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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Native American Scholarship - Tribal Nations Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United States
Location
Anytime
Application deadline

About

When you apply to UIUC, you’re automatically considered for our merit-based scholarships. Many of these are for first-year and transfer students in any college based on academic excellence, though awards are also given out based on major.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Tuition fee waiver

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The scholarship is available to members of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (connected historically with the state of Illinois) who have filed an FAFSA

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship covers the difference between non-resident and resident tuition at UIUC.

Eligibility

  • Any student who is not a resident of the state of Illinois, is a member of any of the Tribal Nations federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and has filed a FAFSA.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United States

Nationality

American

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Anytime

By applying to UIUC, you’re automatically in the running for the following scholarship, regardless of your major.

Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2025-2026 academic year and indicating planned enrollment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (entering federal school code 001775).

Submit tribal citizenship documentation (Ex. U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Card and/or Tribal Citizenship card).

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