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Important information for college-bound Tribal seniors January • • • • • • • February 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. • • • • • • 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. Udall Native American Congressional Internship Deadline: Jan. 31, 2018 • NAPIRE (Native American and Pacific Islander Research Experience) Costa Rica Deadline: Jan. 31, 2018 • NSF Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship Program Deadline: Feb. 1, 2018 • Semester in Washington – Native American Political Leadership Pro- gram (Washington, D.C.) Deadline: Feb. 1, 2018 (Summer 2018) • • Oregon St ate University Eco- Informatics Institute Deadline: February 2018 NCAI: Wilma Mankiller Fellow- ship Program for Tribal Policy and Governance Deadline: March 15, 2018 • Public Media Internship (Vision Maker Media) Deadline: March 30, 2018 • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Internship Deadline: March 31, 2018 • • National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Deadline: March 31, 2018 (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 • American Fisheries Society Deadlines: Multiple • National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline: Multiple • • • Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) Deadline: Multiple Fish & Wildlife Service Deadline: Multiple Mosaics in Science Diversity Deadline: Multiple • • 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 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. • • Internships • May March 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 • Zoo Animal Presenters (ZAP) Team at Oregon Zoo Deadline: Jan. 25, 2018 • Children’s Clean Water Festival (Univ. of Portland) March 13, 2018 • AISES Energy Challenge (Grades 7-12) Phase 1 Deadline: Jan. 31, 2018 • • Semester in Washington, D.C. – Native American Political Leadership Program Deadline: Feb. 1, 2018 (Summer 2018) Roger Arliner Young Marine Conser- vation Diversity Fellowship Deadline: March 15, 2018 • Pre-Law Summer Institute for Ameri- can Indians and Alaska Natives Deadline: March 23, 2018 • Helping Orient Indian Students & Teachers into STEM (Univ. of Idaho) June 10 - July 13, 2018 • Mosaics in Science STEM Opportu- nities in National Parks Deadline: Feb. 6, 2018 Eighth Annual THRIVE Conference (Portland, Ore.) June 25-29, 2018 • Claremont Native American Fellowship Deadlines: Multiple • Gen-I Career Success Fellowship Deadline: Feb. 9, 2018 • Northwest Youth Corps Deadline: Various • AISES National American Indian Virtual Science & Engineering Fair (Grades 9-12) Registration Deadline: Feb. 14, 2018 • National Youth Leadership Forum: STEM Program Nomination Form Deadline: Various • • ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2018 Saturday Academy - FREE Classes for Native American Students • ON TRACK OHSU! • Caldera Youth Program • The Student Conservation Association • The SMART Competition • • • College Horizons Hawaii Prep. Academy (June 9-15) Univ. of Rochester (June 23-29) Univ. of Pennsylvania (June 23-29) Deadline: Feb. 5, 2018 Institute for Tribal Environmental Pro- fessionals Student Summer Internship Deadline: Feb. 28, 2018 Higher ed website is one-stop shop for college grants UO offers in-state tuition to Siletz Tribal students regardless of state of residency From Education Update, Oregon Department of Education, December 2016 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. Out-of-state students will pay in-state tuition, a $20,000 savings each academic year. UO offers bachelor’s and graduate degrees in 272 academic programs and is one of only 36 public universities committed to scientific exploration and interdisciplinary research. For more information about UO, visit uoregon.edu. 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 Fed- eral 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. January 2018 • Siletz News • 13
