Scholarships/Internships

The 2023 scholarships are made possible by the generous support of CEO Dave Beaver and Titan Facility Services, LLC:

GOLDA COOK SCHOLARSHIP

Deadline: May 31, 2023

Description: One Male and One Female will receive $2,000.

In honor of the life of Golda Cook (1913 – 2005) and her ongoing support of the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), especially in the organization’s early years, Golda’s friends, family, and UNITY trustees have made contributions to establishing the Golda Cook Memorial Fund.

J.R. COOK SCHOLARSHIP

Deadline: May 31, 2023

Description: One Student will receive $2,000.

In honor of the life of UNITY’s founder J.R. Cook (1939- 2022) and his vision to empower Native youth to reach their full potential, his family and UNITY Alumni have established this scholarship award.

On April 16, 1976, under his leadership, United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. was born. In 1978 J.R. joined forces to kick off the first of many national conferences. J.R. felt so strongly about UNITY that he took no salary for seven years but worked in other part-time jobs to survive.

J.R. was a member of the St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Oklahoma, City. He enjoyed in sharing a good meal with family and friends, especially with his friends at the Bedlam BBQ in Oklahoma City. Supporting education in Oklahoma was always very important to J.R. and he continued to find ways to still be active even in failing health. J.R. is survived by his sister, JoAnn Carney who cared for him until his passing, his faithful dog, Jake who he so loved, and countless UNITY alumni who meant the world to him.

CRITERIA INFORMATION FOR THE THREE AWARDS:

Criteria Information for the Three Awards:

Applicants should meet the following requirements to be considered:

show community involvement and financial need (Merit-based)
must be a member or descendant of a federally recognized or state-recognized tribe.
must be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited institution.
If awarded, must be in attendance at the National UNITY Conference for this year (Travel expenses incurred by the recipient WILL NOT be covered by UNITY); or provide a video message as an acceptance speech

Note: Scholarships will be graded based on the 5 interview questions in the application form. Take time to answer each question with a thoughtful and descriptive response. Respond to each question with at least four complete sentences.