American Indian Endowed Scholarship (AIES)

The American Indian Endowed Scholarship helps financially needy students with close social and cultural ties to an in-state American Indian community pursue undergraduate and graduate studies.

Scholarship awards range from about $500 to $2,000. Approximately 15 students are selected each year to receive the awards. These students are eligible to receive their college scholarships for up to five years. Renewal scholarships are not automatic and require submission of the application each year.

Applicant Eligibility:

• Have close social and cultural ties to an American Indian tribe or community in Washington State.
• Intend to use your education to benefit the American Indian community in-state.
• Be enrolled full-time by Fall term 2024 as an undergraduate or graduate student at a public or private college or university in Washington State.
• Demonstrate financial need based on a completed FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (StudentAid.gov -- 2024-25 application)
• Be a Washington State resident.
• Not yet received a total of five years of this scholarship.

How to Apply:

1. Read the application info sheet.
2. Complete and sign the application form.
3. Print and mail the signed application, with required attachments, to the Washington Student Achievement Council. 
   Postmarked date no later than March 1, 2024.
4. Mail to (if using UPS or FedEx delivery)
   American Indian Endowed Scholarship Program
   WSAC
   917 Lakeridge Way SW
   Olympia, WA 98502
   
   OR (if using US Postal Service)
   American Indian Endowed Scholarship Program
   WSAC
   P.O. Box 43430
   Olympia, WA 98502-3430
5. Late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the selection committee.
6. Finalists will be announced in the spring.
7. Questions? Contact WSAC at:
   Email: aies@wsac.wa.gov
   Phone: 360-485-1311