Internship, Scholarship Opportunities
Internships available
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The People Are Dancing Again: The History of the Siletz Tribe
of Western Oregon
Book events for Charles Wilkinson and members of the
Siletz Tribal Council
RESESS internship: Summer research internship for minority students in
geosciences. Travel, housing and salary provided, www.unavco.org/edu_outreach/
h ighl ights/2010/resess-2010.html
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) for
undergraduate students with commitment to the health of American Indian
communities. The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) is in
its 18th year and has brought more than 150 students to Boston during this time.
Application deadline is Feb. 12 and students will be notified of their selection by
March 5. www.fdsrp.org
The American Association of University Women has an opening for an intern
to work with their membership implementing programming associated with
interesting girls in STEM fields. They are looking for a graduate or undergraduate
in a STEM major to work with their national office, www.aauw.org/about/career/
upload/intemSTEMPrograms.pdf
Open to the Public
Organization
Location
Date
University of Montana
Feb. 10
Noon
Missoula, Mont.
University of Montana
Nye Beach Writers on the
Edge Group
March 5
Newport, Ore.
Oregon State University
Spring Creek Project
March 31
Corvallis, Ore.
University of Wyoming
April 14
Laramie, Wyo.
Michigan State University
April 18
Michigan
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MPOWIR (Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention) has
several opportunities. For more information on any of its programs and initiatives,
visit mpowir.org.
UCLA
TBA
California
National Museum of the
American Indian
TBA
Washington, D.C.
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Register for the 2011 Pattullo Conference on Oct. 16-19 at the Airlie Center
in Warrenton, Va. Registration deadline is March 15. Register early to secure
your spot! http://mpowir.org/get-involved/pattullo/
University of Oregon
IBA
Eugene, Ore.
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Take the 2010-2011 Graduate Student Survey: It takes less than 20 minutes and
all respondents will be entered in a drawing for a $50 amazon.com gift card.
http://mpowir.org/get-involved/graduate-student-survey/
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Coming soon - The NOAA MPOWIR Internship: Apply for a paid, 10-week
internship at a NOAA lab. http://mpowir.org/get-involved/noaa-intemship/
Scholarships available
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AISES Scholarships: www.aises.org/Programs/ScholarshipsandInternships/
Scholarships
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Oregon Community Foundation: www.oregoncf.org/receive/scholarships/
scholarship-opportunities
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Indian Health Service Scholarship Program: The deadline to apply is March 28.
www.scholarship.ihs.gov
Vocational Rehab Program needs
volunteers for advisory committee
The Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program (STVRP) is looking for Tribal
members to serve on its Advisory Committee.
STVRP helps Tribal members with disabilities in the 11-county ser
vice area to achieve and maintain employment and independence within the
Tribal community.
If you are interested in serving on the STVRP Advisory Committee, please con
tact Shannon Cook-Wright at 800-922-1399, ext. 1213, or 541-444-8213; or e-mail
sharmonc@ctsi.nsn.us.
National WWII Museum accepting
nationwide entries for essay contest
The National WWII Museum has announced its essay contest theme for 2011:
“Why should we remember Pearl Harbor?” This essay contest is open to middle and
high school students across the country.
High school students have the chance to win as much as $1,000 and middle school
students can win $250.
Essays must be submitted through the National WWII Museum’s essay contest
website by March 31, 2011. These essays give students an opportunity to express
themselves creatively while focusing on the meaning and legacy of the WWII years.
For contest rules and submission information, visit www.nationalww2museum.
org/essaycontests.
Contact Kenneth Hoffman, museum director of education, at 504-528-1944, ext.
225, or educator@nationalww2museum.org with questions or for further information.
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Siletz News
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February 2011