Cherokee Nation Foundation announces record amount of scholarship awards for 2026-27 academic year
Cherokee Nation Foundation is proud to announce its scholarship recipients for the 2026-2027 academic year.
With support from Cherokee Nation and private donors, the nonprofit organization is awarding more than $540,000 to students.
Sept. 23 Update: Cherokee Nation Foundation awarded five scholarships to students pursuing degrees in behavioral health, supported by a permanent $5 million endowment established through the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act.
Behavioral health scholarship recipients agree to work within the Cherokee Nation to match the duration of the scholarship received or a minimum of one year.
Receiving the 2026 Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship awards are:
- Vivian Bunch
- Tiphanie Deitz
- Malley Knight
- Holly McBride
- Kimberly-Mae Stroman
For more information, visit Anadisgoi.com
Sept. 10 Update: Cherokee Nation Foundation awarded a new health scholarship to nine students, supported by a $5 million Cherokee Nation permanent endowment.
The Cherokee Nation Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship is part of a broader strategy with the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Education Services to invest in health education and a health-related workforce.
Receiving the inaugural 2026 Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship awards are:
- Stephanie Norton
- Addisyn Whiteley
- Kelley Burnett
- Stella Huggins
- Kyleigh Hause
- Kiah Amos
- Haylie Keys
- Sophie Shankle
- Julie Remy
For more information, visit Anadisgoi.com
New scholarship recipients and awards are as follows
Cherokee Council District 1
- Xander Denton, Hulbert, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Easton Graalfs, Hulbert, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Havana Randall, Ft.Gibson, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Sarah Russell, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Scholars; James R. Upton Memorial; Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Lauren Stephens, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Scholars; Pathology Laboratory Associates Scholarship
- Wyatt Stephens, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Scholars; Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 2
- Nathan Armstrong, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Cherokee Nation Freedman Descendants Scholarship
- Jonah Asbill, Tahlequah, OK | Oklahoma State University/Cherokee Nation Foundation
- Kynda Foreman, Tahlequah, OK | Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
- Trae Kupsick, Tahlequah, OK | Rudisill Scholarship; Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship
- Hunter Ryan, Tahlequah, OK | Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Kimberly-Mae Stroman, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 3
- Riley Dotson, Tahlequah, OK | Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship; Jack Forrest Scholarship
- Macie Gremillion, Vian, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Samantha Lee, Park Hill, OK | Cherokee Nation Freedman Descendants Scholarship
- Daily Molloy, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Matthew Talburt, Park Hill, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Council District 4
- JaiCee Lester, Muskogee, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 5
- Aislynn Jahnke, Owasso, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 6
- Waylon Campbell, Sallisaw, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 7
- Seth Brown, Stilwell, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Frankie Hargis Scholarship
- Remy Westmoreland, Stilwell, OK | James R. Upton Memorial; Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 8
- Kaleigh Carte, Westville, OK | Harold "Jiggs" Phillips Scholarship
- Kate Kelley, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Alyssa Lopez, Tahlequah, OK | James R. Upton Memorial; Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
- Sadie Paden, Kansas, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Bethany Romero, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Breelynn Vaughn, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Talon Vaughn, Tahlequah, OK | Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 9
- Olivia Hudson, Jay, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Allison Price, Rose, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Council District 10
- Ella Enloe, Jay, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Michael Reed, Jay, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Council District 11
- Wyatt Hannah, Lenapah, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 12
- Samuel Clay, Collinsville, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 13
- Skye Ketcher, Sperry, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Cortney Roberts, Owasso, OK | Indian Women's Pocahontas Club Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 14
- Emily Lee, Claremore, OK | University of Tulsa/Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarship
- Landry Roland, Claremore, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 15
- Forrest Griffin, Claremore, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
At-Large
- Keira Adkisson, Choctaw, OK | Champion At Large Scholarship; Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Joseph Albus, Pell City, AL | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Ilori Baham, San Diego, CA | Champion At Large Scholarship
- John Boland, Herndon, VA | Champion At Large Scholarship
- Vivian Bunch, Oklahoma City, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship; Champion At Large Scholarship
- Maddie Calhoun, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Helen Clifton, Soper, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Hunter Combs, Oklahoma City, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
- Tiphanie Deitz, Choctaw, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Isabella Dilber, Chantilly, VA | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Carly Dunn, Joplin, MO | Cherokee Phoenix Continuing the Legacy Scholarship
- Addison Fletcher, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars; Peruzzi Family Scholarship
- Samuel Frailey, Edmond, OK | Champion At Large Scholarship; Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Leadership Scholarship
- Rylee Gaither, Bixby, OK | Charles Alan Beauchamp Scholarship
- Kristina Glass, Riverside, CA | Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Leadership Scholarship; Champion At Large Scholarship
- Audrey Gray, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Sophie Gray, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Isabella Groshans, Largo, FL | Barbara Jean Dyer Scholarship
- Layken Hardbarger, Rogers, AR | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Emma Henderson, Mustang, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Brynlee Keys, Dacula, GA | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Malley Knight, Edmond, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Marlow, Murfreesboro, TN | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Ella Marlow, Murfreesboro, TN | Champion At Large Scholarship
- Olivia Marlow, Murfreesboro, TN | Champion At Large Scholarship
- Holly McBride, Chandler, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Finley Miller, Overland Park, KS | Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Cody Moss, Stillwater, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Oklahoma State University/Cherokee Nation Foundation
- Brookelyn Myers, Sand Springs, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Loriese Myers, Clayton, IN | Clarkson Family Scholarship
- Elizabeth Orlovich, Boise, ID | Anna Belle Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
- Bodie Osburn, Edmond, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Eva Patton, Combs, AR | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Rachel Purdum, Broken Arrow, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Sierra Quinn, Casper, WY | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Lola Redington, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Mallory Reed, Durant, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Hannah Reisinger, El Paso, TX | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Ryan Ridley, Bixby, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Dillon Turman, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Nation Freedman Descendants Scholarship
- Colin Westfahl, Edmond, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Riley Young, Broken Arrow, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses