Undergraduates

Financial Need-Based Award - $2,500 per term

Need-based funding is provided to students, who demonstrate financial need according to the Financial Need Analysis (FNA) form submitted on their behalf by the school of attendance.
Students in this category are deemed to have insufficient personal or family resources to meet a college’s or university's cost of attendance (e.g. tuition, books and housing).

No-need-based funding is provided to students, who are deemed to have enough resources to meet the cost of attendance (e.g. tuition, books and housing) at a college or university of their choice.

Qualifications for the merit-based scholarship include a high grade point average and a commensurate ACT/SAT test score. (For details: ACT/GPA Graph)
Students also are required to complete courses in Navajo Language (1 unit or 1+ college credit) and Navajo Government (½ unit or 1+ college credit) prior to graduation.
Full-time undergraduate students may qualify for the Chief Manuelito Scholarship under the 24/3 rule by completing 24 credit hours of college-level courses with a 3.0 GPA.
The Chief Manuelito Scholarship is based upon the GPA of college-level courses. Students seeking an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) or Certificate are ineligible.
The scholarship is not automatically renewed and students must re-apply each year for continued consideration.
Policies concerning deadlines and the submission of documents are strictly adhered to.
Contact a Financial Aid Counselor at your agency office if you think you may qualify.

Funding is available for eligible part-time undergraduate students. Part-time application requirements and award amounts vary.

Grant awards are provided to Navajo students seeking graduate-level degrees.
Graduate applicants shall pursue only one degree at the same level: a master’s degree, an education terminal degree, or a doctorate’s degree.
Full-time graduates or post-graduates must earn nine or more semester credit hours with a term grade point average of 3.00 or higher.
Medical, veterinary, and law student applicants shall be a “full-time graduate applicant” and earn no less than a 2.00 grade point average or “passing” grade at the end of each academic term.

Funding is available for eligible part-time graduate students. Part-time application requirements and award amounts vary.