White Mountain Apache Tribe Scholarship
"Enhancing Education, Leadership, & Professionalism."
Tribal Scholarships were offered for the first time in the late 1970’s. The White Mountain Apache Tribal Council believed it was important to show their support for the White Mountain Apache students’ educational endeavors. This opportunity is provided as a privilege with the intent that recipients, upon graduation, will return to the White Mountain Apache Tribe to apply their learning to benefit the continuing development of the WMAT.
In the early 1980’s the White Mountain Apache Tribe successfully contracted with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Higher Education grant program. The contract amount has ranged from $180,000 to $285,000 per fiscal year. This amount is dependent on Congressional appropriations and Tribal Priority allocation. In the 1990’s the Hondah Casino appropriated additional funds toward the scholarship program.
Eligibility Requirements for the WMAT Scholarship:
- Be an enrolled member of the WMAT
- Be a High School or GED Graduate
- Be admitted to an accredited college, university of vocational school
- Completed and processed FAFSA
- Completed all documents required by the Financial Aid Office at the educational institution you will attend (FNA)
- Meet the deadlines required by the WMAT Higher Education Office
- Must submit official transcripts from school attended after each semester funded.
- In Junior Year, one must submit a program of study to the Office of Higher Education
To keep the scholarship once received, you must meet the following requirements:
- Freshmen students must maintain a 1.7 GPA
- Sophomore students must maintain a 2.0 GPA
- Graduate and Post-Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA
- Full-time undergraduates must carry and complete a minimum of 12 Credit Hours per Semester
- ALL APPLICATIONS MUST SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT OF EACH SEMESTER ENROLLED