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Internships NAPIRE (Native American and Pacific Islander Research Experience) in Costa Rica Deadline: Feb. 15 The NAPIRE program introduces undergraduate students to scientific research by making them responsible for completing a research project. Students are supported to this end by giving them their basic living needs (travel, room and board), guidance by a research mentor, home mentor and OTS staff, a small budget for supplies, and a venue for pre- senting the research results, the NAPIRE Symposium. All this takes place in Costa Rica in the beautifully conserved biologi- cal stations of OTS. Incoming freshmen and graduating seniors are not eligible. Students must be AMP students at LSAMP institutions. LSAMP is the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, a National Science Foundation program that was designed to foster achievement by minority students seeking careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. ITEP Environmental Education Outreach Program Internship Deadline: Feb. 29 Since 1994, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) has offered student summer internships for American Indian and other college students with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program provides the opportunity for students to gain hands-on skills with EPA or other governmental and Tribal environmental offices. The internship is designed to give current college students an opportunity to assist EPA/Tribal agencies with environ- mental issues, acquire new skills in a work environment, gain actual experience while contributing to a project, earn $4,000 dur- ing the eight-week experience, and receive housing and travel allowances. Anne Ray Internship Deadline: March 1 The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) offers two nine-month internships (Sept. 1 – May 31) to individuals who are recent college graduates, current graduate stu- dents or junior museum professionals interested in furthering their professional museum experience and enhancing their intellectual capacity for contributing to the expanding field of museum studies. During the internships, the Anne Ray Resident Scholar provides mentorship and academic support to the interns. One internship is open to an indig- enous individual from the U.S. or Canada and one internship is open to any U.S. or Canadian citizen meeting the application requirements. WSU Undergraduate Research Opportunity Data-intensive research in the environmental sciences Deadline: March 15 Healthy ecosystems are fundamen- tally important for human well-being. However, anthropogenic processes, such as urbanization, deforestation, and the over-exploitation of natural resources have led to widespread changes. The availabil- ity of “big data” – volumes of data not readily handled by the usual data tools and practices – and rapid development of data-intensive research offers environmen- tal researchers greatly expanded ways to understand and study the world. EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program Deadline: Multiple Students at all levels of their undergrad- uate work are sought for this program, and may come from any major as long as they are interested in environmental research. The purpose of the EPA Environmen- tal Research and Business Support Pro- gram is to address EPA’s need to increase the supply of promising scientists, engi- neers and administrative personnel in disciplines related to the EPA mission. This program provides opportunities for exceptional undergraduate and gradu- ate students and recent bachelor’s, master’s and postdoctoral graduates to work in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development research and administrative projects at mul- tiple EPA laboratories and research centers. Successful candidates will receive hands-on training in real-world settings, academic incentives and professional benefits. We are seeking qualified appli- cants in business and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. MIS Diversity Internship Program Deadline: Multiple BSNF Engineering Summer Interns Deadline: Ongoing The Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diver- sity Internship Program provides college students and recent graduates 18-35 years old who are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career fields with on-the-ground, natural resource science-based work experience in the National Park System. BNSF is hiring Engineering Summer Interns for 2016. Our Summer Internship Program begins with a corporate orienta- tion in Fort Worth, Texas, during which interns receive a company overview and interact with company leaders. After orien- tation, interns disperse to their work assign- ments and receive on-the-job training. Depending on their assignment, the position may be located anywhere on BNSF’s 32,500-mile rail network or at Fort Worth headquarters. Learn more and apply today at http:// bit.ly/1IEzoZq. For more information: #collegejobs; #summerinternship<; or #engineeringjobs. Participants must be currently reg- istered at a two- or four-year college and cannot have received a bachelor’s degree prior to July 2015. Women, members of demographic groups traditionally under- represented in environmental fields and students from community colleges or institutions that do not offer research opportunities for undergraduates are par- ticularly encouraged to apply. Each internship includes working 11 weeks in a park followed by a four-day career workshop held in Washington, D.C. This program is run in partnership with Environment for the Americas and Greening Youth Foundation. Other Opportunities College Horizons Deadline: Feb. 3 College Horizons is a non-profit organization that supports the higher education of American Indian students by providing college and graduate admis- sions workshops to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian stu- dents/participants from across the nation. Two programs are offered in the sum- mer: College Horizons is a pre-college program for American Indian high school sophomores and juniors. Gradu- ate Horizons services college students and graduates. Each summer, College Horizons students work with college counselors and college admissions officers in a five- day “crash course.” The individualized Most Often Requested Numbers 14 • Siletz News • program helps students select colleges suitable for them to apply to, get admit- ted to and receive adequate financial aid. Native American Political Leadership Program Summer 2016 Semester Priority Deadline – Feb. 15, 2016 Final Deadline – March 1, 2016 The Native American Political Leader- ship Program (NAPLP) is a full scholarship for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students who want to take part in Semester in Washington Politics. It is open to undergraduate and gradu- ate students, including those who have completed their undergraduate degree but have not yet enrolled in a graduate program. Students from all Tribes and from every part of the U.S. are welcome to apply. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – 800-922-1399 Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494 Salem Finance Office – 888-870-9051 Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234 Contract Health Services (CHS) – 800-628-5720 February 2016 There is no application fee for those applying for the NAPLP scholarship. Native Explorers College-Age Program Deadline: March 15 Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program Deadline: Feb. 27 The Native Explorers College-Age Program is now accepting applications from college students. Interested appli- cants must be American Indian. Successful applicants will be notified early April. To review requirements and apply, visit nativeexplorers.org/apply-today. For more information or questions, contact Kresta Lofton at 580-421-7711 or kresta.lofton@chickasaw.net. The Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program is a paid summer internship and mentoring program for high schools juniors and seniors that is sponsored by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). Selected students, known as Hutton Scholars, are matched and mentored by a fisheries professional to enjoy a hands-on fisheries science experience in a marine and/or freshwater setting. Hutton Scholars who successfully complete the program receive a $4,000 scholarship as well as valuable work expe- rience in an exciting and rewarding field. Siletz Community Health Clinic – 800-648-0449 Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599 Chinook Winds Casino Resort – 888-244-6665 Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517 Website – ctsi.nsn.us Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc. – Young Native Writers Essay Contest Deadline: April 15, 2016 Students are asked to write about one or more of the cultural images, symbols or art forms that have been historically developed by their community (American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian) to communicate a particular message or value or serve a specific purpose. Essays should be 1,200 words or less. Awards include a $2,500 college scholar- ship and participation in Washington, D.C., Scholars’ Week.
