1st Financial Bank USA wants to celebrate those who recognize the importance of pursuing educational and financial goals with the 1st Financial Bank USA Financial Goals Scholarship.
The IHS Pre-Graduate Scholarship provides financial aid to qualified American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate students. Recipients must be members or descendants of federally recognized, state-recognized or terminated Tribes enrolled in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-nursing and other subjects needed by the Indian health programs. The scholarship recipient will receive financial support for up to four years of academic work. Members of federally-recognized or state-recognized American Indian Tribes or Alaska Native villages must submit the Form BIA-4432. Descendants of federal or state-recognized Tribal members must submit a copy of their birth certificate; the birth or death certificate of their parent or grandparent who is an enrolled member of the Tribe with which they are establishing descendant status; and evidence of either a parent's or grandparent's Tribal membership in accordance with the scholarship criteria. Applicants must clearly document their relationship to the Tribal member. In addition to submitting the online application form, students must submit their official transcripts and employer or faculty evaluations. Selected applicants in each degree program will be reviewed for a potential award offer. Selected applicants will be notified to submit the following additional documents to complete the selection process within 30 days upon notification: Letter of Acceptance, Documentation of American Indian Tribal or Alaska Native Village Membership, Curriculum for Major or Degree Plan of Study, Declaration of Federal Employment-OMB Form 3206-0162, and Addendum of 306 Form-OMB Form 0917-0028. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility Requirements
Minimum GPA
2.00
Ethnicity / Heritage
American Indian/Alaska Native
Residency
None specified
Gender
None specified
Religious Affiliation
None specified
School Location
MD
Area of Study
Dental Health/Services
Health and Medical Sciences
Nursing
Financial Need
None specified
Scholarship Sponsor
Scholarship Sponsor
Organization
Indian Health Services, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, African-American/Black, Hispanic, African, Latin American/Caribbean
1st Financial Bank USA wants to celebrate those who recognize the importance of pursuing educational and financial goals with the 1st Financial Bank USA Financial Goals Scholarship.