Juniors and seniors can apply now for awards up to $5,000.
MSU BILLINGS NEWS – From rising fuel prices to increased costs of grocery items, college students face multiple challenges. But those challenges are more acute for Indigenous students, many of whom travel long miles to attend college or have families to support back home.
Understanding those challenges, an anonymous donor and longtime supporter of the Native American Achievement Center (NAAC) at Montana State University Billings has stepped up to provide funding for the Indigenous Community Impact Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to support Indigenous students who wish to stay in school and then make an impact to their rural, reservation, or tribal communities.
“There is just so much uncertainty right now for some of our students,” said Sunny Day Real Bird, the director of the NAAC at MSU Billings. “This scholarship helps ease financial burdens while encouraging students to remain persistent.”
Applications for the scholarship are open now for any junior or senior University Campus student, City College student, or graduate student enrolled in a federally recognized tribe. Preferred qualifications are:
Students currently residing in or originally from a Montana reservation, including Assiniboine, Chippewa, Cree, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, Gros Ventre, Kootenai, Rocky Boy, Flathead, Blackfeet, Pend d’Oreille, Salish, Sioux, and Little Shell Chippewa.
Students living on campus.
Award amounts range from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on eligibility.
Students interested in applying can do so via the MSU Billings general scholarship application site.
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