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February 14, 2026New Directions for Student Services0 citationsOpen Access

Advocating for Native‐Centric Financial Aid: Lessons From the Native Student Aid Portal

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MJMisti R. JeffersGCGresham D. Collom

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate native-centric financial aid and its role in empowering Native American students within higher education.
  • Analyzed characteristics of native-centric financial aid at multiple levels: institutional, postsecondary system, and state.
  • Utilized insights from the Native Student Aid Portal to identify gaps in current financial aid structures.
  • Emphasized practical lessons for enhancing financial aid information and student services.
  • Full realization of the lived realities of Native American students is not met by existing financial aid opportunities.
  • Improving financial aid information emerged as crucial for advancing student services.
  • Insights gained from native-centric financial aid can guide student service professionals in their efforts.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Native‐centric financial aid is an essential tool promoting college access and success for Native American students and a component of Native nation building. Yet, a small but growing body of literature indicates existing financial aid opportunities do not fully meet the lived realities of Native students. This article offers insights from the Native Student Aid Portal about the characteristics of Native‐centric financial aid at the institutional, postsecondary system, and state levels. We close by highlighting key lessons learned that inform student service professionals’ efforts to advance Native student services, with an emphasis on how improving financial aid information emerged as an essential strategy.

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Jeffers et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699011a12ccff479cfe587edhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ss.70032
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