a shortage of health care workers. The Web site details both programs, the service requirements, and the award amounts — http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/applications

• Office of Indian Education Programs at the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides links to funding and scholarship opportunities (listed under programs) — www.oiep.bia.edu

• University of Miami Web site features an extensive list of scholarships for Native Americans (the list was last updated in 2000, so some of the information may be dated) — www6.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/amerind.html

• Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research at the University of Southern California provides information on resources for Native Americans — http://rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/Native_American.html

National Scholarship Databases

Here are several sites where you can search a database of scholarships at no charge. While there may be some overlap between the databases, no two are identical.

• FastWEB bills itself as “the Internet’s largest free scholarship search.” You can establish a mailbox to receive scholarship updates, and the FAQ section is quite informative — www.studentservices.com/fastweb

• The College Board has a feature called Scholarship Search that uses information gathered from their annual survey of financial aid programs — http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

• Peterson’s Scholarship Search connects you to over 1.7 million awards — www.petersons.com/finaid/file.asp?id=806&sponsor=1&path=ug.pfs.scholarships

• CollegeNet search has a database that contains more than 600,000 awards — www.collegenet.com/mach25

• Finaid has a financial aid estimator and links to scholarship searches — www.finaid.org

• Mapping-Your-Future.org offers a wealth of information on paying for college — www.mapping-your-future.org

• Scholarships.com will compare your information to its database of over 600,000 scholarships from over 8,000 sources. The scholarship awards that match your profile will be delivered to you immediately online — http://scholarships.com

• The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) E-Scholar Web site provides all students (high school and higher), parents, and career professionals with information on different educational opportunities offered by Federal Government departments and agencies or partnering organizations. The site includes information on scholarships, grants, internships, fellowships, cooperatives, and apprenticeships — www.studentjobs.gov/e-scholar.asp

Software Resources

VT Guidance Central

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

• explore career possibilities
• plan the training you need for specific careers
• search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
• prepare for the SAT and ACT
• learn about financial aid options
• and much more!

Other Software

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

Updated: August 2006

Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.