The Accenture American Indian Scholarship fund seeks high achieving student leaders. This program meets a vital need for American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking higher education and requiring financial assistance. Accenture will award American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking degrees and careers in fields of study including: various engineering, computer science, operations management, finance, marketing and other business oriented fields.

Scholarship recipients are eligible for summer internships with Accenture, as first-year graduate students or junior-year undergraduate students.

Applicants will be evaluated based on academic excellence, demonstrated leadership, commitment to preserving American Indian culture and communities, and proof of enrollment in a United States federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribe. The Accenture American Indian Scholarship is a non-need based scholarship.

The Accenture American Indian Scholarship Academic Year 2011-2012 application is now available. You may download the application from the link below. Read the instruction, giving careful attention to the deadline dates. You must print the application which contains:

Application Instructions and Deadlines.

• Application form and supporting documents – The deadline to submit the application and required documents is May 4, 2011
• Tribal Eligibility Certificate (TEC) form – The deadline to submit the TEC is May 4, 2011.
• Award and denial letters for the Academic Year 2011-2012 will be mailed out late July 2011 to the address listed on the application. If you do not receive a letter by mid August 2011, please contact the AIGC office at 1-800-628-1920.

For further information, please contact us at (505) 881-4584 (Toll-free 1-800-628-1920.

http://www.aigcs.org/02scholarships/accenture/accenture.htm