Accenture American Indian Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
May
Page last updated: 
03/11/2011
Application Deadline: 
May 4, 2011
Contact Phone: 
1-800-628-1920
Contact e-mail: 
web@aigcs.org
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application form
Funding source home page: 
American Indian Graduate Center
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Be an enrolled member of a U.S. federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group and provide a Certificate of Indian Blood;

Be seeking a degree and career in fields of study including: various engineering, computer science, operations management, management, finance, marketing and other business oriented fields;

Be entering a U.S. accredited college or university as a full‐time, degree seeking college freshmen or as a first‐year graduate or professional student. Graduate/Professional: Attained a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or greater, on a 4.0 scale as measured by undergraduate transcripts.

Demonstrate character, personal merit and commitment to the American Indian Community locally and/or nationally. Merit is demonstrated through leadership in school, civic and extracurricular activities, academic achievement, and motivation to serve and succeed.

Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Computers
General support
Minority
Science/technology
Amount: 
Not specified
Funding Abstract: 

The Accenture American Indian Scholarship fund meets a vital need for American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking higher education and requiring financial assistance.  Accenture will award three types of scholarships to high-achieving American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking degrees and careers in fields of study including: various engineering, computer science, operations management, finance, marketing and other business oriented fields.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

Scholarship recipients are eligible for summer internships with Accenture, as first-year graduate students or junior-year undergraduate students.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application materials include:

- Tribal Eligibility Certificate Form (TEC);

 

- If applying for the graduate scholarship, submit your undergraduate and/or graduate academic transcripts;

- Resume;

- Personal statement describing your character, personal merit and commitment to community and heritage, current and/or future to American Indians and Alaska Natives;

- Two personal letters of recommendation;

- Admission Letter from the institution you will attend in the Fall.

 

 

If you are selected to receive the Accenture American Indian Scholarship, you will be required to submit a Financial Need Form (FNF) from the university you will attend. The FNF form will be mailed to you at a later date.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, internship
Fields of Study: 
Environmental Informatics
Sustainable Systems