Scholarship Application

To apply for scholarships to high school summer programs, vocational school, college, and/or graduate school, please create an application packet containing all of the following information. If you have questions during the application process, please email brianswnaf@gmail.com. Our postmark and email deadline is May 1 each year. If your application is submitted after May 1, you will be considered for a scholarship next year. Instructions for how to submit your application materials can be found at the bottom of this page.

​YOUR BASIC INFORMATION

• First Name
• Middle Name
• Last Name
• Pronouns
• Street Address
• City, State, and Zip Code
• Cell Phone Number
• Your Best Email Address
• Ethnicity
• Marital Status
• Number of Dependents (under the age of 18)

YOUR TRIBAL ENROLLMENT
Your scholarship eligibility is determined by your status as an enrolled member of a U.S. Federally Recognized Tribes OR lineal descendant from a base roll member OR your relationship to a tribal member who descended from someone named on the base roll. Tribal enrollment criteria are set forth in tribal constitutions, articles of incorporation, or ordinances. These vary from tribe to tribe, so uniform membership requirements do not exist. More information about the tribal enrollment process can be found here and a guide to contact your tribe can be found here. 

Requirements for tribal enrollment:

• An enrolled member of a U.S. Federally Recognized American Indian or descendant of a base roll member.
• Lineal descendancy from someone named on the tribe’s base roll or relationship to a tribal member who descended from someone named on the base roll (the original list of members as designated in a tribal constitution or other document specifying enrollment criteria).
• Other conditions such as Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, tribal residency, or continued contact with the tribe are common.

Please include a copy of:

• Your tribal ID card, OR
• Copy CDIB (Certificate Degree of Indian Blood), OR
• An official letter from your tribe stating the enrollment status of the parent and/or grandparent(s) and/or documentation showing lineal descendant of a base roll member
• Please also include your tribal affiliation and your tribal enrollment status (e.g. If you are Diné/Navajo, what chapter do you belong to?)

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION

• High school name
• Year of Graduation or GED Completion
• Your Cumulative GPA
• City and State
• Please provide a copy of your high school transcript.

UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE INFORMATION

• Name of Institution
• Major
• Additional major (if any)
• Minor (if applicable)
• Expected Graduation Date (Month and Year)
• Cumulative GPA
• Current Year in College (e.g. Freshman), or the year you will enter your program
• Enrollment status (e.g. full-time/part-time)
• Transcript (if applicable)

GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION

• Name of Institution
• Degree Program
• Concentration
• Expected Graduation Date (Month Year)
• Graduate GPA
• Current/Entering Year in College (e.g. Third Year)
• Enrollment status (e.g. full-time/part-time)
• Transcript (if applicable)

APPLICATION ESSAY
SWNAF would like to know about you.  What should we know about you that would help us determine your qualification for the SWNAF Scholarship? Please write about your background, your personal and educational journey. Please include your future goals in education and your plans for life after earning your degree. We look forward to reading your thoughtful essay.

RECOMMENDATION LETTER
Please include a letter of reference or recommendation from an educator who knows you well.

How to Submit Your Application Packet

Mail your completed application and all documents (postmarked before or on May 1) to: 

The Southwest Native-American Foundation
P.O. Box W
Boulder, Colorado 80302-9998OR send a single email containing all documents, including the application materials above, to the following address by May 1:
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brianswnaf@gmail.com