Perruzi Family Scholarship

Cherokee Nation Foundation

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 11/1/2025

Closes: 1/31/2026

The Perruzi Family Scholarship offers financial assistance to members of the Cherokee Nation. Graduating high school seniors of Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, or Washington counties in Oklahoma who are planning to pursue a bachelor's degree at a 4-year college are welcome to apply.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements

Member of Cherokee Nation

Minimum 3.00 GPA

Resident of Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, or Washington counties, Oklahoma

High school senior

Seeking a bachelor's degree fulltime

Planning to enroll in a 4year college or university

American Indian or Alaska Native, and with Cherokee ancestry