Exactly. University of New Mexico is very very well worth looking at. You would likely get very significant aid there to attend college. And I believe noted above, Native Americans get instate medical school tuition also…regardless of where they are residents.
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Here is the previous post @WayOutWestMom wrote upstream. Please read it again!
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Oops…I see @drdadr meant University of Minnesota.
So actually…sounds like this student should be looking at New Mexico and Minnesota.
@drdadr would the cost of Minnesota be the same very low cost this student would get at New Mexico for undergrad?
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UMN (Minnesota) offers the Native American Tuition Promise scholarship, which is full tuition scholarship good for 4 years, but it requires recipients have a tribal enrollment number to be eligible, as well as a family income of less than $125,000/year.
Scholarships are primarily for students who are enrolled members of one of Minnesota’s 11 recognized Native American tribes.
UNM (New Mexico)'s full ride scholarship requires that the recipient be recognized as having achieved National Indigenous Scholar status through the National Merit program (which I believe does not require tribal enrollment as part of the recognition process).
Students may self-nominate for the National Recognition Program.
The Colorado Reciprocal Scholarship only requires proof of Colorado residency.
Additionally, UNM offers an undergrad research fellowship for research in topics pertaining to health/healthcare in Native American Communities.
Edited to add:
The Indian Health Service has given grants to several universities to provide special tracks for Native American students who wish to make medicine their career. Recipients of grants include; University of Arizona, University of North Dakota, Oregon Health Science University and University of Wisconsin.
Oregon Health & Science University Northwest Native American Center of Excellence (NNACoE) was founded in 2017, representing a partnership between the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, 43 federally recognized tribes in the Pacific Northwest, Portland State University, and OHSU. NNACoE aims to comprehensively and sustainably address the health care needs of all people by increasing the Native American voice in the US health professions workforce. For more information, contact Erick Brodt.
At the University of Arizona, the school’s Native American Student Affairs (NASA) center is the university’s hub for student support services. The AZ INMED Recruitment and Retention Team foster collaborative efforts among the university, Arizona Tribes, and various key partners to create and sustain a strong educational pipeline to support Arizona’s AI/AN students along the path into the health professions. For more information, contact Teshia Solomon.
At the University of North Dakota, the INMED program provides student support and advising services, a learning resource center, financial aid advice, tutoring, a Summer Institute on advanced math and science, MCAT prep classes, and a Pathway Program to ease the transition between community college and the university. For more information, contact Daniel Henry.
At the University of Wisconsin, the school’s Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP) is home to the INMED Program, offering a project that provides funding and services for pre-college American Indian students to pursue Native-specific public health curricula and extracurricular programs rooted in traditional and cultural experiences. What’s more, it provides students with skills to promote the health of Native communities. For more information, contact Bret Benally Thompson.
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