can college pay for someone who is 1/4th native american?

Question

i'm going to college next year and i can't afford college even with help and my teacher told me since i'm a bit native american that my education will be paid for but i wasn't sure about how much native american i had to be and if it was true

Answer 1

It is different with each tribe, but some tribes will allow memebrship as long as you are at least 1/8 Native American and can prove it. Under federal law, Native Americans are entitled to a full college education. Contact your local Bureau of Indian Affairs and they can help you apply.

Answer 2

Yes, there is scholarships out there for Native Americans even at 1/4th Native American. There are other sources out there that can help you finance your college education, too. All of them are free to access and apply for consideration.

First, there is the FAFSA form. It will help you tap into need based financial aid from both the state and federal government and the college itself. It is based on both income and financail resources (meaning savings). The form becomes available on January 1 for the fall semester/quarter. I recommend filing in early February by the latest.

Second, your high school has a list of local scholarships available to its students to apply for consideration. This takes time to hear back if you were selected.

Third, a college's financial aid office and website has a list of private scholarships offered by companies and organizations. This takes time to hear back if you were selected.

Fourth, search Google.com and Yahoo.com for scholarships based on the tribe. There are some out there.

Fifth, go to the public library since there is a scholarship list book there. There are some scholarships not even listed on the web.

Finally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. Most are updated on a regular basis. Most offer customized searches.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Do you have a CDIB or tribal enrollment card? Those are the first things you will need to look any further into scholarships or grants for Native Americans. If you do have those, then you need to contact your tribe to see what programs or assistance they offer. There are 2 colleges that I know of that offer free tuition to Native Americana's as well. I hope that with this search for money for college, you will take the opportunity to learn more about your tribe and heritage as well.

Answer 4

There are scholarships and grants available for native americans. The first thing i would do is look into getting your 'Indian card' that qualifies you to recieve benefits from your tribe, if you don't already have one. Your parents should be able to help you fill out the paperwork.

Then I would go to fastweb.com and other scholarship search sites, create a profile and start applying for as many as you possibly can.

Also check with the college that you want to go to; they have grants and scholarships available depending on your major, economic status, etc.

Finally, but probably most importantly, start filling out the FASFA AS SOON after Jan 1 as you can. don't wait until May and then try to finish it- have your parents file their taxes as soon as they get their W-2s so you can have the income information. The FASFA will open you up to governmental aid, and most schools also look at the fasfa to award aid.

Answer 5

i comprehend the minimum blood quantum replaced into a million/2, yet many years in the past they were discussing reducing it. i do not comprehend what, if some thing, they determined. you should the contact them your self. Why doesn't your mom comprehend? yet no matter if you probably did qualify for tribal citizenship ( and also you should) i'm sorry, yet with those grades, your probabilities of having a tribal scholarship are narrow to none. besides, do not provide up. Heck, I spent a great deal of my childhood in a house without electricity or operating water. I joined the military so i ought to pay for faculty with the GI bill. I also had to stay foreign places and visit Europe, and knew there'd be no opposite direction to do it. you should guage that route.

Answer 6

I've yet to understand why someone should be given money for their nationality/ethnicity.