Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. Apply Now

Application for Udall undergraduate scholarship is open and nominating. This scholarship made our list of easy scholarships for Native American students one of the scholarships among the lot taking care of Native American tribal public policy and health care.

For Udall undergraduate scholarship, an interested candidate cannot apply directly, they can only be nominated by the scholarship faculty representative from their college or university.

This Udall scholarship awards sophomores and juniors who are already enrolled in an accredited college or university. At least 80 undergraduate nominees are awarded annually to students who are studying in fields related to the environment and to Native American and Alaska Native students studying fields related to health care and tribal policy.

Eligibility Requirements For Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

To be able to benefit from this scholarship, you must the following criteria aside from being a US citizen, US national US permanent resident with valid documents.

• Studying in fields related to the environment or a Native American American or Alaska Native student committed to a career in tribal public policy or Native American health care.
• An enrolled sophomore or junior for two or four years in an accredited institution of higher studies.
• Studying a bachelor’s or associate degree
• Pursuing full-time studies in the next academic year after winning the award.

Required Documents For Udall Scholarship Application

• Three letters of recommendation speaking about your leadership values, public service, and academic achievements
• Transcripts for all college coursework
• An 800-word essay
• An 11-question application. Do well to check a sample of the nominee form here

How To Apply For The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Students cannot apply directly for Udall Scholarships but must be nominated by a Udall Scholarship Faculty Representative from their college or university. Each institution may nominate six students. You can identify your school’s Faculty Representative through the “Faculty Representative Locator” tool on the Udall Foundation website.

• Determine if this scholarship is right for you considering the eligibility requirements
• Find a faculty rep
• Review the application sample 
• Get your letters of recommendation and transcripts ready.
• Visit Advice and Guidance for more information

Important deadlines for the Udall undergraduate scholarship application.

September 21
The 2023 online application is available. Faculty representatives may register students for their campus nomination process at http://facultyreps.udall.gov.

March 1, 2023
Faculty reps must register students for the online application by this date.

March 2, 2023
Applications must be submitted through the online system by 11:59 p.m. MST (Note: institutional deadlines may be earlier. Please check with your faculty representative.)

April 18
Faculty reps can check their students’ application status at http://facultyreps.udall.gov and may notify their students of the results.

April 20
The Udall Foundation will send email notifications to all applicants.

April 24
Deadline for Udall Foundation receipt of Scholar Award Reply form and Scholar Travel Reply form

May 5
Udall Scholars announced on www.udall.gov

August 2-6, 2023
Udall Scholar Orientation, Tucson, Arizona