Fellowships
Scholarships
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Fastweb (scholarship search engine)
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Big Future (scholarship search engine)
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Pacific Northwest Scholarship
Guide (scholarship search engine)
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OregonStudentAid.gov.
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NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project
Scholarship
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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Clare Boothe Luce Women’s STEM
Tribal Scholarship
Deadline: May 31, 2020
American Indian College Fund Full
Circle Scholarships
Deadline: May 31, 2020
Important information
for college-bound
Tribal seniors
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NAJA Pathways Fellowship
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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Code Switch Internship
Deadline: Various
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Native American Journalism Fellowship
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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HP 3D Printing Engineering Intern
Deadline: Open until filled
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Washington Sea Grant Hershman
Fellowship
Deadline: Spring 2020
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Pearson Packaging Systems Engineer-
ing Internship
Deadline: Open until filled
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NBC News Summer Fellows Program
Deadline: Ongoing
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Master of Forest Resources Fellowships
Deadline: Open until filled
Wisdom of the Elders Agricultural
Incubator Internship
Deadline: Various
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NW Native American Research Centers
for Health Research Support Fellowship
Deadline: Rolling
Saturday Academy Internships
Deadline: Multiple
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Northwestern University’s Center
for Native American and Indigenous
Research Undergraduate Fellowships
Deadline: Rolling
EPA Environmental Research and
Business Support Program
Deadline: Multiple
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Deadline: Multiple
National Science Foundation Research
Experiences for Undergraduates
Deadline: Multiple
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Claremont Native American Fellowship
Deadlines: Multiple
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George R.R. Martin Literary Founda-
tion Scholarships
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Women in Water Scholarship
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Internships
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Other
Opportunities
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Native Youth Wellness Warrior Camp
June 29-July 2, 2020 • Grand Ronde, Ore.
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U. of Oregon Future Stewards Program
Deadline: July 1, 2020
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National Park Service Tribal Stewards
Inclusion Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Deadline: Multiple
Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: Multiple
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 stu-
dent achievements as follows:
$10
Elementary School
$20
National Youth Leadership Forum
STEM Program Nomination Form
Deadline: Various
Middle School
$50
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The Student Conservation Association
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Northwest Youth Corps
Adult Vocational Training
One-year program
Two-year program
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Saturday Academy - FREE Classes
for Native American Students
Higher Education
Bachelor’s Degree
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ON TRACK OHSU!
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Caldera Youth Program
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
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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!
Siletz Tribal Student Incentives Program
Kindergarten
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$10
Center for Native American Youth at
the Aspen Institute – Generation Indig-
enous Network Youth Ambassador
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Head Start/Preschool
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May
Master’s Degree
Doctorate Degree
$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
$100
Salem Area Office: Sonya Moody-
Jurado, 503-390-9494, 3160 Blos-
som Drive NE, Suite 105, Salem,
OR 97305
$100
$200
Eugene Area Office: Nicholas Viles,
541-484-4234, 2468 W 11 th Ave.,
Eugene, OR 97402
Pendleton
blanket plus $75
Siletz Area Office: Alissa Lane, 541-
444-8373, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380
High School or GED
Tribal Scholarships Available
Applications are under Education on the Tribal website – ctsi.nsn.us
Arthur S. Bensell Memorial
Scholarship – Application due June 30
mittee and always strove for better educa-
tional opportunities for Tribal members.
Arthur S. Bensell was an educator,
civic leader, Tribal Council member and
Tribal chairman. He spent many years
in service to his community and Tribe
as mayor of the City of Siletz and Tribal
Council member and chairman.
A memorial scholarship fund was
established through the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians to honor and award
Tribal members in education. The $1,000
scholarship is administered by the Tribal
Education Committee and strengthened
by various fundraising activities through-
out the year.
Art attended Ohio State University
and graduated from Heidelberg College in
1934. During his career with the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, he served as a teacher,
principal and reservation principal in Min-
nesota, Alaska and North Dakota.
Upon returning to Siletz, Art became
involved in Tribal business affairs, served
many years on the Tribe’s Education Com-
scholarship be known as the Pepsi-Craig
Whitehead Scholarship in honor of Craig
Whitehead.
Craig was a Tribal member who was
employed by the Tribe as the pow-wow
coordinator at the time of his death in
2004. He was also the pow-wow whip
man, coordinated a dance troupe that
visited schools and the peace keeper for
the Citizens Advisory Board.
This scholarship is open to Tribal
members in an education field of study.
This scholarship is open to any field
of study.
Pepsi-Craig Whitehead Scholarship
Application due June 30
Siletz Scholarship
Application due June 30
Pepsi, Inc. donates scholarship funds
to the Siletz Tribe and has asked that this
This scholarship is open to any field
of study.
Cathern Tufts Memorial Scholarship
Application due June 30
Cathern Tufts, affectionately known
as “Cat” in the offices and hallways of the
Tribal administrative offices and at Tribal
elder woodcuts, was the Tribal attorney for
14½ years until she passed about two years
ago following a short illness.
Cat graduated from the Arizona State
University School of Law and served an
internship in Washington, D.C., prior to
going to work as an attorney. Her parents
and friends wish to honor her life and
achievements through this memorial
scholarship.
The scholarship is open to students
in a natural resources field, pre-law or
law school.
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