NTEC College Scholarships

Doing the right thing includes investing in the future of students in and around our communities where we operate. NTEC offers scholarships to students across the Navajo Nation and in the Powder River Basin.

About the NTEC Scholarships and College Student Opportunities

Navajo Transitional Energy Company offers three college scholarship programs: The NTEC Navajo Nation STEM Scholarship, Neighboring Chapters Scholarship, and the Tribal College STEM Scholarship. Each scholarship is merit-based and open to full-time status, enrolled Navajo students who are majoring in a STEM field or industry-related area of study.

In addition to scholarships, NTEC provides other unique opportunities to expand a college student’s experience to help them gain an edge on landing a job in the real world.

Thank you to all the students that submitted applications for this year’s scholarship. We will be announcing NTEC STEM Scholars later this summer!

NTEC Navajo Nation STEM Scholarship

The NTEC Navajo Nation STEM College Scholarship Program is open to Navajo students across the Navajo Nation. NTEC selects 50 students at a total of $50,000.
The selection of the NTEC Navajo Nation College Scholarship recipient is based on the criteria listed below as well as scholastic performance. Students from across the Navajo Nation who meet the below minimum requirements are eligible for a $1,000 annual scholarship award.
  • Sophomore, Junior, or Senior in college
  • Resides/registered with a Navajo Nation chapter
  • Attends an accredited college/university/technical institution majoring in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) or industry-related field of study.
  • A minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale
  • Full-time status undergraduate (minimum of 12 semester credit hours)

Applications for 2025 STEM Scholarships are now open!

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Tribal STEM Scholarship

The Tribal College STEM Scholarship Program provides $15,000 each to Dine’ College, Navajo Technical University and the San Juan College School of Energy. The institutes select 30 students each at $500 per student for a total of $45,000.

Neighboring Chapters Scholarship Program

The Neighboring Chapters Scholarship Program provides four “neighboring” Navajo chapters immediately surrounding Navajo Mine with scholarship fund awards for its community students. Each chapter receives $5,000. Burnham, Nenahnezad, San Juan and Upper Fruitland chapters select 10 students per chapter at $500 per student for a total of $20,000.

The FIELDS Program

NTEC partnered with the Foundation for Indigenous Education, Leadership, and Sustainability (FIELDS) Program in 2020 to create the electro-mechanical technology educational program at Whitehorse High School in Montezuma Creek, Utah. FIELDS connects Native American high school students identify career pathway opportunities in regional industries, in higher education, and with training programs.

NTU Welding Internships

NTEC has partnered with Navajo Technical University (NTU) to provide internships to welding students at NTU. Students earn real world welding skills in a professional setting while earning school credits.

Master Mechanic Scholarship

Each year, five $1000 scholarships are awarded to qualifying students enrolled in the Industrial Maintenance Mechanic Program at San Juan College.

UW School of Energy Resources Fund

The University of Wyoming has received a key gift from Navajo Transitional Energy Company  to support research in UW’s School of Energy Resources (SER). The gift will establish the Navajo Transitional Energy Company School of Energy Resources Excellence Fund, which will facilitate SER’s efforts to bolster Wyoming’s energy industry.

Questions? Want more information?

Please contact Nathan Tohtsoni at nathan.tohtsoni@navenergy.com for more information.