The Ethnic Studies Department is now able to provide incoming Graduate Students with a "full tuition waiver" for Graduate Assistantships! Visit the Graduate Studies page to download a Graduate Assistanship application.
Federal Financial Aid Work Study Graduate Assistantships are awarded on a first come basis, although the deadline is in April. Please complete or update your FAFSA as soon as possible!
The Office of Institutional Diversity has scholarships available to students. Please call 507-389-6300.
We will recognize three outstanding Ethnic Studies students (major, minor or graduate) with an award of at least $200 each. The Academic Excellence Scholarship will go to a student with the highest GPA. The Achievement Scholarship will go to a student who has overcome great difficulties or challenges in maintaining a high GPA. The Global Ethnic Diversity Scholarship will go to a student who is an Ethnic Studies major with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and has brought his/her home country culture to our campus.
These programs are available to students who demonstrate financial need and otherwise meet program and application requirements: Federal Work-Study, Federal Stafford Student Loan, Minnesota State Work-Study, Federal Perkins Student Loans, Student Education Loan Fund (SELF). To apply, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the academic year in which financial assistance is needed. For additional information, please contact the Financial Aid Office, 109 Wigley Administration Building, 507-389-1185.
The American Indian Graduate Center, 4520 Montgomery, N.E., Suite 1B, Albuquerque, New Mexico, offers graduate fellowships to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students from federally-recognized tribes. To receive information regarding the AIGC fellowship and deadline dates, contact the American Indian Graduate Center at 505-881-4584.
The Dakota Indian Foundation, 209 N. Main, P.O. Box 340, Chamber lain, South Dakota 57325, offers annual scholarships to eligible American Indian graduate students who are members of federally-recognized tribes. To receive information regarding the DIF scholarship require requirements and deadlines, contact the Dakota Indian Foundation at 605-734-5472.
Minnesota Indian Scholarships are available to graduate students based on quarter blood quantum (as stipulated in Minnesota statue 124.48). Applications may be obtained from the Student Financial Aid Office, 109 Wigley Administration Building, 507-389-1185.
All students seeking any kind of employment at Mankato State University must be able lawfully to accept employment in the United States at the time of employment as prescribed in the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Ordinarily a state issued driver's license and a social security card will be sufficient evidence but other appropriate documents may be required.
