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AAIA Scholarship Applications due May 31

March 17, 2025

The Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) has provided Native student scholarships since 1947 and provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate Native students who are citizens of their Native Nation – whether or…

2024 Center Us Report Released

November 5, 2024

New CNAY Data Spotlights Native Youth Priorities Native youth perspectives are rarely prioritized in data collection and analysis. A new report by the Center for Native American Youth attempts to…

Bureau of Indian Affairs Pathway Internship Opportunity

September 25, 2024

Apply by September 11, 2025 The BIA Office of Trust Services' Pathways Internship Program connects current college students to paid internships throughout the Bureau of Indian Affairs and with Tribal…

OJJDP Launches New Law Student Volunteer Internship Program

August 3, 2023

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has launched a new volunteer internship program for law students interested in the youth justice and child welfare fields. This is an ongoing program…

The Center for Native American Youth Announces Podcast

January 10, 2022

The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute is pleased to announce the release of our podcast now available on Anchor, Spotify and Apple Podcast. Through this new medium,…

New Project Aims to Build Equity for Indigenous Scholars in Biological Sciences

November 17, 2021

Indigenous groups in North America—including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, First Nations, and others—are severely underrepresented in the sciences. Statistics from the Center for Native American Youth at…

Empowering Scholars Initiative: AIGC Access Scholarships

October 25, 2021

Recognizing the limited access that American Indians and Alaskan Native students have regarding access to graduate entrance exams and the cost of affording such exam, we researched the average cost…