Tsalagi Think Tank

A friend and board member of Cherokee Nation Education Corporation passed on this helpful scholarship information. Additional information and other scholarship opportunities are available online.

The following awards support graduate work:

CNEC Mission Award – Available to Cherokee Nation citizens who are a full-time student in an undergraduate or graduate college or university in a major field of study for a career that will promote the revitalization of the language, culture and/or history of Cherokee people. Scholarship amount is $1,000 per semester or $2,000 per year if a 2.5 Grade Point Average is maintained. Student may re-apply for a second year in a new application.

John Shurr Journalism Award – Available to a Cherokee Nation citizen who is currently an undergraduate or a graduate student of a higher education institution who has been accepted in an accredited journalism or mass communications degree program. Scholarship amount is $1,000 per semester or $2,000 per academic year if a 3.0 grade point average is maintained. Student must also write an additional essay on journalism career goals, provide 2 samples of writing (published preferred), and be willing to apply for an 8-week, paid, summer internship with The Cherokee Phoenix newspaper in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Nell D. Brown Memorial Award - Available to a Cherokee Nation citizen who has been accepted for graduate study in the field of American History, Anthropology, or Archeology with an emphasis on American Indian or Cherokee Studies. May reside either inside or outside the Cherokee Nation jurisdiction. Scholarship amount is $1,000 per semester or $2,000 per year if a 3.0 Grade Point Average is maintained.