WIGA Scholarship Program

About

The Washington Indian Gaming Association (WIGA) Scholarship Program provides scholarships to Native American and Alaska Native students pursuing opportunities in higher education. Awards generally range from $1,500 to $3,000 for each academic year. Since its inception, the WIGA Scholarship Program has awarded more than $1.1 million in scholarships.

To learn more, view the WIGA Scholarship Program playlist on YouTube.

Questions

Contact Rosina DePoe at (360) 352-3248 or by email at deputy@washingtonindiangaming.org.

Washington Indian Gaming Association
525 Pear Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501

The application period for 2026-27 has now closed

2026-2027 Scholarship Awardees

The WIGA Scholarship Program is pleased to announce it has awarded more than $168,000 to 67 students for the 2026-27 academic year. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

Associate/Technical School Awardees

Blaire Hill, Makah Tribe, Peninsula College

Cheyanne Helms, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Umpqua College

Chloe Smith, Makah Tribe, Seattle Central Community College

D’Viek Washington, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Pierce College

Dewey Tahkeal, Yakama Nation, Perry Technical Institute

Elizabeth Prior, Quinault Indian Nation, Grays Harbor College

KayLee Jones, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Northwest Indian College

Leon Almendarez, Quinault Indian Nation, Grays Harbor College

Lucinda Nieves, Quinault Indian Nation, Clark College

Oceana Aguirre, Makah Tribe, Peninsula College

Roseann Hoskins-Olsen, Quileute Tribe, Peninsula College

Tasheena McCloud, Puyallup Tribe, Northwest Indian College

Teena Thompson-Wahsise, Yakama Nation, Yakima Valley College

Tramaine Moses, Yakama Nation, Northwest Indian College

Undergraduate Awardees

Aaliyah Chappell, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, University of Washington

Alicia Beltran, Yakama Nation, Western Governors University

Allyson Baker, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Arizona State University

Anastasia Gonzales, Makah Tribe, University of Washington

Anna Dobbs, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Saint Martin’s University

Antonio Shove, Spokane Tribe, Institute of American Indian

Brynleigh McFarlin, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, University of Houston

Ceyenna Cordero-Crow, Suquamish Tribe, University of Hawaii-Monoa or New York University

Christina Hoekstra, Makah Tribe, Northwest Indian College

Emma Patterson, Yakama Nation, University of Oregon or Cenrtal Washington University

Grace Dobbs, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Saint Martin’s University

Helaena Biller, Quinault Indian Nation, Salish Kootenai College

Isabella Long, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Western Washington University

Isabella Ramirez, Quinault Indian Nation, Stanford University

Isadora Oliver, Quinault Indian Nation, University of New Mexico

Jacelyn Yearout, Yakama Nation, Eastern Washington University College of Nursing/Washington State University College of Nursing

Jade Williams, Makah Tribe, Peninsula College, Seattle University or University of Washington

Jaden Halttunen, Makah Tribe, University of Washington

Jaidyn Washington, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Washington State University

Kah-Ty Natrall, First Nations, Western Washington University

Kelli Tonasket, Colville Confederated Tribes, Northwest Indian College

Khamille Chappell, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, University of Washington

LeAnthony Jimmicum, Makah Tribe, Washington State University

Luana Howe, Yakama Nation, Eastern Washington University

Mackenzie Crow, Suquamish Tribe, Washington State University

Marguerite Olney, Yakama Nation, Northwest Indian College

Olivia George, Suquamish Tribe, University of Washington

Qwaapeys Greene, Makah Tribe, Western Washington University or Bellevue College

Ryana Moss, Makah Tribe, Peninsula College

Shaela McGee, Makah Tribe, University of Washington

Sienne Swan, Colville Confederated Tribes, Washington State University

Tatyana Zamudio, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Northwest Indian College

Tawnya Newell, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Peninsula College

Tisalee Ramos, Makah Tribe, Washington State University

Tony Cline, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Institute of American Indian Arts

William Hull, Makah Tribe, Pacific Lutheran University

Graduate Awardees

Bunni Peterson-Haitwas, Skokomish Nation, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Colby Elvrum, Makah Tribe, University of Maryland

Dallin Mansfield, Yakama Nation, Utah Valley University

Ebony Denise Rubeck, Suquamish Tribe, Fielding Graduate University

Erica Mendez, Quinault Nation, University of Wisconsin Law School

Frances Ward, Yakama Nation, University of Washington

Glenda Breiler, Colville Tribes, University of Alaska-Fairbanks

Haley McGraw, Quinault Nation, University of Arizona

Ida Moses-Hyipeer, Yakama Nation, Bushnell University

Janyha Ell, Lummi Nation, University of Washington

Jessica Egnew, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, University of Washington

Justice Black-Williams, Lummi Nation, Western Washington University

Kauilani Lawrence, Yakama Nation, Bastyr University

Kylee Butler, Makah Tribe, University of Washington

Maiya Martinez, Spokane Tribe, University of California Davis School of Medicine

Samantha Goodman, Spokane Tribe, Washington State University

Summer Cooper, Makah Tribe, University of Washington