Ella Weber awarded Truman Scholarship for public service

Princeton University junior Ella Weber has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, which provides funding for graduate studies in public service, as well as leadership training and internship opportunities within the federal government. Weber, a member of the Class of 2025, is one of 60 recipients nationwide.

Weber is majoring in Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). She is from Crookston, Minnesota, and is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation.

She plans to use the Truman Scholarship to earn a J.D. with a certificate in Indian and Tribal Law from the University of North Dakota School of Law. As part of her scholarship experience, Weber also hopes to pursue a summer internship with ICT News, the nonprofit news platform that covers Indigenous peoples.

Read the full announcement on the University's homepage.