Starting this fall, the University of Arizona will cover the costs of tuition and mandatory fees for any full-time, undergraduate student who is a member of one of Arizona's 22 federally recognized Native American tribes.
Kathryn Palmer Current and future undergraduate students who are members of one of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized Native American tribes won’t have to pay tuition or mandatory fees to attend the state’s flagship university.
Like many public colleges and universities, the University of Arizona — which was founded in 1885 at the height of the federal government’s violent takeover of tribal lands in the West — sits on Indigenous land. In 2021, the UA crafted a statement in consultation with the Tucson-area Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation, acknowledging that fact.
Nationwide, Indigenous populations have historically experienced lower college enrollment and completion rates than peer demographics. Funded through a reallocation of financial aid money, the UA’s program will provide up to $13,200 in value — that’s the cost of one year of tuition and fees for in-state students — to each eligible student. If students receive a federal Pell Grant or other scholarships to help pay for tuition, the grant program would cover the remaining balance.
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