Grant Aid and Scholarships
Grant Aid
Grant Aid is financial assistance that ASPIRE offers to qualified participants once a year.
In order to qualify you must:
- Maintain full-time student status during the semester (carrying 12 or more units)
- Complete at least three counseling appointments per semester
- Be eligible for the Pell Grant
- Have a semester GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Have Freshmen or Sophomore standing (59 units and below)
- Juniors and Seniors do not qualify (60 units+)
Scholarship Resources
1. Scholarship Guides
- College Guide for Indigenous Students
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A guide to financial aid and documenting tribal status
- An expert interview on the scholarship application process
- A comprehensive list of scholarships and grants for Indigenous students
- Details on Indigenous Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges, with accompanying scholarship information
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2. Scholarship Aggregators
Below are some helpful websites where you can search for different available scholarships:
3. Individual Scholarships
- $2,000 No Essay Scholarship
- Barbara Rhomberg Nursing Scholarship
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
- Latinos in Technology Scholarship
- Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation
- Filipino American Psychology Scholarship
- ACS Scholars Program
- Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship
