Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation: Nathan Weaver Scholarship Grant

The Nathan Weaver Scholarship, offered by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation, aims to support Muscogee (Creek) Nation students who have lost a parent before age 18. This $1,000 scholarship assists with tuition, fees, and other education-related costs for students attending higher education or vocational institutions. It encourages self-sufficiency and community involvement while promoting academic achievement among eligible applicants.

The central purpose and role of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program established by the Muscogee (Creek) National Council is to promote self-sufficiency, proactive community participation, self-reliance, self-determination, tribal sovereignty, and a sustainable future for Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizens through traditional gift-giving and support of academic scholarship, community initiatives, and research that benefit the growth and prosperity of Muscogee (Creek) Nation communities. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation tribal government non-profit program qualified under Section 7871(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. All contributions to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Description
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program exercises its sovereignty and self-determination through traditional gift giving. The Foundation program embraces core values that address community needs through humbleness and humility, maintain the highest degree of respect and obedience for moral standards and ethics through the Creator’s teachings, work for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) communities, unconditionally help one another, help the Muscogee (Creek) communities through community initiatives without recognition, put community interests and benefits before individual and personal gain, made a sincere commitment and diligently work to accomplish goals of the Foundation Program and help community members achieve happy, health and self-sustaining lives through accomplishment and fulfillment.
Purpose
This scholarship will financially assist a Muscogee (Creek) Nation student that might not have the financial means to further his/her education. This scholarship award can be utilized to pay for the required cost of tuition, fees, books, tools, supplies, testing or examination fees, transportation, or other incidental required cost related to the cost of the higher education, technical, or vocational technical school. This scholarship is to be awarded to a Muscogee (Creek) Nation student who has suffered the loss of a parent before turning the age of 18. This scholarship is to be awarded to a Muscogee (Creek) Nation student who is attending an institution of higher education or a technical/vocational trade school.

Eligibility

Must be an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Must be currently attending an institution of higher education or enrolled as a first-time entering student.
Applicant must have suffered a loss of a parent before turning the age of 18.
Must demonstrate financial need.
Must agree to authorize the Scholarship Foundation Program to publicize the scholarship award if selected.Students may submit one application per semester.Required Documents -In order to be considered for a scholarship please submit the following:Completed Scholarship Application Form
Personal essay
Educational records: Official high school transcript or GED certificate, or most recent college transcript.
College admissions acceptance letter.
Any supporting documents: Certifications, awards, letters of recommendation, financial aid, etc.