The Higher Education Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to students who plan on attending a 2 or 4 year accredited institution.

Qualifications

  • Be an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Tribes

  • Possess a High School Diploma or GED/HiSET

  • Be accepted into a regionally accredited post-secondary institution

  • Be PELL eligible

Fort Peck Tribes | Department of Education

Application Checklist

  • Higher Education Scholarship Application/Need Assessment Form

  • Copy of most recent unofficial college transcript(s)

  • Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB)

  • Copy of high school diploma or GED

  • Copy of acceptance letter from college

  • Copy of DD214 Member 4 (If claiming Veterans Preference-Only

    those with an Honorable Discharge will be given Preference)

NOTE: All of these items listed above must be submitted or to complete your file and incomplete applications will not be considered for funding.

Education Department Standards

The Tribal Scholarship program administered by the Education Department has specific eligibility criteria that applicants must meet when submitting their applications:

  • Actively pursuing an Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral Degree.

  • Submission of a completed application by the specified deadline.

  • Possession of a minimum of 12 credits with a GPA of at least 2.0 on the incoming transcript.

  • Completion of an online Financial Literacy Training provided by the Education Department (Attach Financial Needs Analysis form).

Ready to submit your application?

Please take a minute to ensure you have all of the documents needed (see above) required to submit you application. All documents must be submitted at the same time.