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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Important notice to full-time students
All full-time students must submit verification that you have ap
plied to a scholarship outside the Tribe BEFORE funding will be
released for the termsemester. Verification can include a scholar
ship award or denial letter, e-mail verification that an application
was submitted, a copy of the application or your financial aid award
letter that lists an outside scholarship. Please contact Education at
1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275, if you have any questions.
Still waiting to hear how much
financial aid your will receive?
If you are still waiting to hear how much financial aid you will receive
from your collegeuniversity for the upcoming academic year, make sure
you have submitted all of your required paperwork to the Financial Aid
Office. Often times all that is missing is a simple form. Until all require
ments are met, your award will be on hold. Don't wait until last minute to
submit your paperwork! It generally takes several weeks to process your
award once you submit all of your required paperwork. The easiest way
to check the status of your award is to log on to your student info page
with your collegeuniversity and look on the financial aid page.
New CTGR Higher Education
Program deadlines set
There are now only two Higher Education programs depending
on whether or not you are full-time or part-time. The deadline for
the Full-Time College program is at least 30 davs before the start
of classes. The deadline for the Part-Time College program is at
least 10 days before the start of class. Visit the Tribal Web site for
more program information and an application, www.grandronde.
orgdepartmentseducationhigher-education
Looking for scholarships?
There are numerous scholarship opportunities offered for students to
apply to each year. The majority of scholarships for fall termsemester are
due between January and April of each year. Don't miss your chance to
apply for FREE money for college! The Tribal Higher Education programs
are here to assist you in your application process.
You can also utilize a scholarship search engine to help you locate scholar
ships. If you use a scholarship search site, be sure to read the privacy policy
to ensure you are using a site that will not sell your contact information.
A recommended search site to use is www.kaarme.com.
Coca-Cola Scholars
Applications are being accepted for the 2012-13 Coca-Cola Scholarships.
Applicants must be high school (or home-schooled) seniors with at least
a 3.0 GPA. Fifty students will be awarded $20,000 scholarships, and 200
students will be awarded $10,000 scholarships. For more information and
to submit an application, please visit www.coca-colascholars.org. The 201 1
deadline is Oct. 31.
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Dear Tribal Student,
Funding levels are determined by the amount of funding available
from Tribal resources. Over the past few years these resources have
flattened, yet we continue to see an increase in the number of students
accessing the Tribal Higher Education Program and tuition continues
to rise. In order to continue providing funding to students, the Tribal
Higher Education Program will be implementing several new changes
for the 201 1-12 academic year. As Education carefully developed these
changes we considered student funding needs, accessibility, equity and
maintaining program services. These changes will impact the level of
funding currently received through the Higher Education program.
Students who have currently been awarded a Competitive Scholar
ship will continue to receive funding as outlined in your scholarship
award notification. However, for 2012-13 the Competitive Scholarship
program will be dissolved no new scholarships will be available;
with the exception of the Eula Petite Scholarship one scholarship
will be offered annually for students seeking a bachelor's or master's
degree in Education.
Effective Fall TermSemester 201 1 students will be able to access one
of two programs (programs cannot be accessed simultaneously):
Full-Time College Program:
Students attending a two-year educational institute (community
college) full-time will receive up to $6,000 per academic year.
Students attending a four-year educational institute (collegeuniver
sity) full-time will receive up to $10,000 per academic year.
Students attending an educational institute in a full-time graduate
level program will receive up to $14,000 per academic year.
Part-Time College Program:
Students attending a two-year educational institute (community
college) part-time will receive up to $4,000 per academic year.
Students attending a four-year educational institute (university)
part-time will receive up to $6,000 per academic year.
Students attending a graduate level program part-time will receive
up to $8,000 per academic year.
These changes will allow the program to offer an expedited deadline
process 30 days prior to the beginning of the termsemester as defined
by your attending educational institute. Recognizing this notification is
not timely for this fall, the program will accept completed applications
from students seeking funding from the Full-Time College program
by 'submitting a completed application by Sept. 15, 2011. Subsequent
termsemester students will be required to submit a completed applica
tion 30 days prior to the beginning of the termsemester.
Please contact Education for more information or if you are unclear
about the above changes.
Respectfully,
April Campbell,
Education Division Manager
Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation
The Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation offers scholarship quiz
zes throughout the year. Students ages 14 and up can apply. Scholarship
awards range from $250-$2,500. There are monthly deadlines from Sep
tember to June. Visit www.cksf.org for more information and to apply.
Need scholarship help?
Are you looking for scholarships and don't know where to start? Do you need
assistance with your scholarship applications andor personal statements?
If so, contact the Tribal Scholarship Office at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 1345, or
e-mail luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org.
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