The Collective Spirit and Unifying Voice of our Nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities | | | | |
Congratulations to the Tribal College and University students who are graduating.
Don’t miss next week’s graduations:
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June 4, 2026
California Indian Nations College
June 6, 2026
Salish Kootenai College
We are so proud of you, there is no limit to what you can achieve!
| | IAIA Announces Pueblo Homelands Scholarship Endowment Established by Rose B. Simpson | | | National Institute of Food and Agriculture | | New Beginning for Tribal Students Program | | |
The purpose of the NBTS grant program, Assistance Listing 10.527, is to increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students attending 1994, 1862, and 1890 Land-grant Institutions. The primary goals and objectives of the program are for Land-grant Colleges or Universities to use NBTS funding to support Tribal students through all the following, but not limited to: recruiting; tuition and related fees; experiential learning; student services, including tutoring; counseling; academic advising; and other student services that would increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students enrolled at Land-grant Colleges or Universities.
Closing Date
Thursday, July 2, 2026
| | EVENTS & WEBINARS TO CHECK OUT | | AIHEC will be featuring our Communities of Practice in Advising, Digital and Distance Learning, Developmental Education, and Institutional Policy. Join our Member and Student Service Team June 22 for these engaging Live CoP sessions! | | | | Protecting Tribal Culture: The Indian Arts and Crafts Act | | |
June 2, 2026, from 2 to 3:30 pm EDT
The Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) is a truth-in-advertising law that prohibits misrepresentation in the marketing of Indian art and craft products within the United States.
This training is available to all interested parties. There is no charge to attend this training, and CLE will not be available.
| | #AWP27 Tribal Colleges & Universities Fellowship Program Open April 1! | | |
Writers from tribal schools can take advantage of the opportunity to travel to the annual conference and bookfair in Chicago, Illinois, on March 17–20, 2027, and share their creative work on a public stage!
Eligibility
To be eligible for these fellowships, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- be an active TCU faculty member (part- or full-time) or a current TCU student (undergraduate or graduate) involved/interested in creative writing
- be available to travel and be at the conference on March 17–20, 2027
- if faculty, be available to serve as a creative writing mentor to two student fellows each for monthly workshop meetings before the conference and for the duration of the conference
- if a student, must be available for monthly workshop meetings with faculty mentor before the conference
Applications will be open April 1–May 31, 2026! Visit the AWP TCU Fellowship Program page on our website for more details. Be sure to spread the word and share this with any potential applicants! For inquiries, please contact opportunities@awpwriter.org.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
| | | | From the Grassroots: Institutional Advancement at the College of Menominee Nation | At CMN, early grassroots fundraising meant staff and faculty wore more than one hat. Their hard work enabled the college to build a highly effective institutional advancement office. | | | | NTU Publishes Children's Book that Celebrates the Unique Geology of Navajoland | High Desert Treasure is being distributed across the Navajo Nation to get students interested in geology and environmental science by exploring the unique landscape of the Navajoland. | | TCU Students Attend DreamHack Atlanta | | | | The AIHEC Cyberinfrastructure Team and Project Quipu brought students to DreamHack Atlanta 2026 on May 15–17 for an immersive experience at one of the world’s largest gaming and digital culture festivals. TCU students, faculty, and staff connected with industry professionals while exploring emerging technology, digital innovation, and opportunities for community-based initiatives. | | |
Navajo Technical University President Elmer Guy spoke this week during the 25th Anniversary of the National Science Foundation's Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) at the National Museum of the American Indian.
"We started our engineering programs with TCUP funding and we are now about to launch our second PhD. NSF allows TCUs to create programs to grow our own and this has strengthened our institutions in immeasurable ways."
| | | AIHEC Welcomes Open Education Program Manager Aurelia Rocha | Dr. Aurelia Rocha is an educator, cellist, and higher education leader based in San Antonio, Texas. She holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas Tech University, where she earned a Ph.D. in Fine Arts with an emphasis in arts administration. | | | |
An experienced community college practitioner, she has served in faculty and executive leadership roles at community colleges. Dr. Rocha’s work centers on strengthening access, quality assurance, and culturally responsive teaching in open-access institutions, with particular attention to digital learning, open educational resources, and faculty development.
Her performance career includes longstanding work as a section cellist with the West Texas Symphony and with regional orchestras across South Central and West Texas and the Texas Hill Country. She remains active as a studio teacher, drawing on her dual background in performance and arts administration to mentor the next generation of musicians and leaders in higher education.
| | Department of Energy Announces $50 million Investment to Advance Affordable, Reliable, and Secure Energy for Tribes | | |
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy (IE) today announced a $50 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) aimed at fostering affordable, reliable, and secure energy solutions in Indian Country. This investment will support Tribal-led community-scale energy project planning and development and large-scale energy project planning.
Through the Unleashing Tribal Energy Development NOFO, the Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native regional corporations and Village corporations, Tribal and intertribal organizations, Tribal Energy Development Organizations, and Tribal Colleges and Universities—or any consortium of these eligible groups–to focus on:
- Construction and installation of Tribal community-scale energy projects to meet the needs of the community
- Predevelopment activities required to identify community-scale energy opportunities and bring projects from concept to implementation-ready
- Planning, assessment, and feasibility activities to de-risk and advance development for large-scale Tribal energy projects that provide opportunities for revenue generation and economic development
A webinar with additional information on this funding opportunity and how to apply will be held on April 9, 2026.
Applications are due July 24, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET.
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