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The scholarships listed below are only available to members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Scholarships listed below are also listed in the CNO Scholarship Database.
1. Flintco Scholarship
Flintco, Inc. will award $25,000 in scholarship funds. This scholarship fund will be distributed to college bound Choctaw high school seniors. To qualify the student must be in a four or five-year construction management or construction science degree program, or a closely related field approved by Flintco.
2. Chief Pushmataha College Scholarship Fund
Brian Eaves will award $40,000 in scholarship funds to academically strong Choctaw college students with high potential. This scholarship fund is in memory of original enrollees Huddleston D. and Sebella "Seaby" Primus. This scholarship award will be matched dollar for dollar by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to raise the total award to $80,000.
3. The O.J. and Mary Christine Harvey Foundation Scholarship
The O.J. And Mary Christine Harvey Foundation will award a $5,000 scholarship to a sophomore or above with a GPA of 2.7 or above per term. Student must show a financial need. Student must attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
4. John C. Smith Scholarship
John C. Smith will award one scholarship per year to a Choctaw Student that is a Choctaw Honors Scholar. This is a $5,000 scholarship that can be renewed. Student must be able to demonstrate involvement with or measurable interests in Native American activities and high academic standards. This scholarship award will be matched by The Choctaw Nation to raise the total award to $10,000.
5. Oklahoma City University Choctaw Student Award (undergraduate)
Oklahoma City University will award one scholarship per year to a Choctaw Student that is a Choctaw Honors Scholar. This is a $12,500 scholarship that can be renewed if requirements are met. Student must be able to demonstrate involvement with or measurable interests in Native American activities and high academic standards. This scholarship award will be matched by The Choctaw Nation to raise the total award to $25,000.
6. Phil and Cathy Busey - Oklahoma City University Choctaw Student Scholarship
Phil and Cathy Busey and Oklahoma City University will award one scholarship to a rising freshman. Mr. Busey is an Oklahoma City attorney, OCU alum and a Native American. This is a $15,000 scholarship that can be renewed if requirements are met. Student must be able to demonstrate involvement with or measurable interests in Native American activities. An ACT score minimum of 25 and a high school GPA of 3.5 is required. This scholarship award will be matched by The Choctaw Nation to raise the total award to $30,000.
7. Louie LeFlore/Grant Foreman Scholarship
The Louie LeFlore/Grant Foreman Scholarship is awarded to members of the Five Civilized Tribes who reside in the state of Oklahoma and within the jurisdictional boundaries of their tribes. The scholarship is restricted to students majoring in nursing (R.N./B.S.) pre-professional health or professional health area. The scholarship is given each year to a student who has excelled in the professional health areas. The scholarship is awarded to a Choctaw student every five years and in 2014 a Choctaw student will be eligible to receive the scholarship. Applicants must provide a letter of acceptance into an accredited R.N./B.S. nursing program, a pre-health professions program or health professions school such as University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma state University-College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa, or Southwestern State university College of Pharmacy, Northeastern State University School of Optometry.
8. The Eliphalet Nott Wright Scholarship
The Eliphalet Nott Wright (E.N. Wright) Scholarship was created by Westminster alum, John Sullivan to help Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma students obtain an excellent education at his alma mater, Westminster College in Fulton Missouri. Founded in 1851, Westminster College is a private, selective, coeducational, residential, undergraduate college with a curriculum based on the liberal arts with an emphasis on developmental experience. The College is dedicated to teaching excellence and an education centered on key values (integrity, fairness, respect, and responsibility) that prepare graduates to become leaders of character. The student enrollment is just under 950, and the student/faculty ratio is 14:1. Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster in 1946, and in recent years George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, and Lech Walesa have participated in the College's international lecture series. Prominent on campus are the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library and the monumental sculpture "Breakthrough," created from sections of the Berlin Wall. The current value of the E.N. Wright Scholarship is $45,000.
9. The Native American Political Leadership Program Scholarship
The 2011 Spring Semester of the George Washington University's Native American Political Leadership (NAPLP) Scholarship is accepting applications through November 1st, 2010. This scholarship creates full scholarships for Native American students and recent graduates to participate in GWU's Semester in Washington Politics program. The NAPLP is the first political leadership development scholarship for Native students and is funded by the AT&T Foundation. The scholarship covers tuition for a six credit hour program, on-campus housing, all books, transportation to and from the program at the beginning and end of the semester, and a stipend. Apply online.
10. Tvshka Chunkash (Heart of a Warrior) Scholarship
The Tvshka Chunkash Scholarship is a $1000.00 scholarship offered through the Choctaw Nation Scholarship Advisement Program. Choctaw Nation Tribal members who are enrolled in SAP and are attending an accredited college or university are eligible to apply. The award is given on behalf of the veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars. This scholarship is a onetime award.
The applicant must submit a 500 word essay on how the war in Afghanistan or Iraq has affected their life and educational goals. The guidelines for this essay can be found at the Scholarship Advisement Program’s website at www.choctawnation-sap.com/cnoscholarship.shtml. All submissions are due to SAP by August 1, 2011. Please email essays to scholarshipadvisement@choctawnation.com; essays that are not submitted electronically will not be accepted. This scholarship will be awarded at the beginning of the school year and the recipient will be recognized at the Choctaw Nation Veteran's Day Ceremony on November 11th in Tuskahomma, OK. For any questions about this scholarship, please contact SAP at 800-522-6170 ext. 2383
Click here to download and print Tvshka Chunkash essay guidelines.
The Leading with Diligence Scholarship is a $1000.00 scholarship offered through the Choctaw Nation Scholarship Advisement Program. This scholarship was created and is funded by United States Corps Captain David Dixon. The scholarship will be available to a Choctaw student who plans to enter a field of public service after graduation. The preferred fields are those dealing with national security or diplomacy such as the military, State Department, FBI, and CIA. Preference will be given to a freshman male. This scholarship is a onetime award.
12. The Wake Forest University Schools of Business
The Wake Forest University Schools of Business Master of Arts (MA) in Management is designed specifically for recent liberal arts and science graduates; the program broadens students' education beyond the focus of their undergraduate studies. The MA in Management program's learning environment is experiential and hands-on, emphasizing the value of teamwork and collaboration in solving problems. The WFU-SB/CNO partnership also will provide the following:
- two Choctaw Scholars for the Master of Arts in Management Program beginning in 2011
- scholarship funds for the CNO scholars
- free tutoring for all Choctaw students
- mentoring support for Choctaw students from business professionals from the WFU-SB Executive Partners Mentorship Program.
13. The Tina Willis Memorial Scholarship
The Choctaw Nation Scholarship Advisement Program is excited to announce the Tina Willis Memorial Scholarship offered by the Tina Willis Memorial Scholarship Committee.
The Tina Willis Memorial Scholarship is offered by the Tina Willis Memorial Scholarship Committee in honor of the wife, mother, and social worker at the Choctaw Nation Outreach Services' Youth Outreach Program. She took great pride in being able to help the youth she worked with be successful in all their endeavors. This competitive award is a onetime $500 scholarship available to Choctaw students majoring in Criminal Justice or Social Work. And requires a brief essay on why you want to obtain your degree, what it means to you to be Choctaw, and how will you apply the social work or criminal justice degree to your Choctaw community.
All applications musts be completed electronically (download your application here) and emailed to scholarshipadvisement@choctawnation.com. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is November 1st.
For more information or questions about this scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Advisement Program at 580-924-8280 ext. 2383.
14. Oklahoma Christian MBA Scholarship Opportunity
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Scholarship Advisement Program and Oklahoma Christian University are launching a new MBA scholarship program for tribal members. According to Dr. Ken Johnson, chair of the Graduate School of Business at OC, this scholarship program will encourage and assist tribal members in seeking an advanced degree, which can be extremely beneficial in not only finding employment, but enhancing careers.
Johnson anticipates that most if not all of the Choctaw students will complete the MBA program online. "Being able to complete our fast-track MBA program online is certainly an attractive feature for students who are pressured for time with job and family commitments,” he said. "Our curriculum’s emphasis on ethics, practical knowledge and real-world application, is very attractive to employers who highly value those attributes. Communication, economics, finance, global perspectives, leadership, management, marketing, organizational issues, and technology are taught by faculty members who bring a wealth of business experience and academic preparation to the classroom.”
The MBA program grants admission for the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
15. Heinz College - Choctaw Nation Scholarship Program
Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College, in partnership with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Scholarship Advisement Program, is pleased to announce the creation of the Heinz College – Choctaw Nation Scholarship Program.
This scholarship program is designed to provide financial support for participants who have been nominated by the Scholarship Advisement Program staff and who also have successfully completed their bachelor’s degree.
Starting in 2012, Heinz College will award the scholarship to Choctaw students who are entering one of the College’s full-time graduate degree programs. The award will be made at the time of admission (no separate application is necessary). To be considered for the scholarship, Heinz College applicants should contact the Scholarship Advisement Program in order to be considered for nomination. The students who are nominated will receive at least $6,000 per semester, and most students will receive more.
To learn more about the Heinz College or the partnership, please contact David Eber, Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, at deber@cmu.edu or 412-268-3347, or complete a brief prospective student profile.
For questions or more information about this scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Advisement Program at 580-924-8280 ext. 2383 or email scholarshipadvisement@choctawnation.com.
16. Choctaw Language Teacher Education Scholarship
The goal of the Chahta Anumpa Teacher Education Scholarship is to provide a full scholarship to Choctaw individuals who are interested in completing a Teacher Education program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SOSU) and upon certification/ licensure becoming a Choctaw Language Teacher. The course work for this scholarship must lead to a Bachelor’s Degree in Education within the awarded time.
Selected participants must maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or above and must maintain full-time student status during the scholarship time. All participants will be required to sign a ‘Participant Agreement’ before services begin. Please see application packet for more details and application instructions. Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2012.
For questions or more information about this scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Advisement Program at 580-924-8280 ext. 2383 or email scholarshipadvisement@choctawnation.com.
