The
John D. Voelker Foundation Native American Scholarship was established
to assist Native American students to pursue the dream of a legal
education. Grants are made annually in an amount determined
by the Foundation's Board in light of the funds available, consistent
with preserving the fund's permanent endowment. The fund
was established thorough contributions form members of the Foundation,
who subscribed to limited editions of Laughing Whitefish, Trout
Madness, and Traver on Fishing signed by the author
when he established the Foundation. Annual grants have
been $4,000.00 for the last several years, matched by tribal
funds in an equal amount in most cases, under an arrangement
between the Foundation and the Michigan Inter-Tribal Council. So
far, the Foundation has assisted seven Voelker scholars.
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