Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program provides postsecondary financial assistance to eligible Minnesota resident students who are of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry and demonstrate financial need for an award.
Who is Eligible?
Scholarships are available to eligible Indian undergraduate students enrolled at least ¾ time and graduate students enrolled at least half time.
In order to qualify for this scholarship, you must be:
- One-fourth or more Indian ancestry
- A Minnesota resident
- A high school graduate or have a GED certificate
- Able to benefit from an advanced education
- Accepted by an approved college, university, or vocational school in Minnesota
- Eligible to receive Pell or State Grant funds
How Much Money Can You Get?
The award amount is based on need up to $4,000 per year for undergraduate students and up to $6,000 for graduate students.
What Is the Application Process?
Interested students should complete the Minnesota Indian Scholarship application below. They should also complete the FAFSA and an application for tribal education funds.
Apply Online Now:
MISP Online Student Application
Download 2010-2011 Indian Scholarship Application
Download 2009-2010 Indian Scholarship Application
Students are encouraged to contact the school financial aid administrator at their campus and their tribal education program (see list below). The priority deadline is July 1. Information and application forms also are available from:
Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: (651) 642-0567 or (800) 657-3866
Lara Gerhardson, Outreach Liaison
Tel: (218) 755-2270
E-mail: misp.lara@hotmail.com
Tribal Education Programs
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Fond du Lac Tribal Center
1720 Big Lake Road
Cloquet, MN 55720
Tel: (218) 879-4593 x2633 or (800) 365-1613
Grand Portage Reservation
P.O. Box 428
Grand Portage, MN 55605
Tel: (218) 475-2812
Leech Lake Scholarship Office
115 6th Street Northwest, Suite E
Cass Lake, MN 56633
Tel: (218) 335-8523 or (866) 638-7738
Scholarship Office
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
43408 Oodena Drive
Onamia, MN 56359
Tel: (320) 495-3702 or (866) 916-5282 x32
Bois Forte Reservation
P.O. Box 16
Nett Lake, MN 55772
Tel: (218) 757-3261 or (800) 221-8129
White Earth Tribal Council
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Tel: (218) 983-3285 or (800) 950-3248
Minnesota Sioux Tribe
Lower Sioux Community
P.O. Box 308
Morton, MN 56270
Tel: (507) 697-6185
Prairie Island Indian Community
5636 Sturgeon Lake Road
Welch, MN 55089
Tel: (651) 385-4132
Shakopee Sioux Community
2330 Sioux Trail NW
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Tel: (952) 445-8900
Upper Sioux Community
P.O. Box 147
Granite Falls, MN 56241
Tel: (320) 564-2360
Red Lake Tribe
New Beginnings
P.O. Box 416
Redby, MN 56670
Tel: (218) 679-3350
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