The University of Maine's North American Indian Waiver and Scholarship Program is open to all American Indian, Alaska Native and Canadian Native students.
The program provides tuition, fees, room and board for any undergraduate or graduate student who can prove membership in a U.S. or Canadian tribe. Applicants from tribes outside of Maine must live in the state for one year to establish residency.
About 500 students are taking advantage of the program. At the main campus in Oron, there are 160 participants, with about 40 from non-Maine tribes.
Get the Story:With Tuition Waiver, Maine Invests in Its ‘First People’ (The New York Times 5/28)
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