WTGHA Higher Education Grant Scholarship

Kuwneepuyômuw (Welcome) to the Education Department!

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has identified the importance of promoting education as a life-long process which requires the broad participation of all age groups of the tribal membership. The purpose of the Education Department is to serve tribal membership's life-long educational needs.

WTGHA HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT INFORMATION:

The Higher Education Grant Scholarship award was founded with the goal of providing Tribal Members with an equal opportunity to pursue a college education.  It is offered to offset the costs of education that has not been covered by financial aid. This scholarship is available to both undergrad and graduate students and will award up to $4,500.00 of financial aid. The annual deadline for the Higher Education Scholarship is July 15th. All Aquinnah Wampanoag Members enrolled in an accredited higher education program are eligible to apply. 

BRIEF ESSAY

It is a policy of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) that each applicant for our Higher Education Scholarship submits a brief essay describing family ties to Martha’s Vineyard and share personal reflections about your Wampanoag heritage. Please connect what you are learning each year in some way with your Wampanoag heritage.

Remember to put your name and date on your essay. Indicate whether we can share your essay in future Tribal publications. Please let us know if anything has changed that we should know about in terms of your situation at school as compared to last year.