Internships
Friends of Tryon Creek – Nature
Day Camp and Interpretive Intern
Deadline: June 3
The Nature Day Camp intern will
support the day camp director and learn
about operational procedures, camp
registration and program planning. This
intern will support the camp’s extended
care program, providing supervision
and activities during the late afternoon.
He/she also will help coordinate and
deliver curriculum for campers age 6-10.
He/she also may occasionally fill in as a
substitute camp instructor.
This intern also will learn and apply
interpretive skills. Interpretation in Tryon
Creek State Natural Area seeks to reveal
the forest’s ecological and cultural sig-
nificance. The development of interpretive
programs will focus on families. He/she
will help lead six evening family campfire
programs as well as develop self-guided
scavenger hunts and other activities.
for each term. Please note, a Tribal affili-
ation is not required to be approved for
an internship.
NCAI: Fall 2016 Internship
Deadline: Various
Mosaics in Science (MIS)
Diversity Internship Program
Deadline: Multiple
This internship offers a unique oppor-
tunity for young leaders from throughout
Indian Country – as well as for other
young leaders with an interest in Native
affairs – to be on the front lines of legisla-
tive action and policy development, with
opportunities to develop policy analysis,
communication and advocacy skills.
NCAI invites students enrolled in
institutions of higher learning to apply for
semester or summer-long internships (for
which most institutions will offer college
credit), with up to four applicants selected
This internship program provides
college students and recent graduates age
18-35 who are under-represented in STEM
(science, technology, engineering and
math) career fields with on-the-ground,
natural resource science-based, work
experience in the National Park System.
Each internship is composed of work-
ing 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.
Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Internship Program
Deadline: Multiple
The College Internship Program
works with colleges and universities to
help students become directly involved
in land tenure issues for college credit. It
places students at a Tribal office working
directly on land tenure issues under the
supervision of Tribal office staff and col-
lege faculty.
Few opportunities exist for students
interested in a career concentrated on
Indian land tenure issues. These internship
opportunities provide students with the
experience needed to develop into future
Indian leaders who can build the capacity
of Indian nations to grow their land base
and effectively manage Indian lands.
For more information, contact the
grants manager at info@iltf.org.
Other Opportunities
Konaway Nika Tillicum
Deadline: May 13
Konaway Nika Tillicum, which means
“All My Relations” in Chinook Trade
Jargon, is an eight-day (July 9-16) aca-
demic academy exploring a broad range
of classes, lectures, cultural experiences
and recreational activities for American
Indian middle and high school students.
Students selected for Konaway
stay at Southern Oregon University in
Ashland and interact with other
American Indian students while being
challenged by creative, imaginative
instructors and activities.
SESEY
Deadline: May 23
Summer Experience in Science and
Engineering for Youth (SESEY) offers a
unique opportunity for high school girls
and minority students with an aptitude for
math and science in engineering fields.
This one-week summer program
encourages students to explore the world
of engineering and consider careers in
its variety of fields. The program will
culminate with a presentation of student
projects and a display at the annual Cor-
vallis da Vinci Days celebration.
SESEY is a program initiated by
Oregon State University in 1997. It is coor-
dinated by the School of Chemical, Bio-
logical and Environmental Engineering.
BIE STEM Loan for Service
Deadline: June 1
AIGC administers a Bureau of Indian
Education contract to provide financial
assistance in the form of loans to eligible
American Indian and Alaska Natives
seeking graduate and professional degrees
in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM).
The goal is to promote opportunity
for careers with Tribal governments,
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of
Indian Affairs-funded organizations on
and off reservations. Loans are paid back
at the rate of one year of service for one
year of funding.
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Applicants must be (or will be) pur-
suing a master’s or doctorate degree as
a full-time degree-seeking student at an
accredited graduate school in the U.S.
Exclusive consideration is paid to degree
candidates in the STEM fields.
Learn more about past We R Native
ambassadors and apply online at werna-
tive.org/Ambassador.aspx.
BIE Loan for Service
Deadline: June 1
The AIGC Fellowship program
provides approximately $1.2 million in
fellowships to more than 400 American
Indian and Alaska Native graduate and
professional students each year.
The fellowship amount is typically
between $1,000 and $5,000 per academic
year (not including summer) and varies
from year to year, depending on the num-
ber of qualified applicants, the availability
of funds and unmet financial need.
Our photo contest asks you to take
a picture of things you (or your Tribe
or village) value and add a short cap-
tion describing how a changing climate
might affect what’s in the photograph. For
example, if you take a picture of people
working, how might climate change affect
their jobs? Will farmers be able to plant
earlier in the spring? Will the road crew
need to use a different tar mix?
Visit globalchange.gov/explore or
http://climate.gov/ for effects on your
region of the country. Then write a caption.
Include your full name, grade and
school after caption (either with the photo
or in the email) and if you agree to the
“terms and conditions.” Submit the photo
at bia_climate_photo_contest@bia.gov
(questions too).
Categories include grades K-5, grades
6-8 and high school.
Winning photos with their captions
will be displayed in the hallways of the
Department of Interior in Washington,
D.C., and a matching framed copy will be
sent to the school with a letter announcing
the winners.
We R Native Youth Ambassador
Deadline: June 17
Next Generation Climate Justice
Action Camp
We R Native, a multimedia health
resource for Native youth – by Native
youth, is designed to empower Native
teen and young adults to take an active
role in their own health and well-being.
The program is asking American Indian
and Alaska Native youth age 15-24 to join
their team and:
The Civil Liberties Defense Center
will host the third annual action camp for
youth age 14-18 to gain knowledge and
skills to organize for climate justice. The
camp will include a youth-led public event
focused on a climate justice campaign.
The camp runs from 2 p.m. on July 12
to 10 a.m. on July 19.The camp is located
at Apserkaha Park at Howard Prairie Lake,
40 minutes east of Ashland.
The registration fee is $150, but no
one will be turned away if they can’t afford
the fee. We have full and partial scholar-
ships and try to provide transportation to
those who needs it.
AIGC administers a Bureau of Indian
Education contract to provide financial
assistance in the form of loans to eligible
American Indians and Alaska Natives
seeking graduate and professional degrees.
The goal is to promote opportunity for
careers with Tribal governments, Bureau
of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian
Affairs-funded organizations on and off res-
ervations. Loans are paid back at the rate of
one year of service for one year of funding.
AIGC Fellowship
Deadline: June 1
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Make a positive difference in their
community
Travel to other communities and rep-
resent We R Native
Host community events
Get paid for their time
Tribal Climate Change
Photo Contest
Deadline: Aug. 26
The Student Conservation
Association
Are you a high school student who
is passionate about conservation? Do
you like working as part of a team to get
things done? Join an SCA Community
or National Crew and plug yourself into
SCA’s nationwide network of young con-
servationists – thousands of students who
are as passionate as you are about preserv-
ing wildlands, protecting nature in urban
areas and keeping the planet green.
SCA offers a range of programs for
youth ages 15-19. Whether you want to
serve in your local community or explore
public lands across the country, SCA has
something for you.
The SMART Competition
This program engages students in a
real-world technology education chal-
lenge designed to combine academic
relevance, education achievement and
applications of technology. The com-
petition helps develop workforce and
life skills, including computer analysis
and software design, verbal and written
communication, research, teamwork and
problem solving.
Students will achieve an increased
awareness of the smart grid, green build-
ing design, the environment, community,
livability and sustainability-related issues.
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