Category: Scholarships
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Story Corps (opportunity)
From Native News Network, here. StoryCorps, in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, is accepting applications from public libraries and library systems interested in hosting StoryCorps @ your library programs. Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), StoryCorps @ your library will bring StoryCorps’ popular interview methods to libraries while developing a replicable…
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DOI puts nearly $1M from land sales into Cobell scholarship fund
From Indianz.com, here. An excerpt: The Interior Department has transferred nearly $1 million into the Cobell scholarship fund. The $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement established a $1.9 billion land consolidation program. A portion of every sale from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations goes to the scholarship fund. “As we developed the Buy-Back…
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Portland State University’s American Indian Teacher Program: Recruits Students with Bachelor’s Degrees
Portland State University’s Graduate School of Education has received one of five USDOE grants awarded nationally this year to recruit American Indian students to its teacher preparation program. The grant will build on the school’s existing American Indian Teacher Program established in 2010 which has graduated 12 educators. Students with a Bachelor’s degree, or in…
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2014 SAIGE Jorgensen Scholarship for Environmental Stewardship – Oct. 31
Here is the information on this scholarship. Additional Funding for 2014-2015: SAIGE funding for the 2014-2015 school year was increased to $2,000 for 2 full time students as additional funding was available. For future years the amount of funding as well as the number of students funded will be dependent on available funding. A complete application…
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Center for Native American Youth: 2014 American Indian/Alaska Native Employee Association Scholarship
The American Indian/Alaska Native Employees Association (AIANEA) is offering two scholarships to AI/AN students pursuing a degree in the natural resources field. The scholarship amount varies between $150 and $500. Recipients will also receive a one-year AIANEA Student Membership. Eligibility • Applicant must be attending (or planning to attend) an accredited college or university •…
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ICT: Too Many Scholarships, Not Enough Native Students Applying
An interesting read from Indian Country Today, here. An excerpt: In talking to my friend Al Paulson recently, it turned out we have a common problem. We can’t give away scholarships. What a shame. In the modern age of computers, scholarships are everywhere, it seems.FastWeb, the most popular scholarship site, has over 1.5 million entries…