Aerospace Career Enhancement (ACE) Scholarship

Native Forward Scholars Fund

Award: $5,000

To provide financial assistance to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate and graduate engineering students enrolled full-time at an accredited institution within Washington state’s public higher education systems. Qualifications: Applicants must be degree-seeking students must be attending an accredited institution full-time in the U.S; must be an enrolled member or a descendant of a federally or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group and must provide proof of Tribal enrollment via a copy of their Certificate Degree of Indian Blood, Tribal membership card, OR a letter of enrollment/descendancy from their Tribal enrollment office; must be enrolled full-time at an accredited institution pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree within Washington state's public higher education systems; must be pursuing a major in engineering or other high-demand degrees that support professional and technical careers in the aerospace industry and be planning to enter a professional or technical career in the aerospace industry upon graduation; must have an unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; must have financial need. Selection criteria: Selection based on completed native forward scholars fund personal profile; tribal eligibility certificate (TEC) completed by the tribal enrollment office; financial needs form (FNF) completed by the institution’s Financial Aid Office; most recent academic transcript, essay(s) (specific to each scholarship), one academic reference, and one community/leadership reference. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form. Focus: Engineering.

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