For an FAQ on our Respond, Recover, Rebuild Education Initiative click here.
The Cherokee Nation announced as part of its Respond, Recover, Rebuild spending plan, $40 million is being earmarked for Education initiatives to help Cherokee families ease the impact of COVID-19.
Application is located at: https://zfrmz.com/ZQH1i5uKRo6sd2oQgsiM
Or visit www.cherokee.org and click on RRR Education Initiative.
(918) 453-5088
Yes, the deadline has been extended from Aug. 7 to now Friday, Aug. 14.
Children between the ages of five (5) and eighteen (18) years of age on or between the dates of July 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020 are eligible.
Tech stipend and clothing grant require the child to be a card-carrying Cherokee Nation citizen by July 13. Parents applying on behalf of their children must enter each child’s citizenship number on the application.
Yes. Just look for the green + sign in the application, which adds additional fields to enter more children’s names. (Must include each child’s individual Cherokee Nation citizenship card.)
No, concurrent enrollment students in the Cherokee Nation are eligible for the clothing program, but will only be eligible for one of the technology scholarships. Concurrent enrollment students that applied for the Cherokee Nation Higher Education scholarship are automatically eligible to receive the $750 scholarship. If the concurrent enrollment student did not apply for the Higher Education Scholarship, then he/she can apply and receive the $400 Technology grant.
