Navajo Nation Chief Manuelito Scholarship

The Navajo Nation's flagship merit scholarship pays about $7,000 a year ($3,500 a term) to Navajo Nation members with a strong combined GPA and ACT/SAT score who are admitted to a postsecondary school. Recipients must complete a Navajo Language and a Navajo Government course before graduating high school (or an approved online equivalent) and must reapply every year, maintaining a 3.0 GPA and 12+ credit hours per term to continue.

Eligibility

DemographicsMust be an enrolled Navajo Nation member; must complete a Navajo Language credit (1 high school unit or equivalent) and Navajo Government credit (0.5 unit or equivalent) before receiving the award.

Applying

$3,500 per term (2 terms/year); must reapply every year and maintain a 3.0 GPA with 12+ credit hours/term to continue. Exact ACT/GPA eligibility follows a published sliding scale.