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Important information for college-bound Tribal seniors November December • 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.). • • • • Internships • • • Semester in Washington – Native American Political Leadership Pro- gram (Washington, D.C.) Deadline: Feb. 1, 2018 (Summer 2018) NCAI: Wilma Mankiller Fellow- ship Program for Tribal Policy and Governance Deadline: March 15, 2018 National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Deadline: March 31, 2018 (for summer) • Northwest Indian College – Nez Perce Site Internship Deadline: Open Until Filled • NW Documentary Portland, Ore. Deadline: Open until filled • • • • U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Office of Environmental Policy & Compli- ance (Portland, Ore.) Deadline: Open until filled City of Vancouver, Wash. – Water Center Educator Intern Deadline: Open until filled Friends of Tryon Creek - Outreach & Membership Intern (Unpaid) Deadline: Rolling Indian Land Tenure Foundation Internship Program Deadline: Multiple • Environmental Protection Agency Internships Deadline: Multiple • EPA Environmental Research and Business Support (ERBS) Program Deadlines: Multiple • • American Fisheries Society Deadlines: Multiple National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline: Multiple 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). • • • • • • • • • • 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. • • 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. March • • • • • February January • Students who plan to apply for Tribal assistance for college must apply for FAFSA no later than Jan. 31 at fafsa. ed.gov. Check for three Tribal scholarships at ctsi.nsn.us. Complete scholarships. 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 Student Aid Report (SAR). You should start receiving admission responses. April • • • 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 • • • • • • • • Fastweb (scholarship search engine) • Big Future (scholarship search engine) • Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide (scholarship search engine) • • Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarships Deadline: Through January 2018 • • • Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Programs Deadline: Through January 2018 • • SAIGE Academic Scholarship Deadline: June 1, 2018 • AICF: TCU Scholarship Deadline: Contact TCU Financial Aid Office 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/universities. Good luck! Other Opportunities • Northwest Youth Corps Deadline: Various • National Youth Leadership Forum: STEM Program Nomination Form Deadline: Various • American Indian Services Scholarships Deadline: Ongoing • NOAA Fisheries Scholarships Deadline: Multiple • National Johnson O’Malley Asso- ciation Scholarship Deadline: Multiple Saturday Academy - FREE Classes for Native American Students • ON TRACK OHSU! • Caldera Youth Program • Higher ed website is one-stop shop for college grants From Education Update, Oregon Depart- ment 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 information, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Oregon Promise and the Oregon Opportunity Grant. • Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) Deadline: Multiple • Fish & Wildlife Service Deadline: Multiple • Indian Land Tenure Foundation Deadline: Multiple How to use mail order pharmacy at Siletz Clinic • Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Deadline: Multiple • Environmental Protection Agency Deadline: Multiple To use the mail order pharmacy at the Siletz Community Health Clinic to order your refills after hours and on weekends: Please call the Siletz Clinic 7-10 days before you need your refills. This allows us time to contact your provider, if necessary, and for mailing. 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. • • Call 800-648-0449; enter 1624 as soon as the clinic’s message begins – you’ll be transferred to the refill line. Or call the refill line direct – 541- 444-9624. November 2017 • Siletz News • 15
