Seminole State College student Shaun Washington recently received a $5,000 Cobell Scholarship from Indigenous Education, Inc. The Cobell Education Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary education and training. It is administered by Indigenous Education, Inc., a non-profit corporation expressly created to administer the scholarship program. Washington is a third semester student at the College and majoring in Business with an emphasis in Native Studies. He plans to graduate from SSC next spring and continue his education in Native Studies at East Central University. Washington is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.