Financial Aid 
We strongly recommend that you apply for all available financial aid: PELL, BIA, Tribal, scholarships, loan, etc. You should begin applying for financial aid in early January of each year if you are planning on attending school in the summer or fall. Most funding sources have application deadlines in March or April.  The RAIN survey revealed that lack of adequate finances created the greatest obstacle to remaining in school. In view of this, the RAIN Program aggressively assists students in applying for financial aid. The two main funding resources for UND American Indian nursing students are the IHS 437 scholarships and the RAIN scholarships. These scholarships assist with tuition, fees, and books and provide a monthly stipend. Students who are awarded an IHS 437 or RAIN scholarship incur a service obligation to the IHS. 

IHS Scholarships
The Indian Health Service (IHS) has scholarships available at the pre-nursing, nursing and graduate levels. You need to contact the IHS Scholarship Coordinator in your IHS area for an application. The applications are usually available by March of each year with an April 1 deadline. Applicants are usually notified by the end of July if they have been awarded or denied a scholarship. This is a very competitive scholarship. If funded you receive a monthly stipend throughout the academic year, tuition and fees paid, money for books and supplies and tutorial assistance. These scholarships are not limited to certain colleges and/or universities. 

RAIN Scholarships
The RAIN Program has a limited number of scholarships for students attending the UND College of Nursing only. No scholarships are available for pre-nursing. Priority is RN, LPN, and basic level. We do not make awards until IHS has made their final selection. Then we will attempt to fund the American Indian nursing students at UND who have not been awarded the IHS scholarship. The RAIN Program will pay tuition and fees for the academic year along with a 12 month stipend.

UND Diversity Tuition Waiver
The University of North Dakota (UND) has tuition waivers for American Indian new freshmen and transfer students. This has become a very competitive process. The application deadline is April 15. Because the mission of the RAIN Program is to recruit and facilitate the success of American Indians in nursing, the services of the program are currently provided to all American Indian pre-nursing, undergraduate and graduate students regardless of funding sources. For further information on Financial Aid, visit the Financial Aid Office, Box 8371, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, (701) 777-3121