Introducing 2008-09 The Andrew W. Mellon Career Enhancement Program Fellows
Carmelita Lamb and Michael D. Tosee are the new 2008-09 fellows under The Andrew W. Mellon Career Enhancement Program. Fellows receive a $30,000 sabbatical fellowship with additional funding for research-related travel, with the purpose of increasing the intellectual capital among faculty at the 32 accredited tribal colleges and universities. In existence since 2004, the program has funded 15 Ph.D. candidates to date. »More

Coca Cola, Inc. and American Indian College Fund Honor 46 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship Winners
Denver, Colorado—Coca Cola, Inc. and the American Indian College Fund honored 46 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2008-09 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Missoula, Montana on March 29.

The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship was established to provide $5,000 for tuition and fees and to fund unmet need for a student's first year in college. »More

Scholarship Application Deadline May 31, 2009
Need money for college? The American Indian College Fund is now accepting applications for special scholarships to American Indian students attending tribal colleges and universities, mainstream universities and graduate programs for the 2009-2010 academic year. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2009. Scholarship recipients will be notified in August. Applications are available online at http://www.collegefund.org/scholarships/main.html

Ben Plucknett Charitable Trust Gives More Than $10,000 to American Indian College Fund's Sovereign Nations Scholarship Fund Endowment 
Denver, Colorado—The American Indian College Fund received a gift of more than $10,000 from the Boise, Idaho-based Ben Plucknett Charitable Trust.

Jan DeRoin, Mr. Plucknett's sister and one of the trustees of the trust, says the trust was established by her mother in her will in honor of her son, who predeceased her by one year. »More