Graduate Scholarship – application available December 15 to March 31 each year: 

• The Graduate Cobell Scholarship is designed to support:
  • Enrolled members of U.S. Federally-recognized Tribes. A dropdown list of U.S. Federally-recognized tribes is provided in the system; and,
  • Pursuing a master’s (MA, MS), Doctoral (PhD, EdD, etc.), or professional (MD, JD, etc.) degree while attending a nonprofit public or private *institution; or,
  • Post-baccalaureate degree as designated by the *institution of choice; or, 
  • Professional certification coursework.

*Note – a dropdown list of eligible institutions is provided in the system.

• Applicants should review all instructions and embedded videos throughout OASIS to ensure a full understanding of each step. 
• Applicants will complete a multistep process once in the OASIS portal:
  • Profile – collects demographic information used to communicate with applicants and scholars. 
    • Carefully read the Acknowledgements and Authorizations before initialing
    • This information can be updated as needed by the user; then,
  • Eligibility – collects educational information needed to match applicants with the appropriate application(s); then,
  • Graduate Scholarship – for individuals who
    • recently completed a bachelor’s degree; or,
    • recently completed a master’s degree; or,
    • are in need of additional professional certification to advance a career; or,
    • have completed some graduate coursework but have *not yet earned a degree. 

*Note that we cannot provide funding for second degrees at the same level 

• A letter of reference is required.
• We are seeking highly engaged leaders who exhibit strength in academics.
• Review all Frequently Asked Questions regarding selection and awarding.
• Direct all application questions to scholarships@cobellscholar.org