Displaced Homemaker Scholarship

Sponsor

Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc. (AAIA)

Title

DISPLACED HOMEMAKER SCHOLARSHIP

Administrator

Lisa Wyzlic, Director of Scholarship Program
966 Hungerford Drive
Suite 12-B
Rockville, MD 20850

phone: 240.314.7155     fax: 240.314.7159
e-mail: lw.aaia@verizon.net
url: www.indian-affairs.org

Purpose

Since 1922, AAIA has been dedicated to helping Native American people and communities meet challenges by developing new and creative ways to focus resources where they are most needed today.

Eligibility

Men and women, who would not otherwise be able to fulfill their educational goals due to family responsibilities; 1/4 degree Indian blood from a federally recognized tribe; full time student; undergraduates only.  Must be 30 years old or older

General Information

This scholarship is for older students who have put off college to raise their children, students who are entering or are returning to college when their children enter school, men or women who have been divorced and had to leave college to care for their children or parents and are now returning, etc.  

Disbursement in the amount of $750 is made directly to the college fall and spring semesters pending satisfactory progress.  Spring disbursement requires a copy of the fall semester's grades and a spring semester class schedule.  This scholarship does not automatically renew; students are eligible to apply on a yearly basis.

Awards

$1,500.

Deadlines

Check website for acceptance period.

Required Documentation

See website for requirements.  Additional documentation is required.