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Title: Native American Scholars & Collaborators Projects, San
Diego State University Graduate Programs The Native American Scholars and Collaborators Projects support the professional preparation of graduate level students in school counseling and school psychology. Our focus is on helping Native American youth succeed and helping schools understand the strength of Native youth and their cultures and communities. San Diego State University’s Native Scholars and Collaborators Projects are federally funded grant programs that provide tuition, monthly stipends, book and professional development allowances. Project Scholars must be admitted to one of the graduate programs in the Department of Counseling & School Psychology (CSP). |
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The Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice,
Summer Intern and Enrichment Program begins in May 26, 2009. Interested
high school, undergraduate or graduate students may apply via www.usajobs.gov
- announcement number JP-09-01-SUM. Offers of summer employment will be
subject to funds availability. Additionally, interns may not serve in
the same office where a family member (parent, step-parent or guardian)
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| Title: Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship Deadline: January 30, 2009 Contact: Colin R. Ben, Internship Program Manager Phone: 520-901-8562 Email: ben@udall.gov Website (s): http://udall.gov/OurPrograms/NACInternship/NACInternship.aspx and www.udall.gov The Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship program is a ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC for Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate and law students. Students experience an insider’s view of the federal government and learn more about the federal government’s trust relationship with tribes. Students are placed in Congressional offices, committees, or select agencies. The Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem, and a $1,200 educational stipend. For more information, please visit the websites above. |
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Title: Indigenous Peoples Project in Brazil, Cultural Survival This is an unpaid, 16 hour per week position, but work study candidates
are strongly encouraged to apply. A great opportunity for students and
graduates alike, interns at Cultural Survival will expand their knowledge
about indigenous peoples’ rights and community priorities, and gain
professional experience in a nonprofit setting. |
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Title: Grantmaking and Administrative Internship, First
Nations Grantmaking Grantmaking and Administrative Internship--First Nations Grantmaking provides both financial and technical resources to tribes and Native nonprofit organizations to support asset-based development efforts that fit within the culture and are sustainable. The department offers support through the Eagle Staff Fund (including special initiatives within ESF), as well as other donor-advised and donor-designated funds. Intern Responsibilities Include: Assist Grants Officer and the Associate Director of Training and Technical Assistance with managing grantee files and information, Help President with correspondence to funders and donors, Organization, filing and data entry of information related to Grantmaking. This internship is a non-paying for credit internship. Please go to our website for more information on this opportunity. www.firstnations.org, or contact Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist, awieland@firstnations.org. |
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Title: Native American Philanthropy Internship, First
Nations Development Institute Native American Philanthropy Internship--This internship will be working within the Strengthening Native Philanthropy program (SNAP) at First Nations Development Institute located in Longmont, Colorado. This opportunity will introduce the intern to the issues surrounding the development and start up of a Native American Philanthropic organization. As well, how these organizations function within Indian Country. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with a philanthropic organization in its beginning and learn more about setting-up such an organization. Intern Responsibilities Include--Researching Native Foundations structures nationally—“7871’s” or “501(c)3”, Researching and developing a referral list of lawyers who work with Native non-profits, Organization, filing and data entry of information related to Native Philanthropy Organizations, Basic design and marketing. This internship is a non-paying for credit internship. Please go to our website for more information on this opportunity. www.firstnations.org, or contact Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist, awieland@firstnations.org. |
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Summer Student Internship Program As a Summer Student Intern, you will: 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. |
| Title: Summer Research in Climate and Weather, SOARS (Significant Opportunities
in Atmospheric Research and Science) Deadline: February 1, 2009 Email: soars@ucar.edu Website: http://www.soars.ucar.edu/ SOARS is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program for students interested in the atmospheric and related sciences. The program provides up to four years of paid summer research experience, strong mentoring, community support, as well as funding for conferences, and undergraduate and graduate education. SOARS participants spend the summer in Boulder, Colorado, at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and partnering laboratories on projects matched to their interests and skills. We welcome students from many disciplines, both in the physical and social sciences, who are interested in applying their expertise to understanding the Earth’s Atmosphere and using that understanding to benefit society. For more information and access the online application, please visit the website. |
| Title: NMAI's Museum Training Programs Deadline(s): November 20 for Spring Internship; February 6, 2009 for Summer Internship. Contact: Jill Norwood, Training Specialist Phone: 301-238-1540 Email: norwoodj@si.edu Website: http://www.americanindian.si.edu/ The Internship Program provides educational opportunities for students interested in the museum profession and related programming. Interns complete projects using the resources of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and other Smithsonian offices. Internships are an opportunity for students to learn about the museum’s collections, exhibitions, and programs, and meet professionals in the museum field. There are three internship sessions held throughout the year. Each session lasts approximately ten weeks. Projects vary by department. Most projects provide interns with museum practice and program development experience; some projects may be more research oriented. Interns work from twenty to forty hours per week. Some interns choose to find a part-time job to help pay for expenses during their internships. Students who are eligible are currently enrolled in an academic program, or have completed studies in the past six months, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (with withdrawals and incompletes explained), are generally expected to work a minimum of twenty hours per week. |
| Title: 2009 Summer Student Program, The Jackson Laboratory Deadline: January 2, 2009 Website: http://education.jax.org/summerstudent/ and http://education.jax.org/summerstudent/admission/how-to-apply.html The Jackson Laboratory, a research institution in Maine, has an 84-year history of engaging high school and college students in research internships in genetics, bioinformatics, and mouse models of chronic human diseases. Students work on a n independent project under the mentorship of a research scientist and live together in a waterfront mansion surrounded by Acadia National Park. For more information and applications, please visit the websites above. |
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| Title: 2009 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture & American Culture
Association’s Annual Conference Deadline: November 15, 2008. Conference date(s): February 24-28, 2009 Location: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM Contact: L. Rain A Cranford-Gomez Email: lcranford-gomez@connellyhs.org or ohoyocreole@gmail.com Or Dr. Sara Sutler-Cohen Email: sara.sutlercohen@gmail.com Website (s): http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/ Proposals for both Panels and Individual Papers are now being accepted
for the Native/Indigenous Studies Area. Listed below are some suggestions
for possible presentations, but topics not included here are welcome and
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Title: New England Science Symposium Abstracts Submission: To submit an abstract or register to attend the conference, please go to the websites above. |
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Title: 5TH International Conference on Indigenous Education:
Pacific Nations You are invited to submit an abstract for the 5TH International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations. This conference will draw together scholars from the Pacific Nations to present academic papers, poster or cultural displays on issues in Indigenous education. Fifteen minutes will be allocated for each presentation. Sessions will run from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for each of the three days of the conference. Please submit registration form with title and abstract in Word, Times New Roman 11 font (English) via email by January 31, 2008. Submit your abstract early as there will be a limit placed on the number of paper presentations. For those who wish to have their papers published in the conference proceedings, full text of papers to be submitted as above by April 1, 2009. |
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Title: 1st Annual “Power Shift to Navajo Green Jobs” Youth
Summit, Black Mesa Water Coalition The Summit will consist of a day of workshops, an alternative career fair, a day of organizing, and lastly, a march to the Winter Session of the Navajo Nation Council to promote Green Jobs. This youth summit is greatly needed, because the Navajo Nation has yet to fully incorporate sustainable living into our everyday lives. Title: Power Shift 2009, Energy Action Coalition (BMWC is a member organization)
Date (s): February 27th – March 2nd, 2009 This is a national youth conference focusing on climate change and the newly elected administration. |
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Title: World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education (WIPC:E) |
| Title: World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education, WIPCE 2008 Conference Date(s): December 7-11, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Website: http://www.wipce2008.com/ “Indigenous Education in the 21st Century: Respecting Tradition, Shaping the Future” The World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education (WIPC:E) is a triennial
conference of international significance that attracts peoples from around
the globe to celebrate and share diverse cultures, traditions and knowledge
with a focus on world Indigenous education. The purpose of WIPC:E is to
provide a forum to come together, share and learn and promote best practice
in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice. |
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| Title: The Morris K. Udall Scholarship Deadline: March 3, 2009 Website (s): http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx and www.udall.gov The Morris K. Udall Scholarship program awards eighty $5,000 merit-based scholarships for college sophomores and juniors seeking a career in tribal health, tribal public policy or the environment. Scholarship recipients participate in a five-day Orientation in Tucson, AZ, to learn more about he tribal and environmental issues through discussions with experts, their peers, and members of the Udall family. Applications must be submitted through a Udall Faculty Representative at the student’s college or university. More information about Faculty Representatives can be found on the Udall website. |
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Title: The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Travel
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Title: NMAI Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program Applications are accepted in three areas: Title: Exhibitions and Publications- Deadline: January 15, 2009. Title: Expressive Arts- Deadline: Deadline: January 15, 2009 Title: Artist Leadership and Emerging Artist Programs- Deadline: Deadline:
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Title: ETS Visiting Scholars Program Qualifications:
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| Title: IARC Native Artist Fellowships Contact: Elysia Poon Email: poon@sarsf.org Phone: (505)954-7279. Website: http://www.sarweb.org/iarc/fellowships.htm The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico seeks Native and First Nations artists to apply for its upcoming fellowships. The IARC fellowships were established to support Native American and First Nations artists at the Indian Arts Research Center at the School of Advanced Research in any medium. The fellowships include: a $3,000 per month stipend, housing, a studio, as well as travel and material allowances. 1): 2009 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship for Native Women (March
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Penn State's American Indian Leadership Program Awarded New Four-Year Grant to Prepare Principals Penn State's College of Education has received funding in excess of $960,000 to offer new graduate fellowships to American Indian and Alaska Native students who are interested in becoming school principals. The initiative, titled Principals for Student Success (PSS), allows participants to earn a master's degree in Educational Leadership with principalship certification. The primary purpose is to prepare American Indian and Alaska Natives, over a four-year period, to be effective school principals in schools that serve significant numbers of Indian students. Participants will be recruited nationally. Fellows will spend two years on Penn State's University Park campus to complete degree and certification requirements, followed by a year of induction services in the field. The
fellowships are affiliated with Penn State's nationally recognized American
Indian Leadership Program (AILP), under the direction of John Leadership development is a constant focus of the program. In addition to taking course work, fellows will attend seminars and participate in internships that prepare them to be highly effective school principals. Induction activities during the fourth year are designed to give the fellows a successful transition from the Penn State academic program to principalship roles. The fellowship program is funded by the Office of Indian Education, an office of the U.S. Department of Education. Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2009 semester. The fellowships include a monthly stipend of $1,675, as well as allowances for dependency support, tuition, textbooks, relocation, and health insurance. For more information, contact:
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Doctoral Fellowship in American Indian Studies Award Period: MSU Fiscal Year, July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 Application Deadline: February 1, 2009 Application Requirements:
A PDF of the announcement is available at: http://www.aisp.msu.edu/documents/AISPpre-docannoucement2009-2010.pdf For
more information, or if you have questions, please contact the AISP office
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Native
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OVERVIEW The NMAI’s Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program offers support to
a wide range of arts activities with the goal of increasing the knowledge,
understanding, and appreciation of contemporary Native American arts.
The NMAI considers the recognition of living artists of the Western Hemisphere
and Hawai‘i to be of primary importance and will give awards to projects
that strengthen the scholarship in this underserved field and create opportunities
for new and innovative work. The National Museum of the American Indian
would like to thank the Ford Foundation and other funders whose generous
support makes this initiative possible. Applications are accepted in three areas: The NMAI is able to present this opportunity for creative artists thanks to generous support from the Ford Foundation's IllumiNation grant program. |
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