FAQ for Applicants

The application must be accessed using either a computer with an internet connection or a mobile device. If you are having trouble viewing the form on a computer, try accessing it using a different browser.

If you have trouble verifying your required e-signature or submitting your application, please see our CH E-Signature Instructions.

To be eligible, each student must be an enrolled (citizen) member of an American Indian tribe, Alaska Native group, or Native Hawaiian AND provide appropriate documentation supporting tribal enrollment.

Provide documentation such as one of the following:

• An enrollment or membership document from a federally or state recognized tribe or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); or a Certification of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) issued by the BIA or a tribe, if the CDIB includes tribal enrollment information. A tribal membership document must be on tribal letterhead or be an enrollment/membership card that contains the tribal seal and/or an official signature.
• A document issued by an Alaska Native village/tribe or an Alaska Native Corporation Settlement Act (ANCSA) regional or village corporation acknowledging membership or shareholder status; or a CDIB issued by the BIA or tribe, if the CDIB includes ANCSA shareholder status or information regarding membership in an Alaska Native village. An Alaska Native village/tribe or ANCSA document must be on official letterhead or be an enrollment/membership card that contains the tribal or ANCSA seal and/or an official signature.
• A document issued by the Hawaiian Registry Program, a branch of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), or a Hawaiian Registry Card issued in accordance with OHA’s verification procedures.

CH will NOT accept a birth certificate for a student, parent, or grandparent as proof of tribal enrollment.

Indigenous Peoples from Central/South America and First Nations, Métis and Aboriginal from Canada are not eligible to apply at this time.

For more information on Enrollment, Tracing Indian Ancestry, and CDIB Applications, visit the U.S. Department of Interior Affairs at: https://www.bia.gov/regional-offices/great-plains/tribal-government-enrollment-claims

For more information on Native Hawaiian ancestry verification, visit the Office of Hawaiian Affairs at:
https://www.oha.org/registry

For students attending a Kamehameha high school, visit the Ho’oulu Verification Services at:
https://www.ksbe.edu/verification/

Sorry, you are not eligible to apply. Current 10th and 11th graders may apply. See our Resources page for a list of resources we recommend.

Yes, as long as your grades are showing an upward trend by the time you submit your application. Likely, you will be waitlisted until we receive updated grades.

Yes. Follow these instructions:

1. Click on “Save my progress and resume later” at the top of the screen
2. Enter email address and password and click “Save”

1. Click on the link previously emailed to you OR

2. Click on “Resume a previously saved form” at the top of the page.

3. Enter your email and password then click “Resume this form”.

1. Click on “Forgot your password”

2. Reset Password

3. A password reset link will be emailed

4. Check email inbox

5. Click on “Click here to update password”

6. Reset Password with new password