Scholarships
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Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Application Period: Through January 2017
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Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Application Period: Through January 2017
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Intertribal Timber Council: Truman D. Picard Scholarship
Deadline: Jan. 18, 2017
Important information for college-
bound Tribal seniors
January
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Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Deadline: Jan. 27, 2017
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Oregon Student Access & Completion - Early Bird Scholarship
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017
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DAR American Indian Scholarship
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017
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Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017
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Howard Vollum American Indian Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2017
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Verl & Dorothy Miller Native American Vocational Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2017
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Idaho Opportunity Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2017
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Oregon Student Access & Completion Scholarships
Deadline: March 1, 2017
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International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons - North American Indian
Scholarship Program
Request Application by March 1, 2017
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Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
Deadline: March 15, 2017
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American Indian Education Foundation: Undergraduate Scholarship
Deadline: April 4, 2017
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Oregon Student Child Care Grant
Deadline: May 31, 2017
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American Indian College Fund: Full Circle Scholarships
Deadline: May 31, 2017
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American Indian College Fund: TCU Scholarship
Contact TCU Financial Aid Office for deadline
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American Indian Services Scholarships
Deadline: Ongoing
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NOAA Fisheries Scholarship Opportunities
Multiple
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National Johnson O’Malley Association Scholarship
Multiple
Internships
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Udall Native American Congressional Internship
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2017
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Native American Public Media Internship
Deadline: March 1, 2017
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US Department of the Interior - Office of Environmental Policy & Compliance
Portland, OR
Open until filled
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City of Vancouver, Wash - Water Center Educator Intern
Open until filled
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National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Rolling
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Friends of Tryon Creek - Outreach & Membership Intern (Unpaid)
Rolling
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Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI)
Deadline: Multiple
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Fish & Wildlife Service
Deadline: Multiple
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Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Deadline: Multiple
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Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity
Deadline: Multiple
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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
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April
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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.
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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.
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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.
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