Navajo Tribal Utility Authority®

NTUA Scholarship
 
Award: $2,000.00 for one year, (divided into $1,000.00 increments for the Fall and Spring semesters).  This is the standard scholarship application process.  The scholarship may be used for either an Undergraduate or a Graduate degree program.
 
Eligibility criteria:
 
    1. The student is:
          a. High School Graduate or expects to graduate high school by the date of enrollment at college or university; or
          b. High-school equivalent certificate holder or expects to receive a high-school equivalent certificate by the date of enrollment at college or
              university; or
          c. Currently attending college or university with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.000 or above for Undergraduate work, or a
              3.000 or above for Graduate work.
 
     2. The student is enrolled in a field of study related to the multi-service utility industry (e.g. business, management, administration, accounting,
         engineering [electrical, civil, or environmental], environment, or information technology).
 
     3. The student is enrolled as Full-Time status, defined as:
           a. Twelve (12) or more Credit Hours per semester for Undergraduate degree programs; or
           b. Nine (9) or more Credit Hours per semester for Graduate degree programs; or
           c. Other amount of credit hours determined by student’s college or university as Full-Time status.
 
     4. The student maintains a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00 or above for Undergraduate work, or a 3.00 or above for Graduate work.
 
Application Process:
Students must provide the following documents by the stated deadline.
 
Application Packet:
Applicants must submit official/original documents for each element of the Application Packet listed below:
      • Scholarship Application
      • Letter of Interest (Standard business letter stating your interest in the scholarship and a description of
       “How your degree aligns with multi- service utility industry.”) (Upload with online application)
      • Letter of Acceptance or Admission to College or University (Upload with online application)
      • Official sealed High School or College or University Transcripts (electronic transcript will be accepted directly from college or university
        (i.e. National Student ClearingHouse)
      • Official Certificate of Indian Blood (green, embossed certificate)
        Incomplete Application Packets will not be considered for the scholarship award.  No fax or email documents will be considered.
 
Deadline:
Applicants, Letter of Interest, College/University Admissions Letter, Official seal High or College or University Transcripts and Official Certificate of Indian Blood (original CIB will not be returned) must be postmark or hand-deliver to the NTUA Training Department by the Application Deadline: 5:00 PM April 26th, 2024.