Scholarships

AISES helps students move forward in their educational journeys by providing a wide range of programs and scholarship opportunities. AISES scholarships help students acquire skills and training that will help them meet the unique STEM needs of our communities. We highly encourage you to apply for all the scholarships you are eligible for! To apply, you must be an AISES member.  

AISES student members have easy access to scholarships for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Indigenous peoples of Canada through the Online Scholarship Application Information System (OASIS) provided by Indigenous Education, Inc. In OASIS, students will complete a General Application Profile that can be finished, revised and submitted year-round and that will automatically match students only with the scholarship opportunities they are eligible for, and those that are open and available to receive. Creating a General Application Profile is the first step to completing other scholarship applications that you qualify for. 

For more information on AISES Scholarships and Internships please contact Dr. Johnny Poolaw, Director of Student Success at jpoolaw@aises.org. 720-758-9725.

View the Native Scholarship Forum featuring AISES, American Indian College Fund, Cobell Scholarship, and Native Forward. Each scholarship organization shares essential scholarship details and answers questions.

 

Scholarship Timeline

  • December 15: Scholarship applications open.
  • April 30: Scholarship applications close.
  • May 7: Letter of Recommendation due.
  • May-July: Scholarships Reviewed.
  • August-September: Award notifications sent on a rolling basis.


Open Scholarships

AISES Polaris Vocational Trades Scholarship (2023-2024)
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AISES is excited to be partnering with Polaris Inc. to provide AISES’s first vocational trades scholarship. The vocational trades scholarship program offers a $1,500 scholarship to students pursuing a vocational certificate or diploma at an accredited institution.


AISES A.T. Anderson Scholarship (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

The A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program is funded through a variety of sources, including memorials, individual donations, AISES fundraisers, and other corporate grants. This scholarship fund was established to memorialize A.T. Anderson, one of the AISES founders.


AISES Accenture Scholarship (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, Accenture offers Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations Services, and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.


AISES ARDC Scholarship Program (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

AISES is proud to partner with Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) to offer a $5,000 scholarship to students pursing an Associates, Bachelors, or Master’s degree at an accredited institution studying in one of the following STEM fields: electrical engineering, computer engineering, web design and development, audio technology, mechanical engineering, mathematics, information technology, and communications.


AISES Aristocrat Scholarship (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

AISES is pleased to offer a scholarship program in partnership with Aristocrat for the 2024-2025 academic year. Undergraduate students are eligible, and students in a field related to casino gaming (software development, technology, supply chain, etc.) are welcome and encouraged to apply. 


AISES Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Scholarship (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

Administered by AISES for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation (BNSF), this scholarship is made available to American Indian high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher who reside in one of the 23 states serviced by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation and its affiliated companies: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Arkansas, Louisiana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, or Iowa.


AISES Chevron Scholarship (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

Chevron will award scholarships to students majoring in Information Technology, Engineering and Earth Science. Recipient must be authorized to work in the United States and have a 3.0 GPA.


AISES Environmental Science Associates (ESA) Scholarship (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

AISES is pleased to offer a scholarship program in partnership with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for the 2024-2025 academic year. Undergraduate Indigenous students pursuing a STEM or planning degree in the states of Washington, Oregon, California or Florida are welcome and encouraged to apply. Awards are $2,000 for the academic year.


AISES ExxonMobil Scholarship 2024-2025
Due Date: April 30, 2024

In partnership with ExxonMobil, AISES is proud to offer the ExxonMobil Geosciences Scholarship. Through ExxonMobil’s generous support, AISES will offer scholarships to assist undergraduate, MS, and PhD students in financing academic costs and geosciences field work and research.


AISES Google Scholarship
Due Date: April 30, 2024

The Google Scholarship opportunity meets AISES’ mission-driven objective to support Indigenous students in becoming qualified, STEM professionals through academic scholarship and wrap around support services. With the resources provided by Google, combined with AISES’ 46 years of experience administering scholarships and offering support programs to Indigenous students, AISES believes the recipients will excel in their programs and provide meaningful contributions in the STEM workforce.


AISES Intel Growing The Legacy Scholarship Program (2024-2025)
Due Date: April 30, 2024

Get on the Fast Track to a Rewarding Career in STEM

AISES is proud to partner with Intel Corporation to offer the Intel Growing the Legacy Scholarship Program.  The Program offers Intel-sponsored scholarships of $5,000 to $10,000 for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate STEM degree. While this Program is not automatically renewing, awardees are encouraged to re-apply each year.


AISES Polaris Academic Scholarship
Due Date: April 30, 2024

The Polaris Foundation is dedicated to long-term investment in the communities where they live and do business. Providing Polaris with a quality workforce and creating healthy communities where our employees live is central to their vision.


AISES RISE Scholarship
Due Date: April 30, 2024

AISES is pleased to announce the RISE Scholarship. RISE, powered by Aristocrat Gaming, engages, and supports Indigenous students, professionals, and tribes by offering exposure, resources, and programming aimed to increase Indigenous talent in tribal gaming education and careers. The scholarship is available to students interested in all aspects of the casino gaming industry from game development, commissioning, marketing, cyber security and so much more.


AISES Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) Scholarship 2024-2025
Due Date: April 30, 2024

AISES is pleased to offer a scholarship program in partnership with Society of Professional Engineering in Aerospace (SPEEA) for the 2024-2025 academic year. Indigenous students interested in an aerospace career pursing an associates, bachelors, or graduate degree in the state of Washington are welcome and encouraged to apply. Awards are $5,000 for the academic year with additional assistance available for students with dependent children.


AISES Stellantis MCAP Scholarship
Due Date: April 30, 2024

Stellantis is a constellation of 14 ICONic automotive brands and two mobility arms that are about more than transportation: they’re about moving people and making connections. Fully committed to their customers and backed by partners that are leaders in their industries, they aim to develop, engineer, manufacture, and scale the best breakthroughs in all facets of sustainable mobility from autonomous, connected, electrified, shared and pre-owned vehicles to micro-mobility, commercial vehicles, and even electric aircraft. With a community of more than 160 nationalities, industrial operations in more than 30 countries and customers in more than 130 markets, Stellantis is among the most diverse companies in the world and able to unite people and ideas across borders and cultures.


FIRST x AISES Scholarship
Due Date: April 30, 2024

The FIRST x AISES scholarship is a new initiative designed to provide Indigenous students pursuing STEM studies in higher education. 


Indigenous Peoples Education Fund Scholarship
Due Date: April 30, 2024

The Indigenous Peoples Education Fund (“Foundation”) was founded to provide grants to support the education of enrolled members of any US state or federally-recognized Native American tribe.