Information about AISES Scholarships

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) helps students move forward in their educational journeys by providing a wide range of programs and scholarship opportunities. AISES scholarships help students acquire skills and training that will help them meet the unique STEM needs of our communities. We highly encourage you to apply for all the scholarships you are eligible for! To apply, you must be an AISES member.

AISES student members now have easy access to other scholarships for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Indigenous peoples of Canada through the Online Scholarship Application Information System (OASIS) provided by Indigenous Education, Inc. In OASIS students will complete a General Application Profile that can be finished, revised and submitted year-round and that will automatically match students with the scholarship opportunities they are eligible for, and those that are open and available to receive. Creating a General Application Profile is the first step to completing other scholarship applications that you may qualify for. You can find all scholarships at or go to

All of the scholarship opportunities (AISES, The Cobell Scholarship and others offered by Indigenous Education, Inc., and Dream Warriors) have different eligibility criteria. Just because you do not qualify for other scholarships offered on this website, do not assume you will not qualify for AISES or other scholarships. Be sure to read the specific requirements carefully.

AISES Scholarship Timelines

  • Scholarship Application Open: December 15, 2017
  • Scholarship Application Close: March 31, 2018
  • Application Review Period: April 16 – June 29, 2018 (AISES will review scholarship applications on a rolling basis)

Notification to Students of Scholarship Awards:

  • Award notifications (both awards and declines) will begin May 14, 2018 depending on when applications were reviewed. Notifications could occur as late as June 29, 2018. (June 29th listed on website)

Scholarship Post-Acceptance Documents Required for Verification:

Awarded (finalists) students will receive the list of any additional requirements in their notification letters. AISES will/may require an official or unofficial transcript, enrollment verification, a direct deposit form, a recent photo, a thank you and/or cover letter to the scholarship donor to be uploaded in OASIS by August 31, 2018.

Scholarship Check Disbursements:

If you have submitted all documents as required by AISES we will begin paying scholarships out in September and through the month of November.

Please note that AISES cannot award scholarship funds to students before we have received the money from the scholarship donor. Although we do our best to award scholarships according to the months noted above there may be occasions where AISES may not be able to send scholarship funds according to this schedule. We reserve the right to make disbursement changes at any time. AISES will notify scholarship finalists should changes to the disbursement schedule be made.

Questions about AISES Scholarships or Internships?

If you have questions about AISES Scholarships, or your school requires that documents be sent by mail, please send an e-mail to , or mail to: AISES Scholarship Department, 6899 Winchester Circle, STE 102A, Boulder, CO 80301. You can also reach us by phone at 720-552-6123.