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Financial Aid Directory
Sponsor
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Wells
Fargo
American Indian Scholarship Fund
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Title
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WELLS FARGO
SCHOLARS
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Administrator
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American Indian
Graduate Center
Scholars
4520 Montgomery Blvd., NE, Suite 1-B
Albuquerque, NM 87109-1291
phone: 505.881.4584 fax:
505.884.0427
800.628.1920
e-mail: aigc@aigcs.org
url: www.aigcs.org
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Purpose
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The
fund seeks to promote academic achievement and success for American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students pursuing an education in
business and a career in the gaming, tourism, financial and hospitality
industries.
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Eligibility
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Enrolled
member of federal or state recognized AI/AN tribe; Will be attending a
U.S. accredited college or university as full-time degree seeking junior
or senior; 3.0 GPA; Junior or Senior standing for 08-09 academic year;
Demonstrated character, personal merit, commitment; Meet federal Pell
grant eligibility criteria.
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General Information
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Evaluated
on academic ability by GPA, class rank, curriculum rigor in addition to
leadership, honors, essay, etc. Complete the 2008-2009 AIGCS
Undergraduate Scholarship Application, available on website January 2008;
complete application provides eligibility for other AIGC-administered
undergraduate scholarships.
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Awards
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(2)
$2,500 awards to rising undergraduates and potential graduate students in
the 3rd and 4th year of a baccalaureate program.
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Deadlines
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June
2, 2008
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Required Documentation
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Complete
Application; 500 word Essay about your most outstanding intellectual
endeavor; Nomination Letter; Letter of Recommendation; Official Academic
Transcript; Tribal Eligibility Certification; SASE.
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