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NOTICES Four Directions Summer Research Program Has Openings Haskell Offers Natural Resources Cooperative Education Program The National Center for Coopera tive Education in Natural Resources (NCCE) at Haskell Indian Nations Uni versity offers a program to develop American Indian and Alaska Native natural resource professionals by help ing students achieve their educational and career goals. Students accepted to the program receive tuition assistance ($5,000/year), summer employment, and non competitive conversion to BIA or tribal positions upon graduation. Requirements include: • • • • Have finished freshman year in col lege in good academic standing Pursuing, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree Majoring in a natural resources field, such as forestry, soil conser vation, range management, geo graphic information systems (GIS), wildlife management, watershed/ hydrology, fisheries management, or civil engineering. Interest in a career working with tribes, the BIA, or other natural resources agencies Completed federal employment form OF612 - available at www.opm.gov - or resume, which must include all in formation requested on form OF612. • • • • • Completed “Verification of Indian Preference for Employment” - BIA Form 4432 Letter of application that includes your perception of your academic and applied strengths and a descrip- tion of your career goals and objectives Proof of enrollment or acceptance into a college forestry or natural re sources program Transcript and current class schedule Letter of support from tribal or BIA area or agency natural resources staff (optional but helpful) Send application package to Doug Eifler, Natural Resources Liaison Of fice, Haskell Indian Nations University, 155 Indian Ave., Box 5018, Lawrence, KS 66046. ÖRISE has NOAA Internships Available Objectives: The Oak Ridge Insti tute for Science and Education (ORISE) is recruiting undergraduate and gradu ate Native American students for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra tion internships in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan-area and in field sites throughout the country. This 10-week program is designed to provide research experience to col lege students majoring in biology, busi ness, chemistry, computer science, engineering, and physics. Dates: June 6-Aug. 12, 2005 Stipend: Students will receive a sti pend of $400 to $515 per week, depend ing upon school classification. Stipends may include additional funding for dis location allowance based upon appoint ment location. The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) began in 1994 as an idea among Native Ameri can students attending Harvard Medi cal School (HMS). We are now in our 12th year and have brought nearly 100 students to HMS during this time. Program goals include: How to Apply Travel: One round-trip travel from your home or academic institution to assigned facility, if greater than 60 miles away, will be reimbursed. Students appointed to the Washington, D.C., area will be housed in dorms at the Catholic University in D.C. Assistance in locat ing housing at other locations will be available. Eligibility: Students must be en rolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. college or university. Must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. How to Apply: Interested students should complete an application and resume by Feb. 28, 2005. For more information: Harold Rider, ORISE, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117; phone 865-576-8158, fax 865-241-5220; or e-mail rider@orau.gov. • • • • • Experience cutting-edge research Understand the medical school ap plication process Exposure to Native American health care issues Integrate Native traditions, includ ing talking circles and the largest local pow-wow Network with Native American stu dents and faculty The focus of activity is participation in a basic science research project. Stu dents are assigned a medical school fac ulty mentor who will work closely with the student to ensure the completion of a project over the eight-week summer period (June 17-Aug. 12, 2005). FDSRP will provide you with the essentials for the summer: • • Transportation to and from Boston Single rooms in the medical school dormitory • Living stipend for food and other necessities Program Eligibility: We are look ing for students with a demonstrated commitment to the health of Native American communities and evidence of motivation to achieve the highest goals possible. We also require the following: • • • • Minimum of one year of under graduate studies completed prior to the start of the program (June 2005) Demonstrated interest in careers in medical sciences At least one introductory science course (can include biology or chemistry) Not taking the August MCAT (the time constraints of this program do not allow adequate time to study for this important exam) Application information: Access our application online at http:/ www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/ fdsrpintro.html. Applications are due Feb. 18,2005 (postmark). For further information, contact Four Directions Summer Research Pro gram, Harvard Medical School, Divi sion of Medical Sciences, 260 Longwood Ave., MEC 432, Boston, MA 02115; phone 1-800-367-9019; or e-mail shurp@hms.harvard.edu. Graduate Fellowship Available at U of Arkansas at Little Rock The Sequoyah Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little. Rock and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation are offering a two-year fellow ship to a qualified Native American student beginning his or her graduate studies in the fall of 2005. The center promotes the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the university by providing access to and delivery of information regarding the indigenous peoples of North America. To that end, the center acquires, organ izes, makes accessible, and preserves sources of knowledge of indigenous peoples in all formats. The graduate fellow will be em ployed half time on the Native Press History Project in the American Native Press Archives of the Sequoyah Re search Center. Applications will be judged on the applicant’s academic experience, com mitment to Native American studies, and research interest in related topics. Complete application materials, including two letters of recommenda tion, must be received by March 1,20(15. Late applications will not be accepted. For more information, please visit the SRC Web site at http://anpa.ualr.edu to learn more about the center, or con tact Ruth Hegwood at 501-569-8336 or e-mail jrhegwood@ualr.edu. February 2005 • Siletz News • 13
