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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that this quarter’s transfer of nearly $500,000 to the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund (Scholarship Fund) brings the total amount contributed so far close to $40 million. The Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance through scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary and graduate education and training.

Funded in part by the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program), the scholarship program is overseen by the Cobell Board of Trustees and administered by Indigenous Education, Inc., a non-profit corporation expressly created to administer the Scholarship Fund. Thus far, approximately $2.2 million has been awarded in graduate and undergraduate scholarships to highly qualified American Indian students.

Based on data gathered by Indigenous Education, the most recent recipients – or Cobell scholars – include 404 undergraduate students and 64 graduate students; representing 89 federally-recognized tribes. Applications and information concerning scholarships for Academic Year 2017-2018 can be found at http://www.cobellscholar.org.