1. Oklahoma Native American Students in Higher Education 2008 Conference Scholarship Resources Frederic Murray, M.L.I.S. Reference Librarian Al Harris Library February 29, 2008

2. American Indian Higher Education Consortium

3. History of CATC

4. August 2006 CATC opens officially in partnership with SWOSU August 2007 over 30 students formally enrolled in Tribal College Goal: 2009-2010 CATC will apply for candidacy with American Indian Higher Education Council Goal: 2015-2016 CATC will relocate to a new campus and exist as a stand-alone institution.

5. Al Harris Library Resources Financial Aid for Native Americans Scholarships 482 Fellowships 350 Loans 57 Grants 365 Awards 54 Internships 219 Over 1500 Sources1500 Sources

6. Oklahoma State Resources OKLAHOMA PROFESSIONAL STUDY GRANT PROGRAM* E-mail: studentifor@osrhe.edustudentifor@osrhe.edu www.okhighered.org Deadline: May of each year OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS ACADEMIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM* www.okhighered.org Deadline: Varies; recently 1444 scholars participated in this program OKLAHOMA DOCTORAL STUDY GRANT PROGRAM* E-mail: studentifor@osrhe.edustudentifor@osrhe.edu www.okhighered.org Deadline: April of each year OKLAHOMA FUTURE TEACHERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM E-mail: studentifor@osrhe.edustudentifor@osrhe.edu www.okhighered.org Deadline: September of each year

7. Oklahoma State Resources Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Education: http://www.okhighered.org/ Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Education: Financial Aid http://www.okhighered.org/student- center/financial-aidhttp://www.okhighered.org/student- center/financial-aid/ State Regents Grant & Scholarship Programs http://www.okhighered.org/student- center/publications/grants-scholarships-2007.pdfhttp://www.okhighered.org/student- center/publications/grants-scholarships-2007.pdf

8. Tribal Resources Caddo Nation Comanche Nation Cherokee Nation Chickasaw Nation Osage Nation

9. Internet Resources Scholarships for Underrepresented Students The Gates Millennium Scholars The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) funded by a grant from the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education. American Indian Graduate Center Purpose to build, promote, and honor self-sustaining American Indian and Alaska Native communities through education and leadership Bureau of Indian Education, BIE BIE has responsibility for 184 elementary and secondary schools and dormitories as well as 24 colleges, and our Bureau-operated Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute. Our post- secondary institutions, schools and dormitories are located on 63 reservations in 23 states across the United States serving approximately 60,000 students representing 238 different tribes

10. FinAid FinAid: Financial Aid for Native American StudentsFinAid: Financial Aid for Native American Students –FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools -- on or off the web.

11. FastWeb FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships.FastWeb FastWEB scholarship search lists 70 active award sources for Native American students only, 11 award sources for Native American or Native Alaskan students, and hundreds of awards for minority students.FastWEB scholarship search

12. Web 2.0 Tools iGoogle RSS indeed.com emurse.com

13. Questions? Contact me: Frederic Murray, M.L.I.S. 744-7113 frederic.murray@swosu.edu http://faculty.swosu.edu/frederic.murray/

14. Thank You