Transfer Tribal College Tuition Scholarship

Awarded to graduates of Nebraska high school who are in progress or recently completed a two-year degree from one of the tribal colleges or universities listed below.

• Kansas
  • Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS
• Montana
  • Blackfeet Community College, Browning, MT
  • Chief Dull Knife College, Lame Deer, MT
  • Aaniiih Nakoda College, Harlem, MT
  • Fort Peck Community College, Poplar, MT
  • Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT
  • Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT
  • Stone Child College, Box Elder, MT
• Nebraska
  • Nebraska Indian Community College, Macy, NE
  • Little Priest Tribal College, Winnebago, NE
• North Dakota
  • Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Fort Totten, ND
  • Fort Berthold Community College, New Town, ND
  • Sitting Bull College, Fort Yates, ND
  • Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND
  • United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND
• South Dakota
  • Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD
  • Sinte Gleska University, Rosebud, SD
  • Sisseton Wahpeton College, Sisseton, SD

Award

Recipients are awarded full University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate tuition for up to two years, including summer and differential tuition (the College of Business, Architecture, and Engineering having differential tuition rates).

Deadline

• Fall: March 1
• Spring: October 1

How to Apply

1. Apply for admission by March 1 (fall) or October 1 (spring).
2. Submit your college transcripts in MyRED.
3. Submit your Enrollment Deposit in MyRED by May 1 (fall) or December 1 (spring).

Review Basis

Transfer Tribal College Tuition Scholars demonstrate high academic potential. Selection is based a cumulative transfer college GPA of at least 2.500 from certain tribal colleges/universities. Final determination is based on a holistic review that includes a balanced objective assessment of competitive academic achievement with a subjective final academic review.

Renewability

Renewable for one year, students must maintain a 2.500 cumulative GPA and complete 24 credit hours for the academic year (fall/spring). See full guidelines for scholarship.

Transferability

This scholarship is offered by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The scholarship is not transferable in part or in whole to any other university or campus, including the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) or the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). This scholarship will not cover the cost of tuition for classes taken at UNO, UNK, NCTA or UNMC.