Indigenous Peoples Residency Benefit

The Kansas Legislature enacted a provision to allow certain students enrolling at a public institution of higher education in Kansas to have residency status for the purpose of tuition and fees. This current provision is in place from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Students who are enrolled as a member of the following Nations are eligible for residency status at Kansas public institutions of higher education, regardless of the location of their residence

As well as the following Indigenous Nations with historical connections to Kansas territories with one or more of the following refrences within the Tribe's name:

Apache
Arapaho
Caddo
Cheyenne
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Chippewa and Ojibwe (including Bay Mills)
Choctaw
Comanche
Delaware
Iow (Ioway and Baxoje)
Kaw
Kickapoo
Kiowa
Miami
Missouria (including Otoe-Missouria)
Modoc
Muscogee (Creek, including Yuchi, Euchee or Uchee)
Nez Perce
Omaha
Oneida
Osage
Otoe
Ottawa (Odawa)
Potawatomi (Pottawatomi)
Pawnee
Peoria
Ponca
Pueblo
Quapaw
Sac and Fox (including Meskwaki)
Seminole
Seneca-Cayuga
Shawnee
Stockbridge-Munsee (Mochican)
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie)
Wyandotte

Students who believe they are eligible should submit the Indigenous Peoples Residency Benefit form.