Western Shoshone Educational Trust Fund

Welcome to the Western Shoshone Educational Trust Fund Website.  It is an honor to present this educational funding opportunity to you.

The Western Shoshone Educational Trust Fund was established via the Public Law 108-270 with the mission of distribution of educational assistance for the Western Shoshone People who were eligible for the Western Shoshone Claims Judgment Roll, and/or individuals who prove to be lineal descendant of an individual appearing on the said judgment roll, and who satisfies all eligibility criteria established by the committee.

This award is designed to supplement your college funding.  On this website there are listings of other funding sources. Contact your school’s financial aid office to find out about “in-house” funding that you would be eligible for.  Additionally, it is always a good idea to check for tuition breaks for Native American students.  We wish you the best in your academic endeavors!

Western Shoshone Education Trust Fund Administrative Committee

Scholarship Deadlines

Spring Semesters:  JANUARY 15th

Fall Semesters:  JUNE 15TH

Students must be enrolled on a full-time basis and must be maintaining a 2.0 term GPA.  We only offer scholarships for one undergraduate/vocational degree (regardless of semesters) and we do no fund any graduate degrees.

Other Information

The WSETF Administrative Committee is comprised of representatives from six Western Shoshone Tribes, as well ass one off-Reservation representative.  Please go to the "About Us" page to locate your representative. 

Application forms for new and continuing students can be found on the "Application & Other Documents" page.  For Continuing/Returning Students, we have added a separate form instead of the regular application.  This is only for those students that have received our award previously.

Please provide your application prior to the deadline since some applicants have not been selected due to incomplete data or records.  Be sure to read the application guidelines to make sure that you have all documents.

Every semester, recipients need to have an application, current transcript with grades from the current semesterr, and a class listing of all classes being taken for the following semester.  Please note that we have requirements and funding is not automatically continued. 

If there is a deadline problem, prior to the deadline, you will need to send us the continuing student form and school's schedule showing when you can register with your application. 

Contact Us!

The Western Shoshone Education Trust Fund - Administrative Committee does not have a mailing address or a phone number.  Please direct all contact, correspondence, and application forms to:

wshoshoneeducationtrustfund@yahoo.com