Keeping ahead of COVID-19
Everyone at AIHREA is keeping a close eye on the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the communities in which we live, work, and serve. We encourage everyone to take every possible precaution to limit its spread. For more information on these precautions or what to do if you think you might be sick, visit the CDC's COVID-19 website.
Each year AIHREA designates funding to support the education of American Indians, promoting health, building healthy communities, and youth outreach.
The American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance (AIHREA) Scholarship
This scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students who are seeking skills, a degree, and/or a career working to improve the physical, mental, emotional, and/or spiritual well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives. While preference will be given to Native students, anyone, regardless of ethnicity, is welcome to apply. This scholarship is good for any accredited academic institution in the country. Any academic major is eligible to apply.
The Lance T’ain Tha-gyah (Good Heart) Cully Memorial Scholarship for Artists
This scholarship is for American Indian high school, college, or graduate students pursuing education in one of the fine arts. This scholarship is named for Lance Cully (Apache and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma), AIHREA Artistic Director, who passed away suddenly and far too young in March 2014. Lance was an exceptional visual artist, known for his drawings and AIHREA t-shirts, as well as a respected southern style singer and grass dancer. He was avid supporter of Native arts and young Native artists.
Language Acquisition Program (LAP) Preschool Scholarship
This scholarship provides tuition assistance to the University of Kansas Language Acquisition Program (LAP) preschool that uses the Early Literacy in Action: The Language Focused Curriculum for Preschool (Bunce, 2008), which fosters language and early literacy skills through natural class activities and incorporates instructional strategies that are culturally-tailored to diverse learners, to one Native student each year.