TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation will accept applications for fall semester college housing assistance July 27–Aug. 7.
The application can be downloaded at http://www.hacn.org/.
“The College Housing Assistance Program is a small but meaningful way the Housing Authority can help students achieve their goal of a higher education,” said Gary Cooper, executive director of the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation. “Students have enough to worry about while going through college. A nice, affordable place to live should not be one of them.”
To qualify, a student’s permanent address must be inside the Cherokee Nation’s tribal jurisdiction, but that student may attend college anywhere in the United States.
The College Housing Assistance Program provides up to $1,000 per semester to low-income Native American students. The program helps 125 students with safe and affordable housing while they attend college and is funded through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA).
Eligibility requirements are as follows:
- Seeking first bachelor’s degree
- Enrolled full time
- Citizen of a federally recognized tribe
- Must have a permanent address in the Cherokee Nation’s 14-county jurisdiction
- Must participate in the Cherokee cultural curriculum while in the program
- Meet NAHASDA guidelines
Priority will be given to Cherokee Nation citizens and students who were awarded funds the previous semester.
For more information, call the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation at 918-456-5482.
About Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is the federally recognized government of the Cherokee people and has inherent sovereign status recognized by treaty and law. The seat of tribal government is the W.W. Keeler Complex near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation. With more than 315,000 citizens, 9,000 employees and a variety of tribal enterprises ranging from aerospace and defense contracts to entertainment venues, Cherokee Nation is one of the largest employers in northeastern Oklahoma and the largest tribal nation in the United States.
To learn more, please visit www.cherokee.org.
Editor’s note: Find all the latest Cherokee Nation news at www.anadisgoi.com.
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