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Important information for college-bound Tribal seniors November October • Check deadlines for Early Action or Early Decision (college entrance). • • • Check your school counseling office or ASPIRE center for scholarship information. • • Check deadlines for CSS/Financial Aid Profile for U.S. private schools. • Continue or start working on college applications. • Ask for letters of recommendation from teachers, coaches and personal references. Provide them with a résumé. • • Visit colleges. • • Take SAT tests. • Complete essays. • December • • Internships • • • State of Washington – Legislative Internship Program Deadline: Oct. 18, 2017 Semester in Washington – Native American Political Leadership Pro- gram (Washington, D.C.) Deadline: Nov. 1, 2017 (Spring 2018); Feb. 1, 2018 (Summer 2018) NCAI: Wilma Mankiller Fellow- ship Program for Tribal Policy and Governance Deadline: March 15, 2018 Take SAT tests. Set up scholarship search profiles on websites. Check your school counseling office or ASPIRE center for scholarship info. Proofread and have someone else proofread all documents completed up to this point (scholarship essays, résumé, etc.). • • If you haven’t already done so, take this last SAT test for seniors. Get FAFSA forms, available for fed- eral and state financial aid. Apply for FAFSA pin number – stu- dent/parents must apply separately. Mail or submit all revised, complete college applications before the holi- day break. Start scholarship essays. Start OSAC (Oregon Student Assis- tance Commission). Scholarships • • AICF: TCU Scholarship Deadline: Contact TCU Financial Aid Office • U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Office of Environmental Policy & Compli- ance (Portland, Ore.) Deadline: Open until filled • American Indian Services Scholarships Deadline: Ongoing • NOAA Fisheries Scholarships Deadline: Multiple • City of Vancouver, Wash. – Water Center Educator Intern Deadline: Open until filled • National Johnson O’Malley Asso- ciation Scholarship Deadline: Multiple • Friends of Tryon Creek - Outreach & Membership Intern (Unpaid) Deadline: Rolling • EPA Environmental Research and Business Support (ERBS) Program Deadlines: Multiple • American Fisheries Society Deadlines: Multiple • National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline: Multiple • Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) Deadline: Multiple • • • • SAIGE Academic Scholarship Deadline: Nov. 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018 Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarships Deadline: Through January 2018 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Programs Deadline: Through January 2018 Other Opportunities • Dartmouth Native American Com- munity Program (Hanover, N.H.) Oct. 8-11, 2017 • 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 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 • NW Documentary Portland, Ore. Deadline: Open until filled Environmental Protection Agency Internships Deadline: Multiple • Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide (scholarship search engine) • • • • • Indian Land Tenure Foundation Internship Program Deadline: Multiple • Big Future (scholarship search engine) Northwest Indian College – Nez Perce Site Internship Deadline: Open Until Filled • • • • • • • Fastweb (scholarship search engine) National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Deadline: March 31, 2018 (for summer) • • • • April January 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). Early bird deadline is in February for OSAC. • 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 • 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 adult vocational training applications are due June 30! • Attend graduation – congratulations! • Make arrangements for your final grades to be sent to colleges and universities. • Good luck! March • • • • • 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. For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us. Higher ed website is one-stop shop for college grants From Education Update, Oregon Dept. of Education, December 2016 The Higher Education Coordinat- ing Commission (HECC) encourages students 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 informa- tion, 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 pri- vately funded scholarships to help students meet their college expenses. October 2017 • Siletz News • 15
