The Navajo Nation established the Chief Manuelito Scholarship program in 1980 to recognize high achieving high school graduates and undergraduate students. High school graduates must be admitted to a post-secondary institution with the required minimum ACT (SAT scores will be converted) composite score in combination with a minimum cumulative GPA. They must have completed required courses including Navajo Language and Navajo Government prior to their high school graduation date. Students, who do not have access to either Navajo Language or Navajo government classes, have online options to fulfill the requirement. Applicants must have scored 85 percent or better on the Navajo Language Renaissance (NLR) exam to fulfill the Navajo language requirement. Applicants must also complete coursework from American Academy to fulfill the Navajo government and/or language requirement. Undergraduate applicants must complete 24 semester college-level credit hours (or equivalent trimester or quarter credit hours) with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students seeking an Associate of Applied Science, Bachelors of Applied Science or Certificate are not eligible as the scholarship is limited to college-level courses. The online application for the 2024-2025 academic year opens on March 15 and closes on June 25, 2024. The application deadline for the 2025 winter/spring term is November 25, 2024. Please visit the award's website or contact ONNSFA for more information.