The Washington Indian Gaming Association (WIGA) Scholarship Program will award up to $100,000 for Native American and Alaska Native students for the 2023 – 2024 academic school year.

Applicants must be students who are enrolled members of one of Washington’s 29 federally recognized tribes or American Indian/Alaska Native students enrolled in a federally recognized tribe that are attending school in Washington State. The scholarships are awarded to students pursuing degrees at community and technical, bachelor, and graduate colleges and universities.

WIGA will award up to $100,000 for both enrolled members of the WIGA Tribes and Indian students in Washington State. The scholarship may be used to attend two-year and four-year colleges and universities, as well as for advanced degrees. Scholarship recipients from the previous year are eligible to re-apply under a reduced format.

• freshman
• sophomore
• junior
• senior
• graduate

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident

Please read all instructions carefully. In order for an application to be considered it must be completed with all attachments including financial need statements, personal recommendations, etc. Please submit all paperwork through this application: https://www.washingtonindiangaming.org/scholarships/ 

Rosina DePoe at (360) 352-3248 or by email at deputy@washingtonindiangaming.org.