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Other Opportunities Summer Contest for Native Youth Deadline: Aug. 20 We know culture plays an important role in maintaining and improving our community’s health. Encourage youth you know to get involved in cultural activities and share their experience by entering this month’s We R Native contest. This month’s contest asks American Indian and Alaska Native youth age 15-24, “How do you #REPRESENT? What are some ways you’re showing your Native Pride this summer?” Youth can enter online or by shar- ing their story on social media using #REPRESENT. Stories will be featured on weRnative.org and youth will be entered to win up to $150 (1 st place), $100 (2 nd place) or $75 (3 rd place). Tribal Climate Change Photo Contest Deadline: Aug. 26 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? 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. Next Generation Climate Justice Action Camp The Civil Liberties Defense Center will host the third annual action camp for Scholarships 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. 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. American Indian Services Scholarships Deadline: Aug. 15 American Indian Services, a 501(c) (3) non-profit headquartered in Utah, provides thousands of educational schol- arships to American Indians from any fed- erally recognized Tribe who attend more than 400 accredited colleges, universities and trade schools. These help students afford a college education. Students pay for half or more of their college tuition and the scholarship makes up the difference. Catching the Dream Deadline: Sept. 15 CTD’s objective is to recognize and reward outstanding student achievement. All awards are based on merit, academic achievement and ambition. Students must attend a college or university on a full- time basis, seeking a bachelor’s degree or higher. Catching the Dream scholarships are awarded for life. If you win, you will never have to apply again. If you are not selected for scholarship with CTD, however, you cannot apply again. Xerox Minority Scholarship Deadline: Sept. 30 Xerox is committed to the academic success of all minority students. That’s why we offer a Technical Minority Schol- arship that awards between $1,000 and $10,000 to qualified minorities enrolled in a technical degree program at the bachelor level or above. Carol Jorgensen Scholarship for Environmental Stewardship Deadline: September This scholarship provides funds to a full time student pursuing an undergradu- ate degree in an environmental steward- ship discipline, including environmental studies, natural resource management, the natural sciences, public administration, public policy, and related disciplines. Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program Deadline: September 2016 to January 2017 This program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to a maximum of $9,500 per year) for full-time study during the nine-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position ($700/week) during the summer at a NOAA facility; and academic assistance (up to a maximum of $9,500) for full-time study during a second nine-month academic year. The internship between the first and second years of the award provides the scholars with hands-on practical educa- tional training experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, man- agement, and education activities. Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship Program Deadline: September 2016 to January 2017 This program provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to rising junior undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, engineer- ing and mathematics (STEM) fields that directly support NOAA’s mission. Partici- pants conduct research at a NOAA facility during two paid summer internships. Students attending Minority Serving Institutions as defined by the U.S. Depart- ment of Education (Hispanic serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universi- ties, Alaskan Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions) are eligible to apply for the program. Internships Carnegie Science Center Internships Deadline: Aug. 12 Each intern will be provided with the opportunity to be creative, apply class- room studies in a practical application, and develop personally and professionally. In return, Carnegie Science Center will receive valuable assistance that contributes significantly to the science center’s goals. Internships are available in several dif- ferent departments within the science center. OMSI Internships Deadline: Multiple Our internships are built with you and your professional goals in mind. Our program is competitive, but we’re eager to hear from you. Our unpaid intern- ships are typically 12-week commitments. Hoping to get credit? Contact your advisor or department chair to inquire about your school’s policy and procedures for awarding credit for internships. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deadline: Multiple The new Internship Program provides students in high school, college, trade school and other qualifying educational institutions with paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore federal careers while completing their education. The Recent Graduates Program pro- vides developmental experiences in the federal government. It is intended to pro- mote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who, within the previous two years, graduated from qualifying educa- tional institutions with an associate, bach- elor’s, master’s, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from qualifying educational institutions. National Science Foundation Deadline: Multiple NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of 10 or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each stu- dent is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students must contact the individual sites for information and application materials. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants. A contact person and contact information is listed for each site. EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program Deadline: Multiple This program provides opportunities for exceptional undergraduate and gradu- ate students and recent bachelor’s, mas- ter’s and postdoctoral STEM graduates to work in the U.S. Environmental Protec- tion Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) research and administrative projects at multiple EPA laboratories and research centers. ORAU manages the EPA Environmen- tal Research and Business Support Program under the Student Services Contracting Authority. Selected applicants will become temporary employees of ORAU for the duration of the assignment, up to five years. EPA Internships Deadlines: Multiple EPA internships and fellowships provide a great introduction to our work. Internships, fellowships and other oppor- tunities are available at our Washington D.C. headquarters, in our 10 regional offices, and at our labs and research centers throughout the nation. EPA hires high school and college interns for administrative/clerical posi- tions as well as technical positions in areas such as life sciences, program or policy analysis and engineering. Most positions have salaries ranging from the GS-2 to GS-7 level. All internships paid by EPA appear in the government-wide USAJobs. gov portal. July 2016 • Siletz News • 15
