Fresno Unified School District
Native Student Scholarship Resources
Tip from AIE staff: We recommend that you create a new email address to use for college applications and scholarships that isn't your FUSD school email address and sign up for newsletter announcements from those scholarships to stay in the loop when applications open.
Step 1: Fresno Unified Scholarship (open to all graduating high school seniors). Application deadline is Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Step 2: California Colleges is California's official college and career planning platform. Lessons and tools help students discover goals for life after high school, make plans to achieve them, and launch their futures. It's free for California 6th - 12th grade students, their parents, and educators. Submit your applications for the following all in one place: California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), and FAFSA.
Step 3: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Step 4: Do some research for external scholarships and review eligibility criteria.
Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES)
Central Valley Scholars (First-generation, LGBTQIA+, Student parent, Women of color, and more!)
College Board Central Valley Scholars First Generation Scholarship
Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars
DAR American Indian Scholarship (Plans to work with a tribe in the field of education or social services and working with Native Americans as a career goal.)
Dell Scholars Participate in an approved college readiness program in grades 11 and 12. (AVID or Upward Bound)
Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation (Open to graduating high school seniors.)
Indian Boarding School Healing Scholarship for Descendants of Indian Boarding School Survivors
Indian Health Service Scholarship Program
Jack Montoya Memorial Scholarship
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (Young Scholars Program, College Scholarship Program, and Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.)
National Association of Social Workers (California Chapter) Native American Birdwoman Student Scholarship Application
National Indian Education Association Scholarship Opportunities
Partnership with Native Americans
Sebastian Family Foundation Native Students Scholarship
UC Native American Opportunity Plan
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship (Careers in Native American self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources.)
The Wi’áaşal (Great Oak) Future Leaders Scholarship Fund (For most enrolled California Tribal members.)
