NAES College Scholarship Fund - College Grants for Native Americans

NAES College --Native American Educational Services

Scholarship

Financial Aid | Scholarship | Federal Assistance

NAES College Private Scholarship Fund:

For students not fully eligible for financial aid but who, nevertheless, have demonstrated need, NAES has established the NAES College Scholarship Fund. The Fund is supported by contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, and associations, and by lectures given by NAES faculty and students. This may be a Campus-specific Fund. The guidelines for the allocation of NAES Scholarship funds are:

1. The student must have applied for all other existing forms of financial aid.
2. The student must demonstrate financial need based on financial condition.
3. The student must be in good academic standing.
4. No direct cash payments will be paid to the student.
5. Scholarships will be made based upon availability of funds.

Other scholarships may also be available. Information about them may be
obtained from the College's Financial Aid Officer and the Campus Dean.

Student Eligibility

To receive aid from student aid programs you must:

Have financial need.
Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED)* certificate, pass a test approved by the U.S. Department of Education, meet other standards your state establishes that are approved by the U.S. Department of Education, or complete a high school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under state law. See your financial aid administrator for more information.
Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program. (You may not receive aid for correspondence or telecommunications courses unless they are part of an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree program.)
Be a U.S. citizen, or eligible non-citizen
Have a valid Social Security Number.
Make satisfactory academic progress.
Sign a statement on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) certifying that you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes.
Sign a statement on the FAFSA certifying that you are not in default* on a federal student loan and that you do not owe money back on a federal student grant.
Register with the Selective Service if required.

A new law suspends aid eligibility for students convicted under federal or state law of sale or possession of drugs. If you have been convicted of drug possession, you will be ineligible for one year from the date of a first conviction, two years after a second conviction, and indefinitely after a third conviction. If you have been convicted for selling drugs, you will be ineligible for two years from the date of a first conviction and indefinitely after a second conviction. If you lose eligibility, you can regain eligibility early by successfully completing an acceptable drug rehabilitation program.

The New law will be implemented on July 1, 2000. However, a conviction prior to July 1, 2000 could still affect your eligibility. For example, if your are convicted for the first time for drug possession on February 1, 2000, you will ineligible for SFA program assistance from July 1, 2000 (the implementation date of the law) through January 31, 2001 (one year from the date of the conviction). Instructions on the FAFSA will help you to determine your eligibility under this law. Remember, just because your were convicted does not automatically mean you still are ineligible for federal aid. Even if you are ineligible for federal aid, you should complete the FAFSA because you may be eligible for non-federal aid from states and private institutions. If you regain eligibility during the award year, notify your financial aid administrator immediately. If you are convicted of a drug-related
offense after you submit the FAFSA, you may lose eligibility for federal student aid and you may be liable for returning any financial aid received during a period of ineligibility.

When you apply for aid from the SFA programs, the U.S. Department of Education verifies some of your information with the following federal agencies:

Social Security Administration (for verification of Social Security Numbers and U.S. citizenship status.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (for verification of eligible non-citizenship status, if applicable).
Department of Justice (for verification that an applicant has not been denied federal student aid by the courts as a result of a drug-related conviction).
Department of Veterans Affairs (for verification of veterans status, if applicable, for dependency status purposes).

The two major sources of private funding are through mail appeals generated
out of the President's office and through the Mary Hall Scholarship Fund
already established at NAES.

Mail Appeals:

Each year the President's office identifies prospective donors for the
college. A letter is generated asking for monetary support. The letters
identifies three areas for the donor to consider: unrestricted, endowment
and scholarship for NAES students. At the end of the Spring semester, those
monies that are resticted to scholarships are tallied and the Deans are made
aware of their share of support . They identify students and corresponding
award amounts that are then credited to the student's ledger account. These
monies are available to all degree seeking NAES students who have
outstanding debt at the end of the award year. The monies may be used only
to decrease student debt.

Mary Hall Scholarship Fund:

NAES received a sizable bequest from the estate of Mary Hall. Ms. Hall
requested that these monies be given to Native American students, with a
prefernce to members of the Lakota tribe. The same regulations apply as the
Mail Appeal ,although they must prove Native American tribal enrollment.