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Both Merit-based and Need-based, the competitive Cobell Scholarship is annual, non-renewable, and available to any post-secondary (after high school) student who is; an enrolled member of a US Federally-Recognized Tribe, enrolled in full-time study and is degree-seeking. Applicants must plan to attend or be attending any nationally, regionally and industry accredited non-profit, public and private, institution.
Applicants must be pursuing a vocational certificate or diploma, associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or professional degree, or certificate.
All Finalists must demonstrate an unmet need through a process that will be coordinated with the Indigenous Education (IE) staff. And, all Finalists will demonstrate tribal enrollment through a verification process that will be coordinated with the IE staff.
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To apply to the Cobell Scholarship Program, all Summer 2017 and Academic Year 2017/2018 applicants will self-reportthe following:
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Membership in a US Federally-recognized Tribe (or 1/4 verifiable descent of multiple US Federally-recognized tribes); and,
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Intention to enroll full-time as a degree-seeking student attending a public or private non-profit institutions (without exception); and,
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A qualifying GPA, as listed in OASIS, for the selected academic level (vocational, undergraduate, graduate). Note: Priority will be given to applicants demonstrating overall academic excellence; and must,
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Meet the deadline to submit a completed application on OASIS by March 31, 2017, 11:59:59 PM Mountain Standard Time, when OASIS will automatically close.
Academic Year graduate and undergraduate level applicants will also:
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Provide contact information for an individual who can attest to academic history, ability and promise; and must,
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Provide contact information for an individual who can attest to continued community engagement; and must,
Final scholar selection (or denial) will be communicated, via email and OASIS, between May 15, 2017 and June 1, 2017
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