COLVILLE TRIBE
STUDENT GRANT FUNDING
The CTEAP-HE Grant Application is available for students planning to attend college
Fall 2025 through Summer 2026
Use the “Application” tab to enter and submit all required information and documents. We advise you to review the application and prepare the supplemental documents ahead of time to simplify the process at the moment.
This submission system does not allow you to save the fields and return at a later time.
We understand that time is not in the student’s control to complete the Financial Aid Attachment 1 or the Student Degree Plan, and we do not hold that against students in conjunction with the deadline dates.
Once submitted, applications are reviewed for completion. Complete applications are processed for award eligibility, and notification will be made. For incomplete applications, applicants will typically be notified via email of outstanding documents.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure their institution has received and completed the Student Degree Plan and Financial Aid Attachment 1, and are submitted to the Higher Education office.
Please contact Brandy Katich at 509-634-2776 or Kayce Palmer-Ankney at 509-634-2778 if you have any questions or concerns.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
#1 FAFSA or WASFA
All students must complete an annual FAFSA application and submit it to their educational institution.
#2 Student Grants
Requires an annual application each academic year. Follow the checklist to submit a complete application.
Colville Tribal Educational Assistance Program (CTEAP)
Deadlines for each term as outlined
Open To Colville Tribal Members
Students must strive to maintain a 2.0 GPA
Academic program minimum time frame, academic year. (~8 months)
Higher Education (HE)
It is a co-application; upon submitting the general application, you are applying for both CTEAP and Higher Education funding. Grant awards for each student will be processed from both Tribal (CTEAP) and Federal (Higher Education) funding sources each academic year.
CTEAP-HE Brochure PDF
*DEADLINE DATES*
August 1st- Fall
2nd term: Winter QUARTER/Spring SEMESTER- December 1st
3rd term: Spring- February 1st
4th term: Summer- May 1st
Summer term
is outside the typical academic year; students who need to attend the summer term must complete additional steps.
Submit a written request for summer term funding by the summer term deadline.
Complete an Attachment I: Financial Aid form with the institution for Summer Term ONLY costs.
Provide a transcript for the last term of the academic year.
Optional: This significantly aids in approving or disapproving the request. Support documentation from a program advisor or instructor explaining the importance of the summer courses intended for enrollment, or a course degree plan that dictates the course mapping and term offerings for the enrolled degree program.
Summer term funding is never guaranteed in our funding cycle. Preference is given to Graduate students, seniors, and those who need to take a course only offered in the summer to graduate or for another reason, similar to those same explanations.
Supplemental Documents
#3 SCHOLARSHIPS
CECELIA SOMDAY SCHOLARSHIP
The Cecelia Somday Education Fund originated from Ms. Cecelia Somday in the beginning, then was supported by familial donations, and then the Colville Tribe continued to fund the scholarship with tribal dollars. Scholarships, contingent upon funding, are awarded to enrolled Colville Tribal members each year. This scholarship can be applied for more than once. Primary eligibility: applicants must be an enrolled Colville Tribal member and have achieved a 3.0 grade point average for each of your last three quarters or last two semesters of school (high school or college). Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation with the application. Incomplete and/or late applications will be deemed ineligible.
The application opens on January 1st, 2026 and ends April 1st, 2026. The application is a separate tab “ Scholarship Application”.
+ Who Can Apply?
Any enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes with a minimum 3.0 grade point average in the past three terms of high school or college can apply for the scholarship.
+ How Are Recipients Chosen?
We are looking for a well rounded student leader with strong involvement in school and community activities with above average grades. The applicant should have a desire to have a positive future impact in the Colville tribes.
An education committee made up of representatives of the four reservation districts, Inchelium, Keller, Omak, and Nespelem, a teacher/education guidance counselor, and a student representative will select qualified candidates.
+ How Do You Apply?
Submit the following:
- Complete the "Scholarship Application" web form, located in the Higher Education tab list.
- TWO Letters of Recommendation, not written by family.
- Current high school or college transcript showing your most recent three terms. Note: The Higher Education staff is not responsible for attaching transcripts for current students.
Annual applications are required. The deadline date is April 1st. For questions, contact the Higher Education Office at 509-634-2779.
