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Scholarships • Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program Application Period: Through January 2017 • Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program Application Period: Through January 2017 • Intertribal Timber Council: Truman D. Picard Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 18, 2017 Important information for college- bound Tribal seniors January • • • • Barry Goldwater Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 27, 2017 • Oregon Student Access & Completion - Early Bird Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • DAR American Indian Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • • • • Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • Howard Vollum American Indian Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • Verl & Dorothy Miller Native American Vocational Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • Idaho Opportunity Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • • Oregon Student Access & Completion Scholarships Deadline: March 1, 2017 • • International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons - North American Indian Scholarship Program Request Application by March 1, 2017 • • • Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: March 15, 2017 • American Indian Education Foundation: Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: April 4, 2017 • • Oregon Student Child Care Grant Deadline: May 31, 2017 • American Indian College Fund: Full Circle Scholarships Deadline: May 31, 2017 • American Indian College Fund: TCU Scholarship Contact TCU Financial Aid Office for deadline • American Indian Services Scholarships Deadline: Ongoing • NOAA Fisheries Scholarship Opportunities Multiple • National Johnson O’Malley Association Scholarship Multiple Internships • Udall Native American Congressional Internship Deadline: Feb. 1, 2017 • Native American Public Media Internship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • US Department of the Interior - Office of Environmental Policy & Compliance Portland, OR Open until filled • City of Vancouver, Wash - Water Center Educator Intern Open until filled • National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Rolling • Friends of Tryon Creek - Outreach & Membership Intern (Unpaid) Rolling • Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) Deadline: Multiple • Fish & Wildlife Service Deadline: Multiple • Indian Land Tenure Foundation Deadline: Multiple • Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Deadline: Multiple • Environmental Protection Agency Deadline: Multiple 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 mid-year transcripts be sent to 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 • • March • • • • • April • • • First semester grades and mid-year reports are sent to some colleges. 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) as early bird deadline is in February. Send thank you notes to people who have helped you. Make final decision about which col- lege or university you will attend. 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 admissions office. May • • • • • • • One-stop shop for college grants From Education Update, Oregon Depart- ment of Education, December 2016 The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) encourages stu- dents and families preparing for college to go to OregonStudentAid.gov to check out the more than 500 grant and scholarship opportunities. It’s a one-stop shop for information, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Oregon Promise and the Oregon Opportunity Grant. The HECC Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) awards more than $80 million each year in state-funded grants and privately funded scholarships to help students meet their college expenses. Check for three Tribal scholarships at ctsi.nsn.us. Complete scholarships. Start working on Tribal higher educa- tion or adult vocational training grant application. This can be found on the Tribe’s website and is due June 30. Review the Student Aid Report (SAR). You should start receiving admission responses. This is the deadline for final decisions for universities. Send letter of intent to registrar. Line up a summer job. Attend your Senior Awards Night. Review any award letters and be sure you understand the terms and condi- tions that accompany each type of aid. If necessary, arrange for housing and a meal plan (at school). Send thank you notes to any person/ committee from which you received a scholarship. June • • • • Tribal higher education and AVT applications are due June 30! Attend graduation – congratulations! Arrange for your final grades to be sent to colleges and universities. Good luck! UO offers in-state tuition to Siletz Tribal students The University of Oregon continues to offer in-state tuition benefits to enrolled Siletz Tribal members regardless of their current state of residency. The Residency by Aboriginal Right Program was first offered in 2001 to 44 Tribes that have aboriginal territories within the state of Oregon that pre-date 1850. For more informa- tion about UO, visit uoregon.edu. January 2017 • Siletz News • 11
