Important information for the college-bound Tribal senior
January
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FAFSA forms can be submitted Jan. 1!
Do not delay – do this ASAP.
Complete scholarships that are due.
Check for Student Aid Report (SAR
on the FAFSA website several days
after filing out the FAFSA).
Request that mid-year transcripts
be sent to the colleges to which you
have applied.
Request transcripts needed for OSAC
scholarship application.
Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
Students who plan to apply for Tribal
assistance for college must apply for
FAFSA no later than Jan. 31 at fafsa.
ed.gov.
February
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First semester grades and mid-year
reports are sent to some colleges.
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Check your school counseling office
or ASPIRE center for scholarship
information.
Complete scholarships.
Check with colleges applied to for
verification they have received all nec-
essary documents. Continue to moni-
tor status of submitted applications.
Check to see if your mid-year tran-
scripts have been sent to the schools
to which you have applied.
Wrap up any scholarship application,
essays and activities chart (for OSAC).
Early bird deadline is in February for
OSAC.
application. This can be found on the
Tribe’s website and is due June 30.
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Send letter of intent to registrar.
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Line up a summer job.
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Review the Student Aid Report
(SAR).
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Attend your Senior Awards Night.
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You should start receiving admission
responses.
Review any award letters and be sure
you understand the terms and condi-
tions that accompany each type of aid.
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If necessary, arrange for housing and
a meal plan (at school).
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Send thank you notes to any person/
committee from which you received
a scholarship.
April
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Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
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Make final decision about which col-
lege or university you will attend.
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If you decide to decline enrollment
to a college or university to which
you have been accepted, send notice
indicating this to the college’s admis-
sions office.
March
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Check for three Tribal scholarships
at ctsi.nsn.us.
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Complete scholarships.
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Start working on Tribal higher educa-
tion or adult vocational training grant
May
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This is the deadline for final decisions
for universities.
June
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Tribal higher education and adult
vocational training applications are
due June 30!
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Attend graduation – congratulations!
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Make arrangements for your final
grades to be sent to colleges and
universities.
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Good luck!
Scholarships
Intertribal Timber Council
Truman D. Picard Scholarship
Deadline: Jan. 11
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$2,500 for college students (under-
graduate and graduate)
$2,000 for graduating high school
seniors
The Truman D. Picard Scholarship
Program is dedicated to the support of
American Indian students pursuing a
higher education in natural resources.
Gates Millennium Scholars
Deadline: Jan. 13
The Gates Millennium Scholars
(GMS) Program, funded by a grant from
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
was established in 1999 to provide out-
standing American Indian/Alaska Native,
African American, Asian Pacific Islander
American and Hispanic American stu-
dents with an opportunity to complete an
undergraduate college education in any
discipline area of interest.
Gates Millennium Scholars are pro-
vided with personal and professional
development through leadership pro-
grams, along with academic support
throughout their college career.
Applications can be found at gmsp.org.
DAR American Indian Scholarship
Deadline: Feb. 15
This scholarship is awarded to help
American Indian students of any age, any
Tribe and in any state striving to get an
education at the undergraduate or graduate
levels. All awards are based on financial
need and academic achievement.
This is a one-time $4,000 award.
Frances Crawford Marvin
American Indian Scholarship
Deadline: Feb. 15
This scholarship is awarded once
a year to one student. The amount of
scholarship is based on total return of
the endowment and can vary year to year.
American Indian Education
Foundation: Paul Francis
Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 1
Applicants must be American Indian
or Alaska Native descent (student or one
parent must be enrolled and have docu-
mentation) and attending an accredited
two- or four-year college/university or
technical/vocational school as a full-time
student.
Scholarships are available for under-
graduate studies only – online colleges
are not applicable. Scholarship can only
be used for tuition and books.
Verl and Dorothy Miller Native
American Vocational Scholarship
Deadline: March 1
The Verl and Dorothy Miller Schol-
arship was established in 2002 to award
vocational scholarships to Native Ameri-
cans residents of Oregon to pursue
vocational education or training at an
accredited institution in Oregon.
Eligibility requirements include
American Indian heritage, attending an
educational institution in Oregon either
full time or part time, and seeking a
scholarship for trade or vocational study.
Awardees can apply and compete for this
scholarship for up to four years. Graduate
students are not eligible.
Howard Vollum American
Indian Scholarship
Deadline: March 1
Jean Vollum established the Howard
Vollum Scholarship in 1992, in memory
of her husband, who founded Tektronix.
Scholarships are awarded to American
Indian residents of Clackamas, Mult-
nomah or Washington counties in Oregon
or Clark County in Washington to pursue
an undergraduate degree in science, com-
puter science, engineering or mathemat-
ics. Prior recipients also can be eligible for
scholarships for graduate work.
Scholarships are $3,000 annual awards
and recipients are eligible for up to five
years of undergraduate study and two years
of graduate study as long as they remain in
good academic standing and continue to
seek a degree in science, computer science,
engineering or mathematics.
Tribal college and university and admin-
isters several scholarship programs for
American Indian and Alaska Native
undergraduate and graduates students
attending Tribal colleges and state and
private universities.
International Order of the King’s
Daughters and Sons North Indian
Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 1
American Indian Services
Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
Scholarships are given for techni-
cal, vocational or college studies but not
granted for studies beyond a bachelor’s
degree. Scholarships are $650.
Applicants must be enrolled in a uni-
versity, college, junior college or technical
school either full-time or part-time. The
amount of the scholarship varies.
Morris K. Udall Foundation
Scholarship
Deadline: March 4
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Scholarship
The Udall Foundation awards scholar-
ships up to $5,000 to American Indian and
Alaska Native college sophomores and
juniors for leadership, public service and
commitment to issues related to American
Indian nations or to the environment.
Catching the Dream Scholarship
Deadline: April 30
Throughout the United States, Native
communities suffer from a lack of quali-
fied professionals – teachers, engineers,
doctors, communication specialists,
business managers, social workers and
technicians. Well-paying jobs exist in
Indian communities, but few Indians are
prepared to fill them.
Catching the Dream seeks to address
this deficiency. Our high-priority areas
of study are math, engineering, science,
business, education and computers.
These fields of study are critical to the
future of Indian people and the nation, and
American Indians are underrepresented in
these fields.
The Association for Legal Profession-
als (NALS) of Oregon Scholarship Fund,
Inc. offers scholarships to students who
will be or are attending a college with a
legal assistant/paralegal program.
Student smust be taking classes to
achieve a legal assistant or paralegal degree.
Scholarships will be awarded at the
NALS of Oregon Annual Meeting in
April 2016. Visit nalsor.org/ for more
information.
American Indian College Fund
Scholarships
Deadline: May 31, 2016
Remember!
FAFSA (Free
Application for
Federal Student Aid)
applications will be due
by Jan. 31, 2016.
Visit fafsa.ed.gov for
more information.
The American Indian College Fund
provides scholarship support to each
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