Supporting Native American art students as they carry their craft and their culture forward.
Keeping Indigenous Traditions Alive. Funding the next generation of Native and Indigenous silversmiths.
The KITA Scholarship helps Native American students in the arts carry their craft and their culture forward. The award is applied toward tuition or the approved costs of a student's education — it isn't a full ride, but it fills the gaps conventional aid so often leaves open, at any accredited school.
Native students often face what seem like insurmountable obstacles in furthering their education. KITA fills the gaps that conventional aid leaves open, allowing students to finish their classes and develop their craft.
The 2025 recipient was Karolina Chapo, a Navajo dancer preserving Diné traditions through movement — a scholarship granted in partnership with Ralph Lauren.
KITA is open to Native American students who are enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe, pursuing the arts with a genuine passion for their craft and their own Indigenous culture. Eligibility isn't tied to any one school — recipients may attend any approved public or private high school or college.
Applications are reviewed once per cycle. The award is applied toward tuition or approved education costs rather than a fixed dollar amount, so it can flex to each scholar's need. Recipients also receive mentorship from working artists at the Co-Op.
Apply via the Contact Form →The KITA Scholarship is funded through public donations and a portion of T.Skies' Signature Collection sales. The Co-Op is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit — every dollar donated is tax-deductible and goes directly to scholars. There is no administrative overhead markup on scholarship disbursements.
The KITA Scholarship exists because every cycle I watched talented students drop out not from lack of skill but lack of bus fare. That's a solvable problem. So we solved it.
— Mateo