AIGC Fellowship (Graduate)

Each year, the AIGC fellowship program provides $1,200,000 in fellowships to over 350 Native American and Alaska Native graduate students. Graduate fellowships are monetary awards made to American Indian and Alaska Native graduate or professional degree-seeking students, who meet all eligible criteria. The United States Bureau of Indian Education federally funds the fellowship program. The fellowship amount is typically between $1,000 and $5,000 per academic year (not including summer), and varies from year to year, depending on the availability of funds and unmet financial need.

To be considered for an AIGC fellowship, the applicant must be:

Pursuing a post baccalaureate graduate or professional degree as a full time student at an accredited institution in the U.S.
Able to demonstrate financial need.
An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native group, or provide documentation of descendency (possess one-fourth degree federally recognized Indian blood).

The deadline to submit an AIGC Fellowship Program application for the 2010-2011 Academic Year was June 1, 2010.

2010-2011 Financial Need Form: Download FNF now DEADLINE: JULY 9, 2010

2010-2011 Tribal Eligibility Certificate: Download TEC now DEADLINE: JULY 9, 2010

Award and denial letters for the 2010-2011 academic year will be mailed out late July 2010 to the address listed on the application. If you do not receive a letter by August 27th, 2010, please contact Marveline Vallo Gabbard at marveline@aigcs.org or 1-800-628-1920.

For those who missed the deadline for the 2010-2011 AY, applications for the 2011-2012 AY will be available January 2011. The application deadline will be June 1st, 2011.

For further information, please contact us at (505) 881-4584 (Toll-free 1-800-628-1920).