Tuesday, January 17, 2012

United Indian Health Services "Timm" William Indian Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: April 2, 2012

United Indian Health Services is now accepting applications for the UIHS H. D. "Timm " William Memorial Indian Scholarship that is due April 2, 2012.

The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage more American Indian students to pursue careers in the health field. These include a wide variety of majors and careers. A list of these is included in the application.

Eligibility Criteria:
  • American Indian student or their parents or guardians  that are registered for services at UIHS
  • Have acquired a high school diploma or equivalent GED (State Certified)
  • Plan to attend a 2-year or 4-year college or university as a full time student in the academic  year of 2012-2013
  • Must have an overall GPA of 2.0
Other important criteria that will be considered will include outside activities/interests, community involvement and commitment to and participation in working with American Indian people.

Don't let the "health field" aspect of this keep you from applying for this. The majors/ careers vary from Anthropology to Accounting to Native American Studies. It's a long list so check it out.

Applications are available in the Counseling Office and online at the link below:



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