NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION federal Pell grant, other grants, or students will high school credit for OPPORTUNITIES scholarships can cover your other passing the virtual classes. www.poarchcreekindians.org college costs for room and board, Click on the link for scholarships and travel and your other expenses not Free Tutorial Help for Elementary, you will find the applications for the covered by the tuition payment Middle School, High School and Tuition Payment Program for Tribal program. The FAFSA application is College Students and anyone that Members and the Fred L. McGhee found at www.fafsa.ed.gov. wants to improve or learn a new First Generation Scholarship for our subject. First Generation descendants. FREE ONLINE COLLEGE CLASSES Two new organizations (EdX.org and Khan Academy Click on the External Scholarship Link Coursera.org) are offering free online Khan Academy offers free tutorial and it will take you to a page filled courses this year. Thousands of help for most subjects. The web site with scholarship, summer program s, students are signing up for the is www.khanacademy internships, and fellowships. courses either to update their skills are to prepare themselves for taking Khan Academy College Admissions Accredited Schools Online Blog the course for college credit. The and Financial Aid Videos to help Read more at University of Washington and students and parents prepare for http://indiancountrytodaymedianetw University of Helsinki are planning to college. ork.com/2015/09/09/6-more-places- offer college credit courses through https://www.linkedin.com/redirect? find-college-scholarships-native- Coursera courses. You should take a url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekhana students-161591 look at the courses each organization cademy%2Eorg%2Fcollege- is offering. admissions&urlhash=q- tm&_t=tracking_anet BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS EdX is now offering courses geared List of Native American Scholarships toward high school students. The POARCH CREEK BAND OF INDIANS http://www.bie.edu/ParentsStuidents/Gr online classes will cover computer EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ants/ science, calculus, geometry, algebra, Scholarship Opportunities for American English, physics, biology, chemistry, Tribal Tuition Payment Program Indian Students Spanish, French, history, statistics, The purpose of the Poarch Creek
and psychology. These are free online Education Tuition Fund is to provide INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY MEDIA classes for high school students. The all Tribal members with an http://indiancountrytodaymedianet courses are being offered to help opportunity to increase the chances work.com/scholarships students prepare for college studies. of employment and/or increase their A few high schools are participating in salary. FAFSA a pilot program to provide the Free Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Financial aid such as the
1 Each Tribal member is allotted If the student has completed his/her applications are available online at $100,000 to assist with the costs of degree and still has funds remaining in www.poarchcreekindians.org, click on tuition, books, mandatory fees, and their allotment, they may continue their the Tuition Assistance link. dormitory fees associated with work toward a higher degree, or use the Applications are available up request. obtaining your degree. remaining funds to repay their college You can contact Ms. Shelia Stallworth loans. at (251) 368-9136, ext. 2241, or via Alternative educational options are email at sfisher@poarchcreekindians- available students aged 10-18 for Contact Ms. Shelia Fisher at (251) 368- nsn.gov or by fax (251) 368-0809. private schools. degree. 9136, ext. 2241, email sfisher@pci- nsn.gov or by fax (251) 368-0809. College Loan Repayment Program Special Needs Funding is provided for The funding that was set aside for students with special needs up to College Tuition Payment can be used $1,200.00 a year. The funds can be Middle and High School Alternative to repay college loans up to $30,000. used up to the age of 21. Programs The applicant must have completed Funds remaining in the completion of their degree program in order to Funds are provided for students who the senior year of high school can be apply for the Loan Repayment attend Public High Schools for the utilized for post-secondary education program. Tribal students can request Gifted. at any college or vocational school, so that the unused portion of their long as the institution is state Tuition Payments funds be applied to Tribal members may choose to use accredited. Although funds are set their College Loans. The application the $100,000 allotted funds for their aside for educational enrichment of for the Loan Repayment program is Post-Secondary education or repay the eligible Tribal member, in no way available for downloading at college loans. The application is are such funds the property of the www.poarchcreekindians.org. available at Tribal member. Not permitted under www.poarrchcreekindians.org, click this program are fees associated with Poarch Creek Fred L. McGhee First on the Scholarship link on the main public school or the home schooling Generation Descent Scholarship web page and it will take you to the of children of any age. The application is available to any Poarch Creek Education Department’s Poarch Creek First Generation person page where the applications links are No more than $3,000.00 per year is that is pursuing a college degree or located. allotted for the alternative education vocational training. The application program (private schools). The funds period for the scholarship has no If you need to provide documentation are distributed to the school at the deadline. The applications must be of Tribal membership, contact Tribal rate of $250.00 per month. Again, the complete. The application can be Benefits at (251) 368-9136, ext. 2281 governing educational body of the found at or ext. 2209 state in which the particular school is http://www.poarchcreekindians.org/ located must accredit the school. The westminster/education.html#scholars
2 hips. Contact person for this Colorado http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/fina application is Mrs. Meagan Weaver, Fort Lewis College at Durango - id/Cultural_Diversity_Tuition_Waiver First Generation Scholarship Student must be 1/4 Native American _FY10.html Coordinator at 251-368-9136, ext. OR enrolled in a federally recognized 2242 or [email protected]. tribe OR a direct decedent of a tribal Williston State College member who lived on a reservation Student must be a member of an College Tuition Waivers for Native prior to June 1, 1934. underrepresented group OR American Students www.fortlewis.edu/current_students/ economically disadvantaged OR Twenty-four states have enacted laws financial_aid/nat_amer.asp transferring from a ND Tribal College. providing for scholarships, tuition Native American students must be waivers, or grant programs for Native Minnesota tribally enrolled. Americans. U of MN, Morris -Student must be www.wsc.nodak.edu/index.asp enrolled in a federally recognized Most of the states require that tribe OR a parent OR grandparent Free Tutorial Programs students be residents of the state must be enrolled. prior to enrolling in a state www.morris.umn.edu/financialaid/aip KhanAcademy.org and YouTube.com are college/university and/or be a .html programs that offer free help with member of a tribe from that state (i.e. assignments and classwork. You will find Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, North Dakota Dickinson State tutors for all fields of study available. If Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, University Khan Academy does not currently have Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, -Student must be a member of an the tutorial you need, you will probably Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, underrepresented group OR find it on You Tube. Several different New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, economically disadvantaged OR instructor choices for you topic are usually available, which gives you a Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, transferring from a ND Tribal College. chance to find someone who explains the and Wisconsin). Students should Native American students must be topic in a way that you best understand . check with the colleges they are tribally enrolled. http://khanacademy.org interested to see if Native American www.dsu.nodak.edu/pdf/applications scholarships or tuition waivers are /cultural%20diversity.pdf GCFlearnfree offered. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ University of ND, Grand Forks The following colleges offer tuition Student must be a member of an Free tutorial programs provided by waiver programs to Native American underrepresented group OR the Goodwill Industries. You can learn students from any state: economically disadvantaged OR how to use Microsoft Office transferring from a ND Tribal College. programs, learn how to use your iPod Native American students must be and I pad. tribally enrolled.
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4 2016. The scholarship program is for legal SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR LOW- Coca Cola also offers internships and residents of the United States diagnosed INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR additional scholarships. with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity The High School Counselors can It will reopen in August 2016 and Disorder (ADHD) and are accepted to or nominate ☺ Students who are will accept applications from those enrolled in a 2- or 4-year undergraduate graduating from High School and are students graduating from high program at an accredited college, school in 2017. See their website to university, trade school, technical school, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific see when the new application opens. or vocational school located in the US for Check out their web site at the academic year 2016-2017. Islander American or Hispanic http://www.coca-colascholars.org for Scholarship details are found at American, a citizen/legal permanent additional information http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com/U resident or national of the United S/default.aspx. States, and have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.00 scale COLLEGE JUMPSTART SCHOLARSHIP SHIRE ADHD SCHOLARSHIP for the Gates Millennium Scholars PROGRAM The scholarship is for students who Program. The student must be The College JumpStart Scholarship is are under the care of a licensed entering an accredited college or is open to 10th-12th graders, college Health Care professional for ADHD. An university as full-time degree seeking students and non-traditional accredited college or technical freshman in the fall of 2015. The students. Applicants must be program of study must accept the student must have demonstrated committed to going to school and can applicant as a student. The 2016 dead leadership abilities through express their goals for getting a higher line was in March. The website is participation in community service, education. The first place prize is a http://www.shireadhdscholarship.co extracurricular or other activities, and $1,000 scholarship to help cover m/US/default. meet the federal Pell Grant eligibility educational expenses. The award can criteria. The deadline for submission be used at any college or university in NATIONAL RESTRURANT of nomination materials is January 15, the United States. The deadline for ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL 2017 11:59 p.m. (EST.). You can the competition is April 15, 2015. FOUNDATION SCHOLRSHIPS download a PowerPoint presentation http://www.jumpstart- The applications period are now that will help you complete the scholarship.net/application-us. The available and have a June 7, 2016 application at www.gmsp.org. fall application is October 17, deadline. The list of scholarships and 2016.the spring application is April 17, their deadlines is found at COCA-COLA SCHOLARSHIPS 2017. https://nraef.awardspring.com/Home FOUNDATION ELKS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP /Scholarships. Seniors at high scholars throughout Contact your local Elks Club for an the United States who meet the application. You do not have to be BILL & MELINDA GATES eligibility requirements may apply for related to a member of the club. The FOUNDATION GATES MILLENNIUM one of 250 four-year merit-based 2017 application will close December scholarships. 2, 2016. Watch for the 2016
5 application. operations management. All The scholarship deadline will be in www.elks.org/enf/scholarsh/mvs.cfm applicants must have a 3.0 grade January 2017. Awards are for point average. graduating senior high students, EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION seeking a degree in the Natural FOUNDATION ENA FOUNDATION Applications for the 2015/16 Resources and current college SCHOLARSHIPS academic year will be accepted students who are seeking a degree in There are various undergraduate and January 1 - May 31, 2015. Natural Resources. You can download graduate scholarships for nursing www.collgefund.org an application at students who have been ENA http://www.itcnet.org/about_us/scho members for at least one year. Also GENERAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS larships.html. l offers specialized undergraduate http://www.musicscholarships.us/ge scholarships open to nonmembers. neral-music-scholarships.html JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION Contact: Ellen Siciliano SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Phone: (847) 460-4112 HARVARD COLLEGE LOW INCOME The student must be a minority US Email: [email protected] TUITION PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES citizen and a high school senior that http://www.ena.org/foundation/gran WITH INCOMES BELOW $180,000.00 has been accepted to a four year ts/Pages/Scholarships.aspx Families with incomes of $60,000.00 accredited college. Students should Amount: $2,000 to $10,000, or less will not be asked to contribute have a 900 or above SAT score and depending on the scholarship funds to their children’s education. show leadership potential and have The Poarch Creek Tribal scholarship financial need. The award amount is FORD MOTOR COMPANY TRIBAL should cover any funds the student is $6000.00 and the deadline to apply is SCHOLARS PROGRAM asked to contribute. in February 15, 2017. The application Ford Motor Company Fund should be open in November 2016. established the Ford Motor Company Beginning with the - school years the http://www.jackierobinson.org. Blue Oval Scholars Program for Native families with incomes of $180,000 will American students attending tribal be asked to contribute a lesser KFC Colonel's Scholars colleges and mainstream universities. amount than in the past and the Program The scholarship is available to Native family’s home equity will not be Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation offers a students at a tribal college pursuing a considered as part of the family college scholarship program giving an opportunity for graduating high school seniors degree in math, science, engineering, income. Additional details are who are interested in pursuing their college business, teacher training, or available at education. environmental science. Native http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/. $5,000 per year is awarded to the selected mainstream university students are recipient. The scholarship offers funding for eligible if they are studying INTERTRIBAL TIMBER COUNCIL tuition, room and board, fees and books. The accounting, computer science, TRUMAN D. PICARD SCHOLARSHIP recipient is eligible to receive $20,000 to engineering, finance, marketing, or PROGRAM complete his/her bachelor's degree program.
6 Have demonstrated books or for pees applicable to the Eligibility Requirements: leadership, service and student’s approved program or study. 1. Applicants must be a US citizen or a commitment to the American Student must be ¼ American Indian, permanent resident by law. Indian community; enrolled in a tribe, and if not enrolled, 2. Graduating high school seniors with a must prove direct tribal ancestry. Are American Indian, Alaska GPA of 2.75 are eligible to apply for Applicants must be pursuing a degree in Native or Hawaii Native with the scholarship. the field of health care and health 3. Applicants must be interested in proof of enrollment or education. Fall term applications must be st pursuing their bachelor’s degree at an discordancy. submitted by June 1 and spring accredited institution in the state in applications must be submitted by st which the applicant resides. Fields of Study:\ December 1 . The application is found at 4. Applicants must demonstrate their Business https://www.nscda.org/site3/ps/indiann financial need. Finance/banking urse/IndianNurseScholarship.pdf. Application Process: Information systems On the first day of December, the application Marketing NATIONAL RESTAURANT form will be available online. In the middle of Accounting ASSOCIATION EDUCATION February month, the application process closes FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP and the semifinalists will be selected among the The web site for the application is The Scholarship is for high school submitted applications. found at www.amigcs.org. The seniors who have demonstrated a In the month of March, the deadline is May 31, 2016 and the commitment to both a post- semifinalists will be asked to provide award amount is $5000.00. secondary foodservice education and further documentation.
An independent selection committee a career in the restaurant and selects the KFC Colonel's Scholars NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT foodservice industry. The deadline and the selected scholars will be SCHOLARSHIPS for the scholarship is June 7, 2016. notified in the month of May. Open to all eagle scouts who are The award amount is $2000. You may currently registered in an active unit apply online or download an th Contact Information: Click on the link and who have not reached their 19 application at http://www.kfcscholars.org/, to apply for the birthday during the year of http://www.nraef.org/NRAEF- scholarship. application. The applications will be Scholarships available on line November at MORGAN TRIBAL SCHOLARS http://www.nesa.org/recipients09.ht SCHOLARSHIP ml Eligibility Requirement: INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE Have at least a 3.0 grade point NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL KINGS’S DAUGHTERS AND SONS average; DAMES OF AMERICA NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN Have an interest in a career in Center for Student Opportunity SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM business and the financial Scholarship. Each applicant receives TYPE OF AID services industry; $1,000 per semester to use for tuition,
7 Scholarships are awarded for American Indian community locally and AES ENGINEERING SERVICES vocational, technical and college /or nationally. SCHOLARSHIP training and undergraduate degrees Eligibility Requirements: The scholarship award is based on only. Active in community/school Be an enrolled member of a U.S. character, as determined by involvement and maintain a GPA of federally recognized American Indian evaluating the essays that are tribe or Alaska Native group; 3.0 or above. A student must submitted. The scholarship is for all Be seeking a degree and career in fields personally request information fields of study to help the future of study including: various engineering, concerning requirements and computer science, operations leaders of our country. It is available application forms. The request must management;, finance, marketing and to high school seniors and all other be submitted through postal mail other business fields; students who are attending a post- and include a stamped, self- Be entering a U. S. accredited college or secondary educational facility. addressed, legal-sized envelope for university as a full-time, degree seeking Applicants must write a 1000 word the director's reply. The deadline for college undergraduate freshmen; essay in answer to the following application requests is March 1st. Demonstrate character, personal merit question: What are your dreams for Requests must be sent to: and commitment to the American Indian your future? When you look back on Community locally and/or nationally. your life in thirty years, what would it IOKDS Merit is demonstrated through take for you to consider your life North American Indian Department leadership in school, civic and successful? The deadline is October 6, Director extracurricular activities, academic 2016. Look for this scholarship next achievement, and motivation to serve P. O. Box 1040 summer. The web site for additional and succeed. The application deadline is Chautauqua, NY, 14722-1040 info is May 5, 2016 and is found at The applications are available http://www.aigcs.org.scholarships/under http://aesengineers.com/scholarships November 1 and March 1. All graduate-scholarships/. .htm applications must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2017. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION http://iokds.org/scholarship2.html RADIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION (ASRT) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS Students enrolled in an entry-level ALA has general scholarships that are ACCENTURE AMERICAN INDIAN radiologic science program can apply open to all applicants who have SCHOLARSHIP FUND for the Current Entry-Level applied for admission to a formal Accenture is seeking to award Scholarship. The applications will be program of library and information scholarships to the very brightest studies leading to a master's degree. American Indian and Alaska Natives available November 1, 2016. The web The application is available online at incoming freshman and undergraduate site is http://www.ala.org/educationcareers students. They are looking for students http://foundation.asrt.org/what-we- who demonstrate good character, do/scholarships /scholarships and the deadline is personal merit and are committed to the March 1, 2015.
8 ACCENTURE AMERICAN INDIAN time basis to qualify for the award, 334-290-2900 or 1-888-400-3533 or SCHOLARSHIP FUND and must be carrying a cumulative [email protected] Deadline: The Accenture scholarships program grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Unspecified is seeking American Indian and Alaska Students must also fill out a FAFSA to Amount: $1,000 Native students who are seeking demonstrate a financial need of higher education at U.S. accredited $1,500 or greater, and be attending AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF universities or colleges. The school in the United States. Lastly, UNIVERSITY WOMEN FELLOWSHIP scholarship fund will select high prospective applicants must be a American Fellowships achieving, degree seeking American member of either the ADHA or the Who may apply Women pursuing Indian students entering their first Student ADHA in order to be eligible full-time study to complete year of an undergraduate or graduate for these scholarships. The annual dissertations, conducting level at a U. S. accredited college or deadline for application is February 1, postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for university. the application can be 2015. The application will be available publication for eight consecutive found at http://www.aigcs.org. on line by October 1, 2014. Interested weeks. Funding: $6,000–$30,000 Accenture Fellows awards are students should visit the ADHA Deadline: November 15 designed for eligible undergraduate website for more information at students seeking graduate study as an http://www.adha.org/ioh/programs/s Career Development Grants accredited university or college. The cholarships.htm Who may apply: Women applications for the Accenture Fellows pursuing a certificate or degree awards are due May 1, 2016. ALABAMA INTERTRIBAL COUNCIL to advance their careers, change The Alabama Intertribal Council careers, or reenter the workforce ADHA INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP provides Work/Experience Training, and whose bachelor’s degree was PROGRAM Class Room Training assistance to received at least five years before The organization sponsors several federally recognize Tribal members the award period Funding: $2,000–$12,000 scholarships for dental hygienist. The and state recognized tribal members Deadline: December 15. 2015 application became available in that live in Alabama with college http://www.aauw.org October and the deadline for the expenses. The eligibility requirements application is February 1, 2015. for their program are listed on their ALABAMA COMMISSION ON INDIAN web site at http://www.itcala.org/. AFFAIRS ADHA INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH The application deadline is April 30, PART-TIME SCHOLARSHIP This program may have funds to assist 2016. The application is available at The scholarship provides financial first generation tribal descendants the Programs link at assistance to part-time dental hygiene with the last two years of their http://aiac.alabama.gov. students by offering Part-Time bachelor’s degree program. The Scholarships valued at $1,000. contact information for the Inter- ALABAMA MEDICAL EDUCATION Students must be enrolled on a part- Tribal Council of Alabama office is CONSORTIUM
9 The Consortium provides strong Creek Indian Scholarship. The mentoring service for Alabama applicant should provide proof of the AMAZON STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP residents that are interested in Tribal heritage, either by including a Eligible students must plan to attend an becoming a doctor. The AMEC focuses copy of their enrollment card or by accredited not-for-profit U.S. college or university on a full-time basis. An essay will on primary care, which includes family providing a notarized letter of Tribal be required as part of the application practice, pediatrics, obstetrics and Enrollment or Tribal Descent from process. Fifty students will be selected to internal medicine. The program Tribal Benefits. receive scholarships plus an Amazon.com begins with the first year (freshman) gift card to use to help pay for books. The and continues through with the The graduate scholarship is being deadline for this scholarship is usually in NOVEMBER of each year, and the student until they obtain their offered to a woman who is pursuing award amount is usually $5,500.For medical degree. Students may apply her master’s degree in special more details, visit to the program in their first year of education. You can request a www.amazon.com/scholarship college. The student’s clinical training scholarship application from either takes place in Alabama. Additional scholarship from the Poarch Creek information and the application are Education Department or contact ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA EDUCATIONAL available at Mrs. Loretta Clayton, 1102 Martha ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION http://www.amec.uwa.edu. or by Allen Drive, Saraland, AL 36571. There GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR telephone Ruth Harrell at (251) 947- is no deadline for the scholarship MERIT AND FINANCIAL NEED 6288. application; however, the early 5656 South Island Avenue applicant may be the one to receive Chicago, IL 60637 ALABAMA FEDERATION OF the funds. Deadline: The deadline was April 15, WOMEN’S CLUBS CREEK INDIAN Demonstrate academic performance 2016.. SCHOLARSHIPS and/or financial need. http://www.akaeaf.org/undergraduat The Alabama Federation of Women’s e_scholarships.htm Clubs has established an ALICE L. HALTOM EDUCATION FUND undergraduate ($400) and a graduate The fund was created for students AMERICAN ASSEMBLY FOR MEN IN (Sue and Virginia Hester Special who are actively pursuing and NURSING (AAMN) FOUNDATION Education Scholarship, $1000) Creek education for a career in information SCHOLARSHIPS Indian Scholarship for young women and records management. The The program \provides scholarships who live in Alabama and attend maximum award for students in an for male students of all races and college in Alabama. The applicant for associate degree program is $1000. ethnicities who are seeking a pre-RN the Creek Scholarships can be either a The maximum award for a student in licensure or graduate degree in Poarch Creek Tribal member or a a bachelor’s or advanced degree nursing. Applicants must be currently Poarch Creek Tribal descendant. The program is $2,000. The application is enrolled in an accredited educational applicant is asked to write on her available at http://www.alhef.org/. institution. Also offers a $500 essay application that she is applying for the The deadline is May 1st of each year. contest scholarship open to both male
10 and female pre-licensure nursing American Indian and Alaska Native MA, MS, J.D., Ph.D., M.D., other); students. The scholarship programs students. Tribal and Indian Descent and Preference given to tribal open in April and close in July 1 of students may apply. The freshman college students, alumni, staff, or each year. award for high school seniors is faculty. Contact: Patti Phillips $2000. The under graduate Phone: (518) 782-9400, ext. 346 scholarship for students who are Sovereign Nations Scholarship Email: [email protected] entering, continuing or returning to Fund: $2,000 Web site: college are awarded $2000.00. Requirements: Demonstrated http://aamn.org/scholarships.shtml academic achievement with a AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND 3.0 or higher G.P.A.; American AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY The American Indian College Fund Indian or Alaskan Native with SCHOLARSHIP awards scholarships to Native proof of enrollment or Indian The society sponsors scholarships for American Tribal members and Tribal descent; Pursuing an advanced students who plan or who are descendants that attend Tribal and degree ( MA, MS, J.D., Ph.D., pursuing a degree in biochemistry, non-Tribal colleges and universities. M.D., other); and Commitment chemistry, chemical engineering, a Applications will be available January to working for tribe or an chemical related field or chemical 1-May 31, 2015. Undergraduate and Indian organization upon technology. The application is graduate scholarships are available completion of degree. available on-line at for students attending Tribal Colleges http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/ or non-Tribal colleges and VINE DELORIA JR. MEMORIAL content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ universities. Additional information is SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=1234&us found at Requirements: American e_sec=false&sec_url_var=region. The http://www.collegefund.org/students Indian or Alaskan Native with applications will be available _and_alumni/content/scholarships. proof of enrollment or November 1, 2016 until the deadline descent March 1, 2017. The scholarship is GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AIST Foundation Scholarships renewable. ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION Seven Stars Graduate ENGINEERING SOCIETY FOUNDATION Scholarship: $2,000 (http://www.aises.org)The AISES www.aiefprograms.org The Requirements: Demonstrated Program provides a number of application deadline is April 4, 2016. academic achievement with a 3.0 summer programs for high school The application is available online for or higher G.P.A.; American Indian students, undergraduate and downloading now. American Indian or Alaskan Native with proof of graduate scholarships and a resume Education Foundation supports enrollment or Indian descent. service for its members. educational opportunities for Pursuing an advanced degree (
11 Students are encouraged to join the Scholarship programs the deadlines Must be enrolled as a full-time American Indian Science and vary. June 1, 2016 is the deadline for student Engineering Society. The membership many of the applications. Must be enrolled at an accredited fee is $10 and the membership post-secondary institution of application is available on their AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE higher education If selected, candidate must be website. Each student is assigned an SCHOLARSHIP able to attend the NCAIED Indian name and a password for his or Miss Indian USA Scholarship Program Scholarship Awards Luncheon her membership. 6051 Arlington Blvd. (Expenses including lodging, Falls Church, VA 22044-2788 ground transportation, and AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION Phone #: (202) 463-4267 airfare within the US will be ASSOCIATION Fax: (703) 532-1921 provided by NCAIED) The dental hygienist scholarships and http://www.indians.org/aihf- Completed Application fellowship applications are available programs.html Official State or Federal Tribal at enrollment document http://aesengineers.com/scholarships INDIAN SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP Personal Essay on the following .htm. The application period is open Eligibility qualifications are the (250 min-350 max words per category): and taking applications until February student is enrolled in a university, Personal challenges you 24, 2016. college, junior college or technical overcame in pursuit of higher school, is ¼ Northern-Native American education AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS Blood, is an undergraduate with no Community involvement ASSOCIATION more than 150 semester credits or Reason for pursuing higher www.adha.org Scholarships are 210-quarter credits, is a full-time or education in business awarded to members of minority part-time student, and has a Business Related Experience groups in underrepresented in dental minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25. The (Paid or Volunteer) hygiene programs. The applications application is on-line at Plans following completion of become available October 1, and the https://secure.mytechsupport.com/~ degree program deadline is February 1, 2017. ais/students_application.htmlScholars Activities and commitment to community to be considered http://www.ada.org/ada/adaf/grants/ hip deadlines are February, May, Official Transcripts (sealed and scholarships.asp August, and November. signed) Official Letter of AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE NATIONAL CENTER FOR AMERICAN Admission/Enrollment for 2014- CENTER INDIAN ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT 2015 academic year (http://www.aigcs.org) — Check all Must be majoring in a business Copy of class schedule for Fall their links. They have a link for the related field semester Gates Millennium Scholarship, and Must be a junior, senior or The application for 2016-2017 should graduate student links to other Native American. be available soon at http://ncaied.org/
12 ountingEducation/Resources/Scholarship online application is located at AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS s/Pages/default.aspx http://www.nilrr.org/node/51. SCHOLARSHIP Applications are taken from October 1 The scholarship is for American Medial Additional accounting scholarship until December 31 2017. Technologist to study for a career in one Programs that you can apply for are: of the disciplines certified by the ARTHUR C. PARKER SCHOLARSHIP FOR American Medical Technologist (AMT) AICPA/Accountemps Student ARCHAEOLOGY Certification Program. The deadline for Scholarship They sponsor a undergraduate the application is April 1, 2017. The AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship scholarship ($5000), research scholarship application is available at AICPA Scholarship for Minority ($5000) and graduate scholarship http://www.americanmedtech.org/Schoo Accounting Students (10,000). The undergraduate and ls/ScholarshipsAwards.aspx. AICPA Foundation Two-year graduate scholarship can be used for AMVETS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Transfer Scholarship tuition, travel, food, housing, books, Contact: Beryl Love, 4647 Forbes Blvd., supplies, equipment, and child care (up to Lanham, MD 20706, (877) 726-8387, Fax: https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/educatio $5,000). (301) 459-7924, www.amvets.org , e- n/scholarship-search/ http://www.saa.org/AbouttheSociety/Aw mail: [email protected] ards/SAANativeAmericanScholarships/tab The program is available to High school AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL id/163/Default.aspx. The deadline for graduates who are grandchildren, sons, ENGINEERS applications is December 15, 2016. or daughters of American living or Eligibility requirements: Applicants must deceased veterans and are U.S. citizens. be ASME student members in good ARTS COMPETITION Deadline deadline.is April 2017.. standing at the time of application, enrolled SCHOLARSHIPS Competition held annually and http://www.amvets.org/programs/schola in an ABET accredited, or substantially 125scholarships are awarded each year. rships/ equivalent, mechanical engineering The award amounts vary from $100- baccalaureate program in the US, and North $10,000.00. The application deadline is AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED American residents and U.S. Citizens. There October 17, 2016. Visual, literary, design or PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SCHOLARSHIP is a $25 membership fee. The ASME performing artist between the ages of 15-18 OR MINORITIES Online Scholarship are eligible to apply for the scholarships. 1211 Avenue of the Americas http://www.asme.org/Education/College New York, NY 10036-8775 /FinancialAid/Scholarships.cfm Contact Information: This scholarship program provides The application closes March 1, 2017. National YoungArts Foundation awards of up to $5,000 to outstanding 2100 Biscayne Boulevard minority students to encourage their APPLEGATE JACKSON PARKS FUTURE Miami, FL 33137 selection of accounting as a major and TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP (800) 970-ARTS(2787) [email protected] their ultimate entry into the profession. Applicants must be graduate or http://www.youngarts.org/ Since 1969, this program has awarded undergraduate students majoring in over $14.6 million in scholarships. education in institutions of higher SSOCIATION ON AMERICAN INDIAN April 1, 2017 is the deadline. A learning in the United States. The AFFAIRS INCORPORATION http://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/Acc scholarship award amount is $1000. The 966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 12-B
13 Rockville, MD 20850 must be enrolled full time to apply for the Required Documents Phone: (240) 314-7155 scholarship. The fields of study covered Fax: (240) 314-7159 or Civil, Chemical, or environmental 1. All candidates must submit with a E-mail: [email protected] engineering or one of the environmental completed application: Web site: www.indian-affairs.org science fields of study. The website for 2. A resume. Amount: $1,500 additional information and the 3. An essay of 250 words minimum, Criteria: applicants must be American application is "Tell us about a personal Indian and Alaska Native full-time www.brownandcaldwell.com experience that influenced your graduate students. Disbursement is made decision to focus on per semester with the second BROWN & CALDWELL WOMEN IN environmental studies." disbursement requiring grades from the LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP 4. Two written recommendations, previous semester. Students are eligible with at least one from a to apply each year. The new scholarship At Brown and Caldwell, we value equality university official (e.g. advisor, descriptions and deadlines will be posted in the workplace, supporting the great professor). in February 2015. work of organizations like the Society of 5. An official transcript of your Women Engineers. We also offer a academic record. BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP IN $5,000 Women in Leadership Scholarship EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION to support female students that are The deadline is May 13th The program awards over 300 interested in pursuing a career in the Winners will be notified by mid-June scholarships to sophomores and juniors environmental profession. who plan to become scientists, Email: [email protected] mathematicians, and engineers. Criteria Applicants must be nominated by his or A United States citizen or Brown and Caldwell her college or university using the official permanent resident. Attn: HR/Scholarships Program online nomination process on the A full-time student enrolled in 1527 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300 Foundation's website. his/her Junior, Senior year or Lakewood, CO 80401 http://www.act.org/goldwater/apply/ind graduate program at an ex.html. The award amount is $7,500. accredited college/university. BUICK ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP January 2017 is the deadline for the Declared major in civil, chemical PROGRAM application. Check back in October 2015 or environmental engineering or The applicants must be high school for the new application. one of the environmental seniors or graduates or be current sciences (e.g. geology, undergraduate students. They should be hydrogeology, ecology). planning to enroll or be enrolled in an BROWN AND CALDWELL MINORITY Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher accredited U.S. four-year college for the SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on a entire school year studying This is an engineering scholarship 5.0 scale). Engineering/Technology or Design, and program for minority students. The Identify as a woman who Business-related programs. Other fields deadline for applications is May 13, demonstrates leadership within of study that qualify for the scholarship 2016. Applicants must be in their junior the community. can be found at or senior year or graduate program and www.buickachievers.com. The applicant
14 must be interested working in a career http://www.catchingthedream.org. The with the automotive or a related scholarship program has undergraduate COLLEGE JUMPSTART SCHOLARSHIP industry. and graduate scholarships. They provide The eligibility requirements are: a mentoring service for college students. •Be a high school 10th-12th The award amounts vary from $2000 up If you need help writing the essay for grader, college student or non- to $25,000 and they are renewable. their scholarship, they will guide you. traditional student Additional information is found at Email: [email protected]. The Be U.S. citizen or legal resident http://www/buickachievers.com. The applications can be downloaded from Attend or plan to attend an application must be submitted their web site. The deadlines for their accredited 2-year, 4-yar or electronically between January 9 and applications are: March vocational/trade school in the February 27, 2017. 15th...... Summer School U.S. April 15th...... Fall Semester or Be committed to using education BUREAU OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS Quarter to better their life and that of The Bureau of Health Nursing Scholarship September 15th...Spring Semester or your family and/ or community. Program assists with tuition costs, Quarter required fees, other reasonable costs, The College JumpStart Scholarship books, clinical supplies, laboratory CI CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING competition is held every year, the expenses, and a monthly stipend. See STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP deadline is October 17, and April 15 of the link to additional education Membership in the engineering society is each year.The scholarship award amount resources. Check with your financial aid free for students. Applicants must be is $1000. The website for the application office to see when the application will be freshmen, sophomore, or juniors is http://www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/ available. Check to see if you school studying construction engineering or participates in the Disadvantage Students construction management. The CONTINENTAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF Scholarship program application deadline was April 1, 2016. INDIAN WARS SCHOLARSHIP OF http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/scholarshipsloans/in Check for the new application in January ALABAMA FOR NATIVE AMERICANS dex.html. 2017. Additional information is found at The scholarship becomes available in http://www.asce.org/scholarships April and the deadline is in June. The CAMPUSRN SCHOLARSHIP FUND /. award amount is $5000. Additional The scholarship is awarded to a student information and the application are of each of the six regions of the CRACK THE DATA PRE-DENTAL found at CampusRN network. The award amount SCHOLARSHIP http://www.csdiw.org/scholarships.html. is $2500 for a needy and deserving Pre-dental students enrolled full-time, at Each state has their own contact person nursing student. The scholarship is an on- least a junior in college or have graduated and that list is found at line application found at from college. and seeking a dentistry http://www.csdiw.org/stateprovincial- http://www.campusrn.com/register/scho career are encouraged to apply. The societies.html.Deadlines June 15 of each larship.asp. They are taking applications scholarships are awarded based on merit, year now. community service, and financial need. The application requirements are found DAVIDSON FELLOW SCHOLARSHIPS CATCHING THE DREAM, http://www.crackdat.com/scholarship/. Any young person under the age of 18 INCORPORATION The deadline is September 30, 2016. who has completed an important piece
15 of work in the fields of mathematics, pursuing a Major in Public Health. (850) 487-1472http://www.fgcia.org. Science, Technology, Music, Literature, Disbursement is made for $1,500 per The program assists with tuition and philosophy or in other areas my apply to semester, with subsequent other services. Student must be a the program. disbursements requiring a copy of the resident of Florida or Georgia. The The selected applicants can receive first semesters' grades and a second program will assist Indian Descendants scholarships for $50,000, $25,000, and semester class schedule. This scholarship through the second generation. They will $10,000 to be used for their tuition and does not automatically renew. Students assist students for training at educational expenses at an accredited institution of are eligible to apply on a yearly basis. institutions in Florida and Georgia. You learning. The applications become http://www.indian-affairs.org. The 2017 must be prepared with documentation to available each November at applications are available in the spring. show your Indian heritage. Contact the http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/A The deadline is June 1, 2017. Poarch Creek Tribal Enrollment Office if rticle/Davidson_Fellows___Download_Ap you are of Poarch Creek Indian heritage. plications_361.aspx. The deadline is ANNIE’S ENVIRONMENTAL February 2017. SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP The FGCIA sponsors two summer Porgrams programs for Native American teens. The ESA FOUNDATION COMPUTER & VIDEO Annie’s scholarship program assists program is available to all Native GAME SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM undergraduate and graduate students American students across the nation. The The scholarship foundation was pursuing studies in sustainable and application is due June 10, 2017. organic agriculture. They accept established to help women and applications from November 2 – January minorities who are training for careers in 5 each year. Computer and Video Game Arts. The Annie’s provides a paid, full-time FRANCES ALLEN FELLOWSHIPS applicant must be enrolled in an undergraduate summer internship HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN accredited program of study and be program for students to get valuable on- Newberry Library attending full-time. The scholarship the-job exposure to the business of good. 60 W. Walton Chicago, IL 60610 award amount is $3000.00 and up to 30 Past internships have included positions Phone: (312) 255-3564 scholarships will be awarded. The in Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, The program provides long term and International Scholarship and Tuition Product Innovation, and Sustainability. short term fellowships. The web site is Services, Inc. are administering the Apply in November for the 2017 www.newberry.org/research/felshp/spec scholarship program. The application is internship program. ial.html. The long-term deadline is available February 1 to April 1, 2017. Go http://www.annies.com/careers/interns December 1, 2017 and the short-term to hip-program/. fellowship deadline is April 2017. http://www.esafoundation.org/scholarsh ip.asp. FLORIDA’S AND GEORGIA’S WORK HOTELCHEAP SCHOLARSHIP FORCE INVESTMENT ACT PROGRAM PROGRAM ELIZABETH AND SHERMAN ACHE (WIA) Applicants must be students enrolled in a MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Florida Governor’s Council on Indian two year, four year, or a graduate The Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc. program to apply. The general Affairs offers Elizabeth and Sherman 1341 Cross Creek Circle scholarship for $1,500.00 is awarded Asche Scholarships for $3,000 each to Tallahassee, Florida 32301 each fall and spring semester. The fall graduate and undergraduate students (850) 488-0730 deadline is October 15, 2016 and the
16 spring deadline is April 15, 2017. GOOGLE LIME 2015 SCHOLARSHIP bachelor’s degree in engineering or Students can apply online at PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH science, relating to water resources or an http://www.hotelscheap.org/scholarship. DISABILITIES. environmentally-related field; minimum The 2014 Google Lime Scholarships will 2.5 cumulative GPA. The deadline is in CONSUELO W. GOSNELL MEMORIAL be awarded based on the strength of June. MSW SCHOLARSHIP the applicant’s academic background and The Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial demonstrated passion for computer HORIZONS SCHOLARSHIP Scholarships are awarded to master's Science. $10,000.00 will be awarded for The scholarship program was created for degree candidates in social work who those studying in the US. The disability Women who work or plan to work in have demonstrated a commitment to does not have to be visible. Applications Defense or National Security. The working with, or who have a special will be available in fall 2016. Additional applicants must be employed or planning affinity with, American Indian/Alaska details are available at careers in defense or national security Native and Hispanic/Latino http://www.limeconnect.com/opportunit and be full-time or part-time students. populations. Candidates who have ies/page/google-lime-scholarship- The scholarship is to be used for students demonstrated a commitment to working program who are at least junior level (60) credit with public or voluntary nonprofit and can be used for graduate study The agencies or with local grassroots groups scholarship focuses on selected fields in the United States are also eligible. such as cyber security, government http://naswfoundation.org/fellowships.as relations, engineering, computer science, p physics, mathematics, business, law, The deadline is March 21, 2016. HENRY RODRIGUEZ RECLAMATION international relations, political science, SCHOLARSHIP military history, and economics. The GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of application deadline is July 15, 2016. Students who receive a GAAS scholarship Reclamation and American Indian Science http://wid.ndia.org/horizon/Pages/defaul and begin a career as an automotive and Engineering Society t.aspx aftermarket technician are eligible for a Heather Landreth, Program Officer matching grant. They must graduate from P.O. Box 9828 HYATT HOTELS FUND FOR MINORITY their education program and complete six Albuquerque, NM 87119- LODGING MANAGEMENT STUDENTS months of employment in the 98http://www.limeconnect.com/opportu The Hyatt Hotels Native American automotive aftermarket as a technician. nities/page/google-lime-scholarship- scholarships were started in 1988 to help Eligible students should contact Jobie program28 minority students pursue a hotel Dowd to arrange their matching grant Phone: (505) 765-1052, ext. 105 management degree. In order to be upon completion of these requirements. Fax: (505) 765-5608 eligible for the award, students must be This grant is made directly to the student. E-mail: [email protected] enrolled for at least 12 credit hours for The application is available on line at Web site: www.aises.org the coming fall and spring semesters, be http://www.automotivescholarships.com Amount: $5,000 per academic year. majoring in hospitality management, be /. New applications will be available Criteria: Member of AISES; U.S. citizen or at least a sophomore in a bachelor’s or starting September 1, 2016. permanent resident, enrolled as a full- higher program, be a citizen or time undergraduate student at an permanent resident of the U.S. and be accredited college or university seeking a either African-American, Hispanic, Asian
17 or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or envelope with your request for an are seeking to benefit themselves, their Alaskan Native. Applications for 2017 application. Applications will be available families, and their communities. The scholarships will be accepted from after September 2013. For application deadline was March 18. January 1 through May 1, 2017. http://www.iokds.org/ Deadline is April Check by in January for the 2017 https://www.ahlef.org/Scholarships/Acad 1, 2017. application. emic/AH_LEF_Self- http://www.rankinfoundation.org/ Nominated_Scholarships/ INTERTRIBAL TIMBER COUNCIL TRUMAN D. PICARD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM JIMMY RANE FOUNDATION INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS Selected graduating senior high students SCHOLARSHIP http://www.ihs.gov. Two-year seeking a degree in the Natural Resources The scholarship foundation was established programs, undergraduate, and graduate receive $1500 and selected current to award scholarships for college or programs are available. The program college students who are seeking a vocational institutions to students who live pays for full-time and half time students. degree in Natural Resources receive in the South, who without financial A Loan Repayment program is also $2000. January 11, 2017 deadline. assistance would not be able to attend available to assist students who graduate http://www.itcnet.org/picard.html college. The scholarships vary in amount and work for an Indian Health facility. based on assessed need and are renewable You can obtain an application by going to JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION UNDER for four years if all the requirements are http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/ UNDER-GRADUATE AND GRADUATE met . The application is available on line DHPS/Scholarships/ and applying online. SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM beginning December 1, 2017. The application is due March 28, 2017. The Foundation has undergraduate http://www.jimmyranefoundation.org/scho http://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/apply_n scholarships for juniors and seniors who larships. ow.cfm complete two years at a community college before transferring to a four-year KELLY SERVICES FUTURE ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE KING’S college or university. The foundation also SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DAUGHTERS AND SONS INDIAN has graduate scholarships. Applicants One winner of a $5000 scholarship to be SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM should contact their Faculty used for tuition, fees, books, and room NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN DEPARTMENT Representative at their college for and board for the 2015 calendar year. For further information contact: additional information for applying for Applicants must be full time students and Director the scholarship. The application periods be accepted into their School of North American Indian Department end in December. E-mail: [email protected] Engineering. The scholarship is not P. O. Box 1040 Tel: (800) 498-6478 awarded to a freshman undergraduate Chautauqua, NY, 14722-1040 http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship- student or a 4th year student that is about Requests for applications must include a programs/undergraduate-transfer/ to graduate on or before June of the year stamped, self-addressed legal size of the award. The deadline for the envelope. April 1st. is the deadline. The JEANETTE RANKIN WOMEN’S application will be October 14, 2016. The award amount is $650. There is no EDUCATION FUND web site for additional information and restriction as to Tribal affiliation or Indian The Jeannette Rankin Foundation awards the application is blood quantum. You do have to have a scholarships annually to women 35 years http://www.kellyservices.us/US/Careers/ Tribal registration number. Please send a of age and older who through Kelly-Engineering-Resources/Future- stamped, self-addressed legal sized undergraduate or vocational education
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30 n/aicpa-legacy-scholarships/scholarship- systems, Mathematics, Human minority-accounting-students/ EGGHART CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Computer Interaction and/or a SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATIVE AMERICANS related technical degree ASC MINORITY FELLOWSHIP The Egghart Certified Public Accountants program. The American Society of Criminology Scholarship for Native American Have a minimum cumulative awards $6,000 annually to three Accounting Students provides three (3) grade point average of 3.5. students. Their purpose is to encourage awards, of up to $5,000 each, for the Have demonstrated leadership minority students to enter the field of 2016 academic year. As a competitive, experience criminology and criminal justice. The merit-based scholarship, the Egghart Be a United States citizen or a application deadline has not been Certified Public Accountants Scholarship permanent resident The finalized at this time, but it is expected to for Native American Accounting Students application is found at be the same (March 1, 2016). The award was established to assist Native American https://www.scholarsapply.org/g is for minority students who are pursuing students in pursuing their goals of higher eico_tech/ a doctoral degree at the time of education and accounting and, The applications must be submitted by application. The application should be ultimately, to enter the accounting January 25, 2016 by 11:59 p.m. (Central available soon at profession. February 15, 2016 is the Standard Time). You are asked to review http://www.asc41.com/. deadline for applications. The application your application before clicking the “Lock site is and submit” button. All applicants will be http://www.egghart.com/index.php/scho notified of their status by May 2016. BIE STEM LOAN FOR SERVICE larship. The Science Post Graduate Scholarship GEICO $2,500 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Fund is (S.T.E.M. Loan for Service) is GEICO $5000 IT SCHOLARSHIP TO EXCEPTIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS awarded to U.S. Federally-recognized GEICO is one of the largest IT employers Eligibility Requirements: American Indian and Alaska Native in the Washington, DC area and they are Must be currently enrolled at an student who are pursuing graduate or interested in inspiring and supporting accredited four-year school Must professional level education. Applicants rising sophomore students and juniors be a college sophomore or junior must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be who are pursuing degrees in the field of Must have at least a 3.0 overall pursuing a master, doctorate or technology. GEICO will award six GPA professional degree in the STEM fields, be scholarships for $5,000 to selected Must be majoring in Business, IT, a full-time student at an accredited students who meet their eligibility Math or a related field graduate or professional school in the requirements. The scholarships are not Must be a leader on campus and United States. The recipients must be renewable; the applicants must reapply in the community willing to relocate, if necessary, to obtain each year. acceptable employment for the service Eligibility Requirements are: Applications must be submitted by payback agreement. Additional details Remain enrolled in a full0time February 15, 2016. The applications are and the application are found at course of study at an accredited found at https://aigc.academicworks.com/oppiort university. https://www.scholarsapply.org/geico_t unties/2968. The award amount is Be actively pursuing a degree in ech/. $20,000. The application deadline is June Computer Science, Computer 1, 2016. Engineering, Information
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32 program. Each renewal will increase by federal government, or must not be in training in the military or in another area $1000 over the previous year to litigation with the federal government or of interest. encourage program completion for each a state. recipient. The web site for additional Be Pell-eligible and have applied for We provide additional listings of information and the application title IV and completed FAFSA to ensure scholarship, summer programs, and https://www.scholarsapply.org/wellsfarg full discovery of actual unmet need. internships at http://www.pci- oveterans/. nsn.gov/westminster/education_external Use any military education benefits for .html which they are eligible. WELLS FARGO VETERANS EMERGENCY GRANT PROGRAM Have a minimum grade point average of Internship and Fellowship The grants are to help veterans meet 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent. Opportunities their household expenses and ensure they are able to stay in school without WILSON-HOOPER VETERINARY Poarch Creek Tribal Members and Tribal creating undue financial hardship for MEDICINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Descendants who participate in minority themselves or their families. Grants are The program provides scholarships to scholarship and internship programs can available for a one-time distribution with students pursuing veterinary medicine use their Tribal ID Card or a notarized a suggested maximum of up to $750, but and veterinary technician degrees at an letter of Tribal Descent from Tribal not to exceed $1,000 each based on the accredited college or university. Benefits stating the person is a cost of the emergency need. The Applicants must be enrolled full-time at a descendant of the Poarch Creek Indians. application is found at nationally accredited college or university You may be requested to complete a https://www.scholarsapply.org/wellsfarg in the U. S. The applicant can be an DNA test with your Tribal parent if you oveteransemergency/. enrolled member or a descendant of a do not have a letter on file with Tribal Eligibility Requirements: federally recognized American Indian Benefits. Be honorably discharged veterans or tribe and be able to maintain a B average. spouses of disabled veterans who have The application deadline is May 13, 2016. Internships are available to Poarch Creek served in the United States military, Got to Tribal Members and First Generation including the Reserves and National https://aigc.academicworks.com/opportu Descendants at Poarch Creek Gaming Guard, and have received a Certificate of nities/397 to find the application and facilities, CIE, and the Tribal Reservation Eligibility from the Department of additional requirements for applying. at the Poarch Creek Legal Department. Veterans Affairs or another document of http://www.mynextmove.org/ O-Net™ For the past two summers, we have service. has a Career Search, you can Browse offered Internship opportunities to Careers, and you complete an Interest students ages 16-19 through the Matching survey. O-Net™ provides you Education Department. Students are Be students who are already enrolled in with information on career areas that placed in Tribal Departments and work full-time undergraduate or graduate (first have the greatest hiring potential, salary 6-9 weeks. Master’s degree) study at an accredited information and the training tow-year or four-year college, university, requirements for each career. The AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION or vocational-technical program also has a center for Veterans to Applicants are invited from students of school. The college must not be on help them find careers similar to their African, Mexican, Native American, or warning or probationary status with the Puerto Rican heritage. The applicant must
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34 full-length, timed computer- adaptive the weeklong journalism and mass • Is a citizen, national, or permanent GMAT tests. communication workshop.” Additional resident of the United States; Additional resources for the GMAT information is available at are:MBA.COM http://www.naja.com/index.php/2012- • Is enrolled in a program of modern http://www.mba.com/us convention/student-projects. Check in foreign language training in a language April for the new applications for 2015. for which the institution has developed or MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AMERICA is developing performance-based FOUNDATION – AAPD CONGRESSIONAL instruction; Internship Program NATIVE AMERICAN POLITICAL The Mitsubishi Electric America LEADERSHIP & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM • Shows potential for high academic Foundation and the American Association It is a full paid scholarship program achievement based on such indices as of People with Disabilities (AAPD) created to give Native American GPA, class ranking, or similar measures Congressional Internship Program was undergraduates an opportunity to work that the institution may determine. created to provide an opportunity for and study in the nation’s capital. The students with disabilities to work on selected applicants take classes at George FOUR DIRECTIONS SUMMER RESEARCH Capitol Hill and acquire valuable work Washington University, participate in PROGRAM-HARVARD experience that will enrich their academic hands-on internships, and interact with It is a summer program for Native studies. As congressional interns, political leaders and policymakers. American college students who are participants gain insight into Additional inform and an application can interested in a medical career as a congressional office operations, public be found at physical or biomedical research. No policy development, and constituents' http://www.gwu.edu/apply/nondegree/s research experience is necessary to roles in the legislative/political processes. emesterinwashington/nativeamericanpoli qualify for the program. The Harvard In, eight students with disabilities will be ticalleadershipprogramation. Priority Native American Medical Health selected for this 8-week internship. deadlines are March 1, 2015 and October Organization at Harvard leads the Airfare, summer housing, and stipends 1, 2015. program. There are no fees for the will be provided. You can download an program. The deadline for applications is application at NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION February 9, 2015. Stipend, Travel, and http://aapd.com/AAPDRedesign/DMD/In PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS (NSEP) housing are provided. ternship09Mitsubishi.html. David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship http://www.fdsrp.org/. February 6, 2015 is the deadline for Academy for Educational Development applications. 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 900 MBA PROGRAMS Washington, DC 20009-1202 The Poarch Creek Tribal Tuition Payment NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISM’S (202) 884-8285 program funds can be used to pay for the NATIVE VOICE Toll Free: (800) 498-9630 GMAT exam fee. A free software Native college students can compete for Fax: (202) 884-8408 program GMAT Prep® can be a scholarship to attend the Native Email: [email protected] downloaded at American Journalism Association Applicants must be U.S. students enrolled http://landing.mba.com/gmatprep_US?s Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. The in or admitted to programs in U.S. higher ource=bing&c3apimn={copy:mkwid}&c3= program description states, “Over 25 education institutions and enrolled in 3893069312. The software includes two students will be selected to participate in
35 internationally oriented programs of careers in biomedical research. The language and culture. The grants range from $1,000 to $1,500. program runs for ten weeks each summer Funds are intended for such extra costs and includes three major components. The Fellowships provide support for as travel, tapes or films, and informants’ Interns receive $4,683 toward summer overseas or domestic study, or a fees. expenses. In addition, housing and travel combination of both. The maximum Duration: One year to and from Charlottesville are provided award for overseas study is $10,000 per Limitations: Grants are not made for Eligibility: The program targets, but is not semester for up to two semesters. A projects in ethnography, archeology, or limited to, under-represented American maximum of $12,000 is available for a psycholinguistics. Funds are not available students in their sophomore, junior and program of domestic study only. The for the preparation of pedagogical senior college years. maximum level of support for a combined materials. Deadline: March 2, 2015. Applications: Online, must be submitted overseas and domestic program is http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillip online Deadline: February 13, 2015. $28,000 s . SUMMER MEDICAL AND DENTAL Application: May be obtained by PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S EDUCATION PROGRAMS (SMDEP) downloading from the website or DEGREE IN NATURAL RESOURCES & http://www.smdep.org/This program telephoning in a request for an ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE provides free (tuition, housing and meals) application. The new fellowship prepares graduates six-week summer medical and dental Deadline: Must be received by February for science careers in business, school preparatory offers intensive and 1. government, or nonprofit sectors. The personalized medical and dental school degree specializes in natural resources, preparation. Applications are available in PHILLIPS FUND GRANTS FOR RESEARCH environmental science, and water November 2012 and they encourage you IN AMERICAN INDIAN LINGUISTICS AND resources. Additional information about to apply as soon as possible. ETHNO HISTORY the program is available at American Philosophical Society http://www.uidaho.edu/cogs/psm.aspx AICPA FELLOWSHIP FOR MINORITY Attn: Library or you can contact their department at DOCTORAL STUDENTS 104 South Fifth Street Professional Science Master’s Program The program’s goal is to increase the Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387 Graduate Admissions Morrill Hall, Room number of minority CPAs who serve as (215) 440-3429 205 820 Idaho Avenue PO Box 443019 role models and mentors to young people The fellowship was created to provide Moscow, ID 83844-3019 Phone: 208-885- in the academic environment. financial support for research in GRAD (4723) Annual fellowships of $12,000 are American Indian anthropological SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP awarded to full-time minority accounting linguistics and ethno history. PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF scholars who demonstrate significant VIRGINIA potential to become accounting Eligibility: Applicants should be scholars, http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/in educators. preferably young scholars, working in the ternet/gpo/srip/program.cfm fields of linguistics and ethno history of Purpose: The goals of the program are to The 2013-2014 Doctoral Fellowship Indians in the United States, the expose undergraduate students to application will be available in January northwest coast, and Alaska. Graduate laboratory research, to familiarize them 2013. The deadline for the application is students may apply. with the opportunities that exist for April 1, 2013. The eligibility requirements
36 and the application can be found at SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL entry level employment. The program http:www.aicpa.org.career/diversityinitia BOARD STATE DOCTORAL SCHOLARS assists Interns prepare an individual tives/. PROGRAM development plan. The program places The purpose of the program is to provide the interns as entry-level employees into SMITHSONIAN NATIVE AMERICAN assistance and guidance to minority scientific, technical and business AWARDS PROGRAM students who want to become college occupations at GS5-9 levels, also provides Smithsonian Native American professors. Funding is provided to help certifications, classroom and online scholarships are available to students the student through their PhD Program of training, mentors, rotating job interested in furthering Native American study. The Doctoral Award is a three-to assignments, and travel. archives and studies. Deadlines for the five years package annual stipend of awards are February 1 for summer and $20,000. Each recipient also is awarded The purpose of the Career Intern fall and October 1 for spring. up to five years of university-covered Program is to prepare U.S. citizens to fill tuition and fees (unless the institution positions as future U.S. Department of There are three types of awards prohibits a fee waiver). The 2013 Energy administrators and leaders. As in available: Native American Community application will be available on their the other Federal Career Intern Scholar Awards, Native American Visiting website Programs, they are seeking college Student Awards, and Native American http://www.sreb.org/page/1115/how_to graduates, graduate students, and Internship Awards. The Community _apply.html January 2013. students with PhDs. Additional Scholar Awards provide appointments in information are available at residence at the Smithsonian. Visiting THOMAS PICKERING FOREIGN AFFAIRS http://humancapital.doe.gov/jobs/entry- Student Awards allow students to pursue FELLOWSHIPS level.htm. independent research in conjunction with The program is seeking outstanding Smithsonian staff and provide a stipend undergraduate and graduate students for Undergraduate Research Opportunities of $150 a day for 21 days as well as $550 careers in the Foreign Service. The and Internships with the American a week for between three and ten weeks. fellowship offers tuition, room, board and Psychological Society In addition, recipients receive a small fees during your junior and senior year of http://www.apa.org/science/undergrado research allowance and a travel college, and while you are in your pps.html allowance. Recipients of the Internship master’s studies related to international Awards intern at the Smithsonian for 10 affairs. How to Apply Eligibility United States Department of Justice weeks and receive a stipend of $550 per requirements and application processes Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) week plus a travel allowance. Interested vary for each Student Program, Applicants must have completed at least students may apply online at SI.edu. Internship and Fellowship opportunity. one semester of legal study. The U.S. citizenship is required for entry into application deadline is September. The These and other Native American all programs. For detailed information, compensated summer internship is scholarships can help you overcome your visit careers.state.gov/student. competitive. The selection is based on financial obstacles and get the education the candidate’s background: academic U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FEDERAL achievement, law review or moot court you need to meet your life’s goals. CAREER INTERN PROGRAM experience, legal aid and clinical The U.S. Department of Energy Career experience, and summer or part-time Intern Program provides a 2-year career- legal employment. Additional information
37 and the link to the application are found program Nursing Scholarship Programs at www.usdoj.gov/oarm/arm/sp/sp.htm. 31 December 2016 Applications for Summer 2016 closed on All Nurse September 8, 2015. Applications for Washington for Native Students (WINS) http://www.allnurse.com Listing of Summer 2017 will open on July 31, 2016. American Indian and Alaska native online nursing degree programs. students who are enrolled in a college or Discussion groups, resume service and Washington Internships for Students of university as a sophomore, junior, senior, more. Engineering or graduate student and in good The Wise Summer Program will take academic standing are eligible to Nursing Society during the summer. The applicants must participate in WINS. The students do http://www.nursingsociety.orgAmerican be juniors, seniors, or entering their final receive a stipend to cover most incidental year of undergraduate studies in expenses. The scholarship funds cover Organization of Nurse Executives engineering (or computer science). the cost of tuition, travel to and from http://www.aone.org Engineering graduates who are beginning Washington, D.C., local transportation on their Masters level study in a technology the Metro, lodging, and the cost of American Association of Colleges of policy-related degree may apply for the scheduled social and cultural activities. Nursing Internship. The applicants learn how http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ government officials make technological Internships for fall, spring and summer issue decisions and how engineers are are available. Applications are accepted Minority Nursing able to contribute to legislative and on a rolling basis. Students must Programshttp://www.minoritynurse.com regulatory public policy. complete college course work on topics /financial/scholarships.html related to Native American communities The students interact with leaders in such as tribal sovereignty, trust Bureau of Health Professions Congress, Administration, industry, and responsibilities, health, and social welfare http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship non-governmental organizations. WISE issues, and gaming and economic /default.htm applicants should apply directly with their development concerns. The deadline is sponsoring organizations (ANS, ASCE, the first Friday in February. Daughters of the American Revolution ASME, IEEE and SAE using the contact http://www.dar.org information provided. The applicant must Tribal Members have participated in this be a member of the sponsoring program in the past and were very Discover Nursing organization. A stipend to assist with the impressed with the program. They http://www.discovernursing.com This Intern’s living expenses, travel expenses enjoyed meeting Native Americans from site has information for scholarships and and room and board is provided. The other tribes and working in a Federal job opportunities. students are provided housing on the Government office, learning about issues campus of George Washington that affect Native Americans. Students University. The application information is can earn 6 hours college credit. Nurse Web Search found at http://www.wise- Additional information and an application http://www.nursewebsearch.com/nursi intern.org/application/index.htm. The is available at ng_scholarships.htm application will be available after http://www.american.edu/wins Morris K Udall Undergraduate September 1. Deadline for the 2017 scholarship
38 The scholarship covers health careers, U.S. The applicants must be able to Arts and Sciences Graduate Programs Tribal public policy, as well as business demonstrate financial need and an Dartmouth College and environmental fields. A campus enrolled member of a federally 6062 Wentworth Hall, rm. 304 representative must nominate the recognized American Indian tribe or Hanover, NH 03755-3526 student. To find your campus Alaska Native group, or provide Phone: (603) 646-6578 representative go to documentation of heritage (possess one Web site: http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=202 fourth degree federally-recognized Indian http://graduate.dartmouth.edu/funding/f enter your state name and you will be blood). The - Fellowship Applications are ellowships/cem.htmlAmount: Three provided a list of the colleges in your available in November. Deadline (June 1, fellowships each provide a stipend of state. You should find your college listed 2016). http://www.aigc.com $25,000, office space, library privileges, and the representative’s name. If your and a $2,500 research assistance fund. college does not have a representative, a AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR Criteria: Applicants will be selected on telephone number is listed for you to call MICROBIOLOGY (ASM) FACULTY the basis of academic achievement and to find a representative. The award FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM promise; membership in a racial or ethnic amount is $5000. Please read the “FAQ” This program is for a minority full-time group that is currently underrepresented link, the “Insight from a Reader” link, and undergraduate faculty studying among faculty in the applicant’s academic “Frequent Problems with Applications” microbiological sciences. It has a May 1, field; demonstrate commitment to link before starting on your application. deadline. increasing opportunities for http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=200 http://www.asm.org/index.php/fellowshi underrepresented minorities and ps-2/25-education/students/164-asm- increasing cross-racial understanding; Psychology/Psychiatry robert-d-watkins-graduate-research- and potential for serving as an advocate Scholarship Programs fellowship and mentor for minority undergraduate The American Psychological Association Contact: American Society for and graduate students. Fellows are The association has an 83-page directory Microbiology (ASM) Faculty Fellowship expected to complete the dissertation of selected scholarships, fellowships and Program during the tenure of the fellowship. other financial aid opportunities for Office of Education & Training women and ethnic minorities in 1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW CORNELL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE Psychology and Related Fields listed in a Washington, DC 20005 FELLOWSHIP PDF file. Listings for Their Summer Programs http://www.apa.org/pi/wpo/financialai AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/fello ddirectory.pdf PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS MINORITY wships/ FELLOWSHIPS Fellowships Minority undergraduate, graduate, and CONSUELO W. GOSNELL MEMORIAL doctoral accounting students may apply SCHOLARSHIP American Indian Graduate Fellowship for the scholarships listed on this site. The scholarship program supports To be eligible for an American Indian https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/educatio Masters of Social Work degree Graduate Fellowship you must be n/scholarship-search/. candidates committed to working in their pursuing a post baccalaureate graduate American Indian populations or in a or professional degree as a full time CHAVEZ/EASTMAN/MARSHALL public and voluntary nonprofit agency. student at an accredited institution in the DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS Eligibility requirements are:
39 National Association of Social Workers CurrentStudents/scholarships/corrisboyd FORD FOUNDATION DIVERSITY Foundations membership scholarsprogram/. FELLOWSHIPS Enrollment in an accredited MSW Contact information: Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships are program Lacey Meckley via email, phone (703) designed to increase the diversity of the Potential for completing an MSW 894-0940 x122, fax (703) 894-0941 or nation’s college and university faculties 3.0 GPA mail to: by increasing The applications are available at their ethnic and racial diversity, to www.naswfoundation.org/gosnell.asp. CORRIS BOYD SCHOLARSHIP maximize the educational benefits of The 2015-2016 applications deadline is AUPHA diversity as a resource for enriching the March 4, 2015. Ten scholarships will be 2000 14th Street N, Suite 780 education of all students. The eligibility awarded. Arlington, VA 22201 requirements are planning a career in Fax: 703.894.0941 teaching and research at the college or CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN university level or US Citizen. : MANAGEMENT D’ARCY MCNICKLE CENTER http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/ The Consortium is a group of 14 DOCUMENTARY FELLOWSHIPS FordFellowships/PGA_048001 university schools of business offering D’Arcy McNickle Center for the History of The deadline for 2025-2016 applications full-tuition merit-based fellowships to the American Indian has passed. Check back in the fall of 2017 African American, Hispanic American and Newberry Library for the 2016-2017 application. Native American US citizens for graduate 60 West Walton Street study leading to a Master's degree in Chicago, IL 60610-3380 HEARST MINORITY FELLOWSHIP Business. More than 300 fellowships are This $15,000 fellowship is open to awarded annually. http://www.cgsm.org/ The program provide short-term minority individuals pursuing a Master of fellowships for Native Americans Public Affairs in nonprofit management CORRIS BOYD SCHOLARS PROGRAM interested in writing their histories or in or a Master of Arts in philanthropic The $40,000 scholarship graduate conducting research related to their studies at Indiana University. The 2017 scholarship was created to help minority graduate studies. application will be posted late January students (African American, American 2015. Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Academic students, adults who can only http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy- Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, spare short periods from community work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership- Latino/Hispanic, Multiracial) with cost for commitments, tribal historians, and initiatives/hearst tuition and other expenses at the AUPHA librarians and archivists of tribal cultural full-member graduate school program of centers, design the fellowships for use. IBM PH.D. FELLOWSHIPS his or her choice. The scholarship is for All recipients must be Native American. IBM is pleased to announce the Ph.D. those pursuing a degree in Health Care See the webpage fellowship Faculty members may make Management or Leadership. The program http://www.newberry.org/short-term- IBM Ph.D. Fellowship nominations from will start taking applications for 2016- fellowships for details. The short term The application deadline for 205 has 2018 in early 2016. The web site for application period for 2015-2016 has closed. The next application perios starts information is passed the next application period should in September 20 to November 1. http://www.aupha.org/ResourceCenter/ be available in the fall of 2015. Fellowships are awarded worldwide. IBM Ph.D. Fellows are awarded tuition, fees,
40 and a stipend for the nine-month No previous laboratory or $1,200 educational stipend to be paid at academic year. All IBM Ph.D. Fellows are research experience is required. the conclusion of the internship. For matched with an IBM Mentor according Applications should be available now. more information, please visit to their technical interests, and they are http://www.igert.org/announcements/39 http://www.udall.gov/. January 31, 2015 encouraged to participate in a summer 8 is the deadline for summer 2015. The internship. Interns are awarded an IBM Summer 2017 internship application will ThinkPad gift during the internship. JOHN HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF be available in October 1, and due Please see the program announcement, PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICAN INDIAN February 1, 2017. description, and link to the web SCHOLARS PROGRAM nomination form at The scholarships program assists Native www.ibm.com/university/phdfellowship American Tribal members and Indian Law School Programs descendants with funding and mentoring INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION support for American Indian Master’s and Law School Admissions Council AND RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP Doctoral Public Health degrees. The If you are thinking about attending law Summer Academy in Sustainable scholarship awards will vary from full to school, the Law School Admissions Bioenergy partial tuition and include a small stipend Council has information on their website Students will receive a stipend of $4,500 for living expenses. Additional that may help you make that decision. paid in three installments. - Room and information can be found at The website is http://www.lsac.org. The board will be provided. - Travel to and http://www.jhsph.edu/caih/Training/aisc Law School Guide is available at from Manhattan, Kansas will be provided holars.html http://officialguide.lsac.org/. (up to $400.00). MORRIS K. UDALL FOUNDATION NATIVE ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund Eligibility: Students will be AMERICAN CONGRESSIONAL This scholarship has a March 2, deadline. accepted from all science, INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The scholarship program for first year law socioeconomic, agricultural, and The purpose of the internship program is students awards $5,000 of financial engineering majors. to give Native American students an assistance annually to each recipient Applicants must be American opportunity to learn about the federal attending an ABA accredited law school.
citizens or permanent residents. government from the inside. It is a ten- An award made to an entering first-year Preference is given to students week program in Washington, D.C. student, it may be renewable for two who have completed their Interns work full time in congressional or additional years. For details visit sophomore or junior year. federal offices. Students are provided an http://www.americanbar.org/content/da Outstanding first-year students opportunity to network, meet key m/aba/administrative/diversity_pipeline/ may be considered. Graduating decision-makers; and attend lectures, 2015_aba_los_application_instructions1. seniors are not eligible. special lunches and receptions. authcheckdam.pdf. First-generation college students, Interns are provided with roundtrip members of ethnic minority airfare to Washington, D.C., dormitory ALABAMA LAW SCHOLARSHIP groups, females in STEM lodging at a local university, a daily Program Cabaniss, Johnston Scholarship disciplines, and other under- allowance sufficient for meals, $5000 scholarship is awarded to an represented groups are especially transportation, and incidentals, and a Alabama resident attending an ABA encouraged to apply. accredited law school and is applying for
41 the funds to be used in their second year NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR of law study. There is a runner-up The guides are available at GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN scholarship for $1000 that can be www.forpeopleofcolor.org. You will be ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, awarded. The deadline for applying is the asked to supply your email address; they INCORPORATED first Friday of June. The application is will confirm your email address, and then The application opens July 1, 2016 and online at send you the link to the site to download closes November 15, 2016. deadline. http://www.alabamalawfoundation.org/ the guides. The GEM Fellowship programs are what-we-do/law-school- designed to offer opportunities for scholarships/cabaniss-johnston-apply/ underrepresented minority students to obtain MS degrees in engineering and INDIAN LAW SUMMER PROGRAM Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the The program session takes place on takes NATIVE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON LEGAL natural and physical sciences through a place at the Lewis & Clark Law School in EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY (CLEO) program of paid summer internships and Portland, Oregon. Scholarships are The program assists college students and graduate financial assistance. A travel available. The institute is a four-week graduates who are interested in allowance is included. Apply at residential program available at no cost attending law school. The web site is www.gemfellowship.org. Call GEM at to the participants. The Classes will cover www.cleoscholars.com. If you click on (574) 631-7771. environmental and natural resources law, “Request More Information”, you will be family law, business law, and criminal mailed a copy of CLEO Edge a magazine NIHEWAN SCHOLARSHIPS law, and other types of law that affect for pre-law students. The scholarship focus is to help Native Native Americans. The courses are American students participate in learning. available to law students in good standing The program sponsors a four-week The eligibility requirements are that the at all ABA-accredited law schools and for residential pre-law summer program for student be an enrolled Tribal member; audit by non-law students. Additional college sophomores that are designed to accepted at an accredited institution, and information is available at their website prepare students who plan to apply for show proof of need; must show proof of http://law.lclark.edu/programs/summer_ law school. The four-week program is applications to other funding programs. session/courses/indian_law/. free. The program also has a six-week The application is available at Summer Institute for graduating seniors http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/ LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS APPLICATION and graduates. The cost of the program gem-fellowship-program/ or by phone: GUIDE is $2000. (808)-822-3111. Anthony Solana, Jr., Attorney at Law, has created a guide to help students of color The University Of North Dakota School ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY to understand the law school admissions Of Law CO-OP INTERNSHIP LISTING OF PAID process and has written another guide for The program offers tuition waivers for INTERNSHIPS AND CO-OP PROGRAMS the bar exam. Both guides are available American Indian students. Contact The organization provides and updated in PDF file form for downloading. If you information is available at list of co-op opportunities and are thinking about applying for law school www.law.und.edu or (800) CALL UND or internships. The opportunities that are or you are in the process of preparing for (800) 225-5863, ext. 2104. available to selected minority applicants the bar exam you may find his guide are travel reimbursement, housing and useful. meals, and living expenses.
42 http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/mcoop additional information at other county teachers are paid. A loan is .htm. http://www.sreb.org/. available if it is needed until the student receives their first paycheck. TEACH FOR AMERICA http://www.teachforamerica.org/admissi SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION INTERNSHIP The program has a January 30, 2015 ons/index.htm AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR deadline. Check their web site in late fall RESEARCH AND STUDY for the application or If you will graduate US FISH AND WILD LIFE SERVICE AND A number of internships and fellowships between July 2016 and June 2017 and USDA FOREST SERVICE INTERNSHIPS are available in various fields of study. meet our other prerequisites, you are The applications for the internships are See their web page for more information: eligible to apply early for the 2016 corps now closed You will find information at The new applications are available at the through our Error! Hyperlink reference their web page at end of September at not valid.. Sign up now to begin your http://www.fws.gov/humancapital/Path http://www.smithsonianofi.com/ application. ways.cfm. April 27, 2016 is the deadline https://www.teachforamerica.org/online for 2016. Other job opportunities are SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION /info/signUp.wbfl?_flowId=signUp- available throughout the year. BOARD, MINORITY DOCTORAL flow&_flowExecutionKey=e1s1 SCHOLARS PROGRAM AWARD The Doctoral Scholars Program Award The Teach for American program is Summer Programs for High School and offers doctoral scholars a five-year seeking college graduating college College Freshman package of support. Native Americans seniors, and recent graduates. A student and other minority U.S. citizens or legal must have at least a 2.5 GPA to qualify for The summer programs usually accept residents who hold (or will receive) a the program. They are seeking applicants both Tribal enrolled and Tribal Descent bachelor’s or master’s degree from a who have demonstrated determination students into their programs. The goal of regionally accredited college or university and persistence when confronted with the summer programs is to prepare are eligible to apply. obstacles in the past. The program needs students for college, introduce the people with specific skills – from critical students to careers and to provide Applicants must plan to become full-time thinking to organizational ability – that cultural related activities and faculty members upon completion of are characteristics of successful teachers. presentations. their doctoral program. Each student The programs also provide various must be admitted into at least one Selected students will receive “rigorous recreational activities for the students to approved Ph.D. program to be eligible. summer training institute designed to enjoy. We find that students who attend The program encourages applicants who help you understand the overarching the Summer Programs listed below seek a Ph.D. in a field with low minority approach utilized by successful teachers return home with more confidence in representation (science, Mathematics, in low-income communities and to themselves and with a goal to acquire a engineering, and science or math provide the training needed to become higher education. education). highly effective teachers.” The programs listed below are usually It does not support students pursuing Students will receive financial aid, free. The program covers the travel and professional degrees. You can find transitional expenses, and they are paid room & board costs. A few programs do by the county in which they work just as
43 not provide travel funding, but they do Applicants should have a keen interest in The Association of American Indian offer scholarships to cover the cost. broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, Physicians (AAIP) National Native photojournalism, or news media. Check American Youth Initiative COLLEGE HORIZONS PROGRAM their web site in early spring for an The Association of American Indian www.whitneylaughlin.com. The Whitney application at http://www.aaja.org/. Physicians (AAIP) is now accepting Laughlin and the American Graduate Center applications for the ninth annual National foundation offers summer program for INMED SUMMER INSTITUTE Native American Youth Initiative (NNAYI), current high school sophomores and INMED stands for Indians into Medicine. which will be held, in Washington, D.C. juniors. $100 fee and you can apply for a This is a Free Summer for high school More than 60 Native American high scholarship for your transportation cost. program sponsored by the University of school students age 16 - 18 will be This is a five-day program. The Colleges North Dakota. Travel and room and board awarded full scholarships to attend this that help host the “College Horizons” are provided to the students. The weeklong intensive academic enrichment program are usually private colleges and program has a March 1, 2016 deadline. program held each summer in the universities. The schools are actively The application is available at nation’s capital. recruiting Native American students to http://www.med.und.edu/indians-into- "NNAYI is a tremendous opportunity for meet their minority quotas and they are medicine/summer-programs.cfm. Native American high school students willing to help with financial aid needs. interested in pursuing a career in health," (MS) 2 MATHEMATICS SUMMER says Margaret Knight, AAIP's Executive ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS PROGRAM Director. "NNAYI's curriculum is ASSOCIATION (AAJA) (MS) 2 Mathematics and science program strategically designed to prepare AAJA sponsors J Camp, a multicultural for minority students is accepting students for admission to college and journalism program for talented high applications from 9th grade students. The professional schools, as well as for school students. The application program is a three-summer, five-week careers in health and biomedical deadline is March 13, 2016. The program opportunity to study math and science at research." is not limited to Asian American students Phillips Academy in Andover, and is open to all young journalists. The Massachusetts. During interactive workshops, students applicants must be high school Though the program is demanding, it increase their skills in leadership, sophomores or juniors for this current provides extensive support services for its communication, studying and testing, school year. The students will participate students so that they may continue to assertiveness, networking, professional in interactive workshops, hands-on realize their potential. The program, for behavior, interactive learning, and time training, and field trips. The association qualified students, is cost-free because of management. AAIP member physicians invites well-known news editors and the financial support that it receives from and health professionals serve as role correspondents to speak to the students. foundations, corporations, and models for the students and offer insights The association covers all costs for the individuals. Check in the fall for the 2017 into their respective health fields, student to attend. Students will stay in application. Deadline may be in January. including medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, university housing. Approximately forty The website is public and allied health, veterinary students from across the nation will be http://www.andover.edu/SummerSessio medicine, biomedical research, and selected to attend the camp. nOutreach/MathScience/HowtoApply/Pa more. Students also learn about ges/default.aspx. opportunities for mentoring and shadowing with AAIP member physicians.
44 Surveying, Forestry, Geology & College preparatory conferences: Native American high school students age Paleontology, Horseback Patrol, Approximately 800 applicants will be 16 - 18 that have an interest in pursuing a Hydrology & Water Resources, Land selected to attend one of Quest Bridge’s health profession are eligible to apply. Interpretation & Visitor Services, four college preparatory conferences at Students must have a minimum Photography, Range Management & top-ranked colleges nationwide in the cumulative 2.5 grade point average (A = Plant Taxonomy, Recreation summer of 2007. Conferences will 4.0). Lodging, meals, and travel expenses Management, Trail Construction & feature workshops on selecting colleges, are provided for each student accepted Maintenance, Wildlife & Fisheries, and application strategies, and financial aid. for the weeklong program. there are several more. http://SCA- The application will be available on the To accompany the students during the INC.ORG QuestBridge website program, NNAYI is currently accepting (www.questbridge.org) starting on application for 12 counselors to serve as QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship for February 2017. chaperones during the visit to High School Juniors The application and awards are free of Washington, D.C. Native American Explore opportunities at leading colleges. charge. For more information, please college students age 21 and older that The QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship visit their website at currently are enrolled in health programs is designed to level the playing field of www.questbridge.org. are encouraged to apply. Counselors college admissions by equipping high- receive all expenses paid, as well as a achieving low-income students to apply stipend at the end of the program. The successfully to leading schools. If you are Documentation for Tribal Members and application should be available in a high school junior who has achieved Tribal Descendants November 2012. excellent academic results in the face of You are welcome to call the Poarch Creek For more information, contact Russ Tall economic challenges, we encourage you Education Department at any time. If Chief at the Association of American to apply for the College Prep Scholarship. Indian Physicians at (405) 946-7072, or e- you want to come by and talk while mail [email protected]. Each award will include one or more of you are visiting the Reservation, we Web Site: the following: would be happy to see you. If you http://www.aaip.org/programs/nnayi/stu Full scholarships to selective college have a problem with financial aid, let dent_info.htm summer programs: QuestBridge will us know and we may be able to provide counseling to 10 students to recommend something for you. The Student Conservation Association support their applications to summer (SCA) school programs at Harvard University, If you need Tribal documentation The Association Has Summer Programs Stanford University, the University of please contact Mrs. Candace Fayard, for ages 16 and above. Travel expenses Notre Dame, or Yale University. If Enrollment Census/Analyst, at (251) and stipends are includes with some of accepted, students will receive a 368-9136, ext. 2281 the summer jobs. Internships are scholarship covering tuition, room and available nationwide and year-round in a board. variety of fields: Archaeology, American College admissions counseling: CONTACT: If you need additional History, Backcountry & Wilderness QuestBridge will offer individualized information or assistance, you may Management, Cave Management, assistance with college admissions and contact Mrs. Billie McGhee at (251) Environmental Education, Engineering & the financial aid process to 50 students. 368-9136, ext. 2243 or
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The Education Department has a web page that you can access through the Quick Link located on the left side of the opening page at www.poarchcreekindians.org. We post scholarship, summer program, and internship programs on the External page.
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