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Title VII
Indian Education Student Opportunities
Scholarships, jobs, workshops |
Are you an Alaska Native or American Indian high school student? Please take a minute to consider if one of the following opportunities is right for you! |
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Time-sensitive opportunities |
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Next application deadline: Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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The CIRI Foundation provides financial aid opportunities for eligible students who are planning to or already taking
courses to prepare for careers or to upgrade skills for career opportunities beyond high school. |
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See grant application for details |
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THE CIRI FOUNDATION (TCF)
3600 San Jeronimo Drive
Suite 256
Anchorage, Alaska 99508-2870
(Off DeBarr and Bragaw Roads, next to the Anchorage Daily News)
907.793.3575.................... Phone
800.764.3382.................... Toll Free
907.793.3585..................... Fax
tcf@thecirifoundation.org... Email |
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On-going opportunities |
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On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed into law two new student grant programs—the Academic Competitiveness (AC) Grants and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants, which were created by the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005. The grants will encourage students to take more challenging courses in high school—making success in college more likely, according to research—and to pursue college majors in high demand in the global economy, such as science, mathematics, technology, engineering and critical foreign languages. In addition to the Pell Grant amount, up to $750 will be awarded to eligible first-year AC Grant students, and up to $1,300 to second-year AC Grant students. Up to $4,000 will be awarded to eligible National SMART Grant students for each year in addition to the Pell Grant funds. |
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First Alaskans Institute posts job opportunities, available grant opportunities, scholarship, fellowship, and internship announcements and community events. Check the site regularly as it is frequently updated. |
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If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university announced in December 2007 that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free…no tuition and no student loans! |
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If you have questions, please contact the community counselor at your high school or the Indian Education office at 742-4445 |
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