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This is the Opportunities Newsletter compiled by the Harvard University Native American Program for Friday, December 4, 2009.
Opportunities Table of Contents
I. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2010 Honoring Nations Award Program:
II. College Horizons Program/ Graduate Horizons Program
III. Internship Opportunities
IV. Employment Opportunities
V. Scholarship Opportunities
VI. Fellowship Opportunities
VII. Call for Papers
VIII. Conference Opportunities
IX. Miscellaneous
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2">Harvard Opportunity Announcement
Title: Call for Applications: 2010 Honoring Nations Award Program
On behalf of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and the Honoring Nations Board of Governors, we invite you to apply for the 2010 Honoring Nations Award Program.Honoring Nations is a national awards program that identifies, celebrates, and shares outstanding examples of tribal governance. The award-winning programs address a broad range of topics, including cultural affairs, economic and community development, education, environment and natural resources, government performance, health and social services, intergovernmental relations, and justice. They offer insight into effective problem solving and provide fresh ideas for strengthening sovereign Nations through self-determination.
You can access the online application at: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hpaied/hn_apply.htm. Share it with your colleagues or tribal Nation programs that would be good candidates for Honoring Nations.
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COLLEGE & GRADUATE HORIZONS PROGRAMS
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College Horizons Program
Title: College Horizons: A Pre-College Workshop For Native American High School Students
Deadline: February 1, 2010 (priority); February 26, 2010 (2nd round)
Program Dates:
June 12-16, 2010 - University of Hawai'i Hilo (Hilo, HI)
June 26-30, 2010 - Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)
June 26-30, 2010 - University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)
College Horizons is a five-day “crash course” in preparing for college. The individualized program helps students select colleges suitable for them to apply to, get admitted to, and receive adequate financial aid. Students research their top 10 schools; complete essays, resumes, applications, and the FAFSA; receive interviewing skills and test-taking strategies (on the ACT and SAT) and financial aid/scholarship information. Eligible participants must be American Indian (enrolled members only), Alaska Native (proof of status) or Native Hawaiian; current sophomores and juniors with a minimum GPA of 3.00 (in academic courses).
Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to May 1 (after March 1, please contact us to see which site may still have spaces). Complete program cost is $200 (includes tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the designated airports). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuitionassistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our students).
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Graduate Horizons Program
Title: Graduate Horizons: A Pre-Graduate Workshop For Native College Students & College Graduates
Deadline: February 1, 2010 (priority); February 26, 2010 (2nd round)
Program Dates:
July 17-20, 2010 - Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Graduate Horizons is a four-day “crash course” for Native college students, college graduates, master’s students in preparing for graduate school (master’s, Ph.D. or professional school). Faculty, admission officers and deans from a host of graduate and professional schools and representing hundreds of graduate disciplines work with students to consider career paths and related graduate studies; complete personal statements, resumes, applications; and receive test-taking strategies (on the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT) and financial aid/scholarship information. Eligible participants must be American Indian (enrolled members only), Alaska Native (proof of status), Native Hawaiian, First Nations of Canada; a college student, master's student, or college graduate.
Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to June 1 (after May 1, please contact us to see which site may still have spaces). Complete program cost is $200 (includes tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the designated airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuitionassistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our students).
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Internship Opportunity Announcement
New Opportunity!
Title: Student Summer Internship (SSI) Program, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Application Deadline: February 15, 2010 (supporting documentation due February 22, 2010)
Contact: Mansel A. Nelson
Phone: 928-523-1275
The Environmental Education Outreach Program (EEOP) staff is recruiting interns for Summer 2010. The host sites selected will be published on the website by January 15th and the intern selection process will begin February 15th. Interns are eligible for host sites that will be selected from across the nation. The internship is designed to give college students an opportunity to:
- Assist EPA/Tribal agencies with environmental issues.
- Acquire ready-to-use skills.
- Gain actual experience while contributing to a project.
- Earn $4,000 during the ten week experience.
- Receive a limited housing allowance.
- Receive a limited travel allowance.
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Internship Opportunity Announcement
Title: Public Health/Psychology Intern
Deadline: Open until filled.
Location: