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Scholarships • Fastweb (scholarship search engine) • Big Future (scholarship search engine) • Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide (scholarship search engine) • Sigma Chi Youth Movement Scholarship Deadline: May 8, 2017 • Oregon Student Child Care Grant Deadline: May 31, 2017 • American Indian College Fund: Full Circle Scholarships Deadline: May 31, 2017 • • • American Indian Graduate Center – BIE Loan for Service (Graduate) Deadline: June 1, 2017 Important information for college- bound Tribal seniors May • • • • • • American Indian Graduate Center – Science Post Graduate Scholarship Fund (STEM Loan for Service) Deadline: June 1, 2017 • 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! Internships • American Indian College Fund: TCU Scholarship Deadline: Contact TCU Financial Aid Office • • American Indian Services Scholarships Deadline: Ongoing American Indian Graduate Center – Graduate Fellowship Deadline: June 1, 2017 • NOAA Fisheries Scholarship Opportunities Deadline: Multiple NCAI: Fall 2017 Internship Deadline: June 22, 2017 • US Department of the Interior - Office of Environmental Policy & Compliance Portland, Ore. Deadline: Open until filled • City of Vancouver, Wash. – Water Center Educator Intern Deadline: Open until filled • National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Deadline: Rolling • Friends of Tryon Creek - Outreach & Membership Intern (Unpaid) Deadline: Rolling • National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline: Multiple • 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 • • National Johnson O’Malley Association Scholarship Deadline: Multiple Other Opportunities • • • Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth (SESEY) Oregon State University (Corvallis, Ore.) July 16-21, 2017 Deadline: May 15, 2017 Youth Ecology Corps (Portland, Ore.) Summer Crew – Deadline: June 1, 2017 Helping Orient Indian Students & Teachers into STEM (HOIST) University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho) June 12 – July 19, 2017 • Native Youth Wellness Warrior Camp Grand Ronde, Ore. June 26-29, 2017 • National Conservation Training Center (Shepherdstown, W.V.) July 9-14, 2017 • Konway Nika Tillicum Southern Oregon University (Ashland, Ore.) July 15-22, 2017 • NY’EHE: Native Youth Exploring Higher Education Washington State University July 17-21, 2017 • Bridge of the Gods Summer Academy Lane Community College/University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.) July 23 – Aug. 5, 2017 • National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline: Multiple • EPA Environmental Research and Business Support (ERBS) Program Deadline: Multiple • Northwest Youth Corps Deadline: Various • National Youth Leadership Forum: STEM Program Nomination Form Deadline: Various • Saturday Academy - FREE Classes for Native American Students • ON TRACK OHSU! • Caldera Youth Program • The Student Conservation Association • The SMART Competition For more information about the Siletz Tribal language program, please visit siletzlanguage.org. Siletz Tribal Student Incentives Program If you have completed any of these milestones, please send a copy of your certificate or diploma to your area education specialist. The Siletz Tribal Student Incentive Program rewards student achievements as follows: Head Start/Preschool Kindergarten Elementary School Middle School High School or GED Adult Vocational Training Higher Education Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree Doctorate Degree $10 $10 $20 $50 $100 $100 (one-year program) $200 (two-year program) Pendleton blanket plus $75 $300 Pendleton blanket plus $300 Tribal Education Specialists Portland Area Office: Katy Holland, 503-238-1512, 12790 SE Stark St., Suite 102, Portland, OR 97233 Salem Area Office: Sonya Moody-Jurado, 503-390-9494, 3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105, Salem, OR 97305 Eugene Area Office: Nicholas Viles, 541-484-4234, 2468 W 11 th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 Siletz Area Office: Alissa Lane, 541-444-8373, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380 May 2017 • Siletz News • 15
