Osiyo! Welcome to the Cherokee Nation Scholarship Program!
Please complete the online application to apply for scholarship funding for the upcoming academic year by uploading required documents saved in a PDF format. Applications will be processed in order of receipt. Applications received after posted deadlines will not be processed.
Note: You will need to complete this application process in a single setting. If you stop before completing the process, you will need to begin again.
Click here to see list of required documents that must be saved individually in a PDF format to attach to this application.
Click here to see Higher Education Service Area Map
Residency restrictions:
- Cherokee Promise(Continuing Students Only): must reside within the Cherokee Nation Service Area (inside the red borders)
- Undergraduate (Not eligible for Federal Pell), Graduate and Valedictorian/Salutatorian: must reside within the Cherokee Nation Service Area or contiguous counties (inside the red or the light blue highlighted counties).
- Undergraduate (Pell eligible): must reside within the United States.
- Concurrent Enrollment: Must reside within the Cherokee Nation Service Area or contiguous counties (inside the red or light blue highlighted counties)
The scholarships are intended to supplement educational needs for those pursuing a degree from an accredited post-secondary institution and shall be contingent on the availability of funding.
Please allow 8 weeks for processing.
Wado,
Cherokee Nation College Resource Center