The Navajo Nation established the Chief Manuelito Scholarship Program in 1980 to recognize high achieving high school graduates. Applicants must show completion of required courses including Navajo Language and Navajo Government prior to high school graduation date. Students, who do not have access to either Navajo Language or Navajo government classes, have online options to fulfill the requirement. Applicants must have scored 85 percent or better on the Navajo Language Renaissance (NLR) exam to fulfill the Navajo language requirement. Applicants must also complete coursework from American Academy to fulfill the Navajo government and/or language requirement. Undergraduate students must be full-time; demonstrate completion of 24 semester college-level credit hours (or equivalent trimester or quarter credit hours) with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The application deadline for the 2023-2024 Academic Year is June 26, 2023. The application deadline for the 2024 Winter-Spring term is November 27, 2023. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.