PRE-COLLEGE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Title: College Horizons: Pre-College Workshop
Deadline: February 2, 2009 (priority); February 27, 2009 (2nd round)
Date(s): June 20-24, 2009 (Yale University, New Haven, CT); June 27-July 1, 2009 (Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA)
Contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator,
Program Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin
PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041.
Phone: (505) 401-3854
E-mail: info@collegehorizons.org
Website: www.collegehorizons.org

College Horizons is a five-day college preparatory “crash course” for Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students. Expert college counselors teamed up with admission officers to help you: • Select colleges suitable for you. • Complete winning applications and essays. • Learn admission tips. • Become a test-prep “whiz kid”. • Explore financial aid and scholarships.

Collaborating partners: AIGC (American Indian Graduate Center), Winds of Change magazine, Futures for Children, Princeton Review Foundation, the College Board and 43 of the nation’s finest colleges and universities.

First round, priority receipt deadline is February 2; 2nd round receipt deadline is Feb. 27. Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to May 1 (after April 1, please contact us to see if we still have spaces). Complete program cost is $200 (includes tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our students).

Title: Graduate Horizons: Pre-Graduate School Program
Deadline: February 2, 2009 (priority); February 27, 2009 (2nd round)
Date(s): July 18-21, 2009
Location: University of California, Berkeley
Contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator,
Program Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin,
PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041.
Phone: (505) 401-3854.
E-mail: info@collegehorizons.org
Website: www.collegehorizons.org

The Graduate Horizons Program is a four-day “crash course” for Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and First Nations college students, master’s students or alumni to help prepare them for graduate school (master’s, Ph.D. or professional school). Participants will be limited to 90. Faculty, admission officers and deans representing hundreds of graduate disciplines and a host of graduate and professional schools will help you:

• Select programs and careers suitable for you
• Complete winning applications and write memorable personal statements
• Learn what turns an applicant into an admitted student
• Become a test-prep “whiz kid” on the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, & MCAT
• Find your way through the financial aid/scholarship jungle
• Explore special issues for Native students
• Learn graduate school survival tips.

Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis until June 1 (after May 1, please contact us to see if we still have spaces). Complete program cost is $175 (includes tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the Oakland airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 70% of our students).

Title: Undergraduate Summer Internship Program for Underrepresented Minorities, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Deadline: February 15, 2009
Website: http://sip.niddk.nih.gov or http://www.training.nih.gov/

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is now accepting applications for the NIDDK/OMHRC Undergraduate Summer Internship Program for Underrepresented Minorities. This program is for students that are interested in working at the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland or Phoenix, Arizona. It is a paid 10-week program that begins in June through mid-August. Attached is the description and application. Please note the deadline has been moved up to.

If you are within one year of your graduation you are still eligible to apply for the NIDDK/OMHRC Summer Internship Program. If you are interested in a Post-Baccalaureate Internship visit the NIH website listed above.

Title: Summer Student Internship Program
Contact: Matthew Zierenberg
Phone: (928)523-8864
Email: Matthew.Zierenberg@nau.edu
Website: http://www4.nau.edu/eeop/internships/ssi_internship.asp

Since 1994, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) has offered student summer internships for Native American and other college students, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). This program provides the opportunity for students to gain hands-on skills with EPA or other governmental and tribal environmental offices. Projects will focus on Air Quality issues with a wide range of emphasis areas such as: Community Outreach/Education, Environmental Health, Information Collection/Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, and Youth Environmental Education

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: 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.

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.

To Apply: Send a letter of interest detailing your language skills and availability, and a résumé to internship@cs.org. Please send documents in MS Word or as a PDF document.

Title: Research and Publications Internships
Contact: Jennifer Weston @ 617.441.5400 x15
Email: internship@cs.org
Website: www.cs.org

Cultural Survival is seeking interns willing to commit no less than 16 hours per week in our publications and research department. Interns at Cultural Survival will expand their knowledge about indigenous peoples’ rights and current policy challenges, and gain professional experience in a nonprofit setting.

Research and Publications interns will support existing Cultural Survival programs (Endangered Native American Languages; Guatemala Radio; Ngobe Rights in Panama) while supporting general administration and production of our publications, such as the Quarterly magazine. Interns must have outstanding writing and communication skills. They should be adept internet and journal researchers who pay particular attention to detail, and are able to read extensive amounts of information and present clear and concise summaries. Interns must be independent, self-motivated, and reliable. Interns will work in collaboration with the Publications and Research department and the Executive Director.

This is an unpaid internship; however we encourage applicants to seek grant or work study support through their university. Anthropology, International Relations, Journalism and other relevant majors should also explore course credit options through their degree programs.

Title: Native American Philanthropy Internship, First Nations Development Institute
Location: Longmont, Colorado
Contact: Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist
Email: awieland@firstnations.org
Website: www.firstnations.org,

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.

Title: Internship for Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Deadline: February 2, 2009
Contact: Danielle Gaquin
Phone: (202)238-7906
Email: danielle.gaquin@twc.edu.
Website: http://secure.twc.edu/twc/default.jsp

The Washington Center will offer an exciting program with the Federal Aviation Administration once again this summer. Selected students from a variety of majors will have the opportunity to intern for Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) offices and participate in an experiential training program. Participants will gain relevant skills and knowledge, explore career options within the Department of Transportation and learn more about the role of the federal government.

Applicants must:
- be U.S. citizens.
- have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
- be enrolled in a degree-granting program with 60 or more credit hours completed.
- get approval from their campus liaison (if they come from an affiliated institution) or sponsor (if they come from an unaffiliated institution and will complete the full, for-credit program); contact The Washington Center for details.

Application Procedures:
To apply for the FAA internship program, students should complete The Washington Center's application, available online at secure.twc.edu/twc/default.jsp. When prompted, students should select internship, then Option 2 for Government Scholarship Programs and choose Department of Transportation from the drop-down menu. The Washington Center application has been streamlined for this program and should only take a few minutes to complete; if you have any questions about the required components, please contact us.

Compensation:
Graduate and undergraduate interns not seeking credit will receive fully-furnished housing while in DC as well as a substantial monthly stipend to offset personal costs. Students seeking credit are encouraged to contact The Washington Center for more information. Those who do not request Washington Center housing will have their stipends adjusted accordingly. Details about housing can be found at www.twc.edu/students/where.shtml.

Title: 2009 Native Radio Theater Call for Scripts
Deadline: Friday, February 13, 2009
Email: native@unl.edu
Website: www.nativetelecom.org & www.mediaforhealth.org

Life is a soap opera...or it could be. Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) is teaming up with Media for Health and the National Society for American Indian Elderly in a Call for Scripts to be considered for production through the Native Radio Theater Project. Our goal is to produce a series of short audio dramas that would be entertaining and educational.

NAPT's Native Radio Theater project is a partnership with Native Voices at the Autry in Los Angeles, CA. As a public health drama, this radio program will revolve around common health concerns such as diabetes, diet and nutrition, mental health, substance abuse and other issues that are currently impacting Native communities across the country.

In an entertainment-education radio drama serial, these health issues are interwoven with the personal stories of the characters who model for the audience new behaviors that can improve their lives and their communities. However, while this is a drama, in drama there is always room for humor. This health promotion radio drama is a partnership between the Native American Public Telecommunications, the National Society for American Indian Elderly (NSAIE), Media for Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

The project's current working title is Healing Circle. We aim to create pilot episodes for a serial (that is an ongoing story like TV "soap operas.") This call for scripts is announced with the intention of finding writers who have a serious interest in participating in an exciting and innovative radio drama while also positively impacting American Indian communities across the country.

Title: 4th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, sponsored by The NCAI Policy Research Center
Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2009
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Conference Date(s): June 16, 2009
Contact: Christina Daulton
Phone: (202) 466-7767
Email: cdaulton@ncai.org
Website: http://www.ncaiprc.org/tribal-leader-scholar-forum

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center is currently inviting scholars and organizations conducting research with practical implications for tribal communities to submit a proposal to make a presentation at the 4th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum on June 16, 2009 at the NCAI Mid-Year Session in Niagara Falls, New York. Scholars (both Native and non-Native), institutions, and tribal organizations may apply. Proposals from tribal colleges, Native Ph.D. students, and tribal communities are encouraged. Research from all disciplines and fields are considered, but this year preference will be given to research proposals that address law enforcement/public safety, natural resources management, strategies for strengthening tribal governance, or tribal intergovernmental relationships. Both completed and on-going research (with preliminary findings) will be considered.

Please visit website for the list of proposal requirements.

Title: 5TH International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations
Deadline: January 31, 2009
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Conference Date(s): May 27-29, 2009
Email: wheber@firstnationsuniversity.ca

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.

Title: 2009 Partnerships for Indian Education conference
Conference date(s): April 17-19, 2009.
Presenter proposals deadline: Feb. 25, 2009
Location: Norman, OK
Website: https://www.indianeducation.org/index.cfm?page=conference/cart.cfm & https://www.indianeducation.org/index.cfm?page=2009_presenters.html

The purpose of the conference is to discuss the academic achievements of American Indian and Alaska Native students and provide an opportunity to discuss strategic partnerships between federal, state, tribal, and local governments.

Proposals for presentations and workshops are invited on the following education-related topics that may focus on students, schools, family, and community: Current Research, Interagency Partnerships, Innovative Program Practices, Safe and Healthy Communities.

Individuals interested in presenting or organizing a panel/workshop should submit: 1) Title of presentation (75-minute sessions), 2) Brief description of session topic and outcomes, 3) Abstract of panel, session, or workshop, 4) Brief bio of the presenter(s), 4) Audio/visual technology needs for the presentation, 5) Conference registration fee of $195. Find more information for presenters

Title: Power Shift 2009, Energy Action Coalition
(BMWC is a member organization)
Date (s): Conference Date(s): February 27th – March 2nd, 2009
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contact: Black Mesa Water Coalition
Phone: 928.213.5909
Fax: 928.213.5905
Email: nikkealex@gmail.com or chelsea.rc@gmail.com
Website: http://energyactioncoalition.org/whoweare

This is a national youth conference focusing on climate change and the newly elected administration.

Title: Fifth Annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference
Conference date(s): April 2-3, 2009
Location: University Center Annex, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Contact: Alesia Cummings
Phone: 910.521.6266
Email: alesia.cummings@uncp.edu
Website: http://www.uncp.edu/ais/news/sisc/index.htm

The purpose of the Southeast Indian Studies Conference is to provide a forum for discussion of the culture, history, art, health and contemporary issues of Native Americans in the Southeast. The conference serves as a critical venue for scholars, students and all persons interested in American Indian Studies in the region.

Keynote Speaker: Donald L. Fixico (Shawnee, Sac & Fox, Muscogee Creek and Seminole), Distinguished Foundation Professor in the Department of History at Arizona State University. He has served on the Advisory Council for the National Endowment for the Humanities and his books include The American Indian Mind in a Linear World: American Indian Studies and Traditional Knowledge (2003), and The Urban Indian Experience in America (2000).

Title: For All My Relations 10th Annual Conference for Indian Families
Conference date(s): July 9th – 11th, 2009
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, California
Contact: National Indian Justice Center
Phone: 707-579-5507
Email: sabrinarawson@nijc.org or ambervolkmuth@nijc.com
Website: http://www.nijc.org

Please join us for new information and resources to develop ways to address issues of concern to Native communities. It is for All Our Relations that we come together to share our knowledge, skills, hopes and dreams for the future of Indian families.

This conference will have an opening general session with guest speakers, two days of workshops, a college career fair, silent auction, a wealth of exhibits, and lastly, a closing general session.

Title: New England Science Symposium
Conference Date(s): April 3, 2009
Location: Boston, MA
Contact: Lise D. Kaye, Biomedical Science Careers Program, Harvard Medical School, Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
Phone: 617.432.0552
Email: lise_kaye@hms.harvard.edu
Website: www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org

The Harvard Medical School Minority Faculty Development Program and the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) will sponsor the eighth annual New England Science Symposium on Friday, April 3, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 2002, the New England Science Symposium promotes careers in biomedical science. The aim of the symposium is to encourage postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, and graduate students; post baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to present their research projects through oral or poster presentations, to exchange ideas that can further their career development, and to expand their professional network.

Title: 2009 National American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL) Conference
Conference Date(s): April 7-9, 2009
Location: Desert Diamond Hotel and Casino in Tucson, Arizona
Website: http://www.aibl.org/

The American Indian Business Leaders, a national student based organization, is to support and promote the education and development of future American Indian business leaders. AIBL sponsors the National American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL) Conference.

AIBL’s National Conference is the hottest place to be for Indian students and professionals to access business information and expertise. Each year AIBL’s Conference offers a selection of activities designed to stimulate, enhance, and expand our participants’ educational experience beyond what is taught through traditional academic methods, to address contemporary business issues impacting Indian Country.

The University of Minnesota Office for Equity and Diversity would like to share two scholarship opportunities for historically underrepresented students. Recipients of both scholarships are amongst our top students and they go on to do wonderful things. Please disseminate this information to your students and community contacts.

For Minnesota graduates who plan to attend the University of Minnesota:
The Puckett Scholars Program is open to all Minnesota high school graduates who have been admitted to the University of Minnesota. The scholarship award is $4,000 for the first year, renewable annually for up to four years. A 2009-10 application form is attached; feel free to duplicate this material. For more information about the scholarship, visit http://www.academic.umn.edu/equity/awards/scholarships.html.

For graduates who plan to attend any accredited 4-year college/university: The Jackie Robinson Scholarship provides $7,500 annually to historically underrepresented high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice. These scholarships are administered in partnership with the Jackie Robinson Foundation's Education and Leadership Development Program. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://www.jackierobinson.org/.

Notes on application processes:

• Both scholarship applications are due on March 31, 2009.
• Completed Jackie Robinson Scholarship applications should be submitted directly to the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
• Completed Puckett Scholars Program applications should be sent to: Office for Equity and Diversity, Attn: Puckett Selection Committee, 432 Morrill Hall, 100 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 5545

12th Annual Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative

The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is now accepting applications for the 12th Annual Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative which will be held in Washington D.C., June 20 - 28, 2009. American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) high school students, ages 16- 18, who have an interest in the health careers and/or biomedical research are encouraged to apply. The NNAYI scholarship pays for travel, lodging, and most meals during the program. NNAYI's curriculum is strategically designed to prepare students for admission to college and professional schools, as well as for careers in health and biomedical research.

To accompany the students, AAIP is accepting applications for counselors, age 21 and older, to serve as role models and chaperones to a select group of five high school students. AI/AN medical and health professional students are encouraged to apply. AAIP will cover travel, lodging, meals, as well as provide a stipend upon completion of the program. Counselors will be expected to arrive in Washington D.C. 1-2 days prior to program dates.

Feel free to share this information with other interested parties. Deadline for student application is April 17, 2009 and for counselor application is March 6, 2009. For more information and to access the on-line application, visit the NNAYI website: www.aaip.org/programs/nnayi/nnayi.htm

AAIP Mission "To pursue excellence in Native American health care by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing practices and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit"

Dakota Language Scholarships for 2009/2010 at the University of Minnesota - Department of American Indian Studies

The Wahpetunwin Dakota Iapi Scholarship is a financial aid program for University of Minnesota degree-seeking undergraduates who demonstrate strong dedication to learning to speak and teach the Dakota language. To be eligible, students must have submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and be admitted or pending admission to an undergraduate degree program in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus. Selection is based on evidence of academic promise and commitment to learning to speak and teach the Dakota language and to using his/her education to the benefit of the community, with preference given to students of Dakota, Lakota, or Nakota heritage, those who demonstrate financial need, and parents of children in a Dakota language immersion program. Scholarship awards cover students’ tuition and fees for two years. Recipients must maintain at least a 3.0 gpa in order to keep the scholarship.
Application deadline: MARCH 13th, 2009

The Continuing Education Dakota Iapi Scholarship is a financial aid program for continuing education (non-degree seeking) students at the University of Minnesota who demonstrate dedication to learning and/or teaching the Dakota language. Selection is based on evidence of commitment to learning the Dakota language and to using his/her education to the benefit of the community, with preference given to students of Dakota, Lakota, or Nakota heritage and parents of children in a Dakota language immersion program. Scholarships cover the tuition of one Dakota language (DAKO) course per semester for up to four semesters. Recipients must maintain at least a 3.0 gpa in order to keep the scholarship.
Application deadline: MARCH 13th, 2009

For more information, contact Beth Brown at 612-624-8217 or brow0857@umn.edu.

Title: 2009 “Ghigau” (beloved woman) Scholarship Program
Deadline: August 31, 2009
Application Process
Contact: Dr. Lisa Byers
OU-Tulsa, School of Social Work, Schusterman Center
4502 E. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74135

The “Ghigau Scholarship” is an annual scholarship program that awards 1 $500.00 scholarship to a Cherokee student attending a college or university in the United States, Canada, or other Indigenous community. The scholarship is given in honor of the Cherokee Tribe and to celebrate the family of Dr. Lisa Byers and her children, Brady and Halle (all Cherokee tribal members). The scholarship is also a way of supporting the education and capacity-building of the Cherokee student population.

Scholarship Requirements
The Ghigau Scholarship will be given to a Cherokee tribal member/student who is accepted into or registered at a college or university (preferably studying Social Work or American Indian Studies).

The scholarship is a 1-time award of $500.00. The recipient and non-awardees are encouraged to re-apply in the following year (fall 2010).

The nominee must be an enrolled tribal member of the Cherokee tribe.

Preference will be given to those who are returning to their tribe or village following their college graduation.

Title: 2009 Edbesendowen Scholarship Program
Deadline: August 31, 2009
Application Process
Contact: Dr. Michael Niles (Wakshe)
Office of American Indian Projects
411 North Central Avenue #880M
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Email: Michael.Niles@asu.edu (ATTN: Edbesendowen Scholarship Selection Committee)

Edbesendowen is a Potawatomi word that means “Humility.” The spirit of this scholarship is the recognition of the importance of being humble and knowing that we are no more than the next. Our presence on Mother Earth is a gift. We are not more than the trees or the oceans. We are equal to all things that we share our planet with. We are not more than
those who struggle or have no home. Those that have taught me this important concept are remembered through this award.

Scholarship Requirements
1. The scholarship will be given to an American Indian (Indigenous) student who are accepted into or registered at a college or university (preferably studying Social Work or American Indian Studies).

2. The scholarship is a 1-time award of $300.00. The recipient and non-awardees are encouraged to re-apply in the following year (fall 2010).

3. The nominees must be an enrolled tribal member of any American Indian (Indigenous) tribe or community in the United States, Canada, or elsewhere.

4. Preference will be given to those who are returning to their tribe following their college graduation.

Title: NMAI Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
Deadline: Various (see below)
Website(s): http://americanindian.si.edu and http://www.americanindian.si.edu/icap/

The National Museum of the American Indian'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
Hawaii 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.

Title: Artist Leadership and Emerging Artist Programs- Deadline: April 6, 2009
The Artist Leadership Program enables indigenous artists to research, document, network, and develop life skills to enhance artistic growth and strengthen career development. This two-part program includes a visit to Washington, D.C., to conduct research and to receive professional training services, as well as an artist-facilitated community project to share the knowledge learned from the visit.

Title: Southwest Communities and Natural Resource Fellowships
Deadline: February 2, 2009
Contact: Carl Wilson, CFERP Director, University of California, Berkeley,
101 Guanine Hall #3100, Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 642-3431
Email: cffellow@nature.berkeley.edu
Website: www.cnr.berkeley.edu/community_forestry

The Community Forestry and Environmental Research Partnerships Program provides fellowships to graduate students with diverse academic backgrounds from the social to environmental sciences. Fellows typically study the political, cultural, economic and environmental forces that bear on the relationships between communities and the environment.

The Southwest Communities and Natural Resource Fellowships support graduate students doing participatory research with Native American and other southwestern communities. Participatory research is a cooperative approach to research. It engages community members and researchers in a joint process in which both contribute equally and where community members are more than just key informants who provide information in interviews or by other means. They are equal partners in the research: they help formulate research questions, and help design and conduct the research.

The program accepts proposals for research on sustainable natural resource management, social and economic justice in environmental management, community ability to maintain traditional life ways and land uses in the face of outside and/or competing interests, integrating scientific and traditional knowledge in environmental restoration, and other topics relevant to natural resource issues in Native American communities.

Fellowship Details:
· Masters fellowships provide awards of up to $7,000
· Pre-Dissertation fellowships provide awards of up to $2,000
· Dissertation fellowships provide awards of up to $15,000

Title: Fellowship Opportunities at the Newberry Library
Deadline: March 2, 2009
Email: E-mail: research@newberry.org.
Website: http://www.newberry.org/mcnickle/darcyhome.html

The Newberry Library offers two-short term residential fellowships for scholars of American Indian heritage: the Power-Tanner Fellowship and the Allen Fellowship.

Frances C. Allen Fellowship for Women of American Indian Heritage
This fellowship is for women of American Indian heritage working on a project appropriate to the collections of the Newberry Library. Applicants may be working in any graduate or pre-professional field. Financial support varies according to their need and may include travel expenses. Allen Fellows are expected to spend a significant part of their tenure in residence at Newberry's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History. The tenure of the fellowship is from one month to one year. Applicants must submit a budget of travel and research expenses. Awards will vary up to $8,000 of approved expenses.

Susan Kelly Power and Helen Hornbeck Tanner Fellowship
This fellowship for Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral scholars of American Indian heritage supports up to two months of residential research in any field in the humanities, using the collections of the Newberry Library, and provides a stipend of $1600 per month.

Title: Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID), Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Contact: Linda Schreier, SIPID-GE Program Administrator
Phone: 314-362-1565
Email: linda@wubios.wustl.edu
Website(s): http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/index.html and http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/docs/General%20Admissions.pdf

The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) is an all-expense-paid research opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This mentored research program will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks.

The all-expense-paid program brings participants to the University for 3-week sessions during two consecutive summers, with a short mid-year visit. The SIPID program provides mentor-mentee partnerships with matching based on common research interests. The mentors will be experienced in research and grant writing and will offer long-term collaborations. The didactic curriculums involve faculty and mentors from multiple disciplines with various levels of hands-on training. Special emphasis is placed on developing grantsmanship skills, with mentors assisting mentees one-on-one to develop specific research projects and improve long-term fundability. NHLBI scientific program staff will provide a grants workshop to assist mentees with project focus and to identify viable funding sources to promote a sustainable independent research program for career advancement.

Title: Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID), Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Contact: Linda Schreier, SIPID-GE Program Administrator
Phone: 314-362-1565
Email: linda@wubios.wustl.edu
Website(s): http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/index.html and http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/docs/General%20Admissions.pdf

The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) is an all-expense-paid research opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This mentored research program will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks.

The all-expense-paid program brings participants to the University for 3-week sessions during two consecutive summers, with a short mid-year visit. The SIPID program provides mentor-mentee partnerships with matching based on common research interests. The mentors will be experienced in research and grant writing and will offer long-term collaborations. The didactic curriculums involve faculty and mentors from multiple disciplines with various levels of hands-on training. Special emphasis is placed on developing grantsmanship skills, with mentors assisting mentees one-on-one to develop specific research projects and improve long-term fundability. NHLBI scientific program staff will provide a grants workshop to assist mentees with project focus and to identify viable funding sources to promote a sustainable independent research program for career advancement.

Title: Post-Doctoral positions in Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Deadline: Open until filled.
Contact: Linda Schreyer, SIPID-GE Program Administrator, Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics
Phone: 314-362-1565
Email: linda@wubios.wustl.edu
Website: http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/training/training.shtml

The Division of Biostatistics at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine seeks candidates for multiple post-doctoral positions in genetic epidemiology who will be involved in the development and application of novel statistical methods for analysis of data from family/genetic studies with an emphasis on substantive applied orientation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors. Background in one or more areas among biostatistics, statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, and bioinformatics is highly desirable. Candidates with research interests in the development of novel analytic methods in genetic epidemiology are particularly encouraged to apply.

Washington University School of Medicine is among the world’s premier biomedical research institutions. It is home for several large scale centers at the forefront of research in their chosen fields, including nationally funded Centers in the areas of genome sequencing, cancer, and Alzheimer Disease.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with a statement of research interests, CV, and two letters of recommendation to: Dr. D. C. Rae, Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8067, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093 or email post-doc-search@wubios.wustl.edu.

Title: Pre-Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award in American Indian Studies, Michigan State University
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Contact: Megan McCullen, Graduate Assistant, American Indian Studies
PhD Candidate in Anthropology, American Indian Studies Program
Phone: (517)432-2193
Email: aisp@msu.edu
Website(s): http://aisp.msu.edu/predoc.html and http://aisp.msu.edu

The American Indian Studies Program at Michigan State University invites applications for the 2009-2010 Pre-Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award in American Indian Studies. The fellowship award provides office space, access to Michigan State University's outstanding library and computing facilities and to the faculty involved in the American Indian Studies Program, benefits for the year, and a substantial stipend.

Applicants must be finished with all doctoral work but the dissertation, actively working in American Indian Studies, and committed to a career in Native Studies. It is expected that the Fellow will complete the dissertation during the award year. Applicants may be pursuing the Ph.D. degree in any discipline or area offered at Michigan State University.

Title: Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID), Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Contact: Linda Schreier, SIPID-GE Program Administrator
Phone: 314-362-1565
Email: linda@wubios.wustl.edu
Website(s): http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/index.html and http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/sipid/docs/General%20Admissions.pdf

The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity (SIPID) is an all-expense-paid research opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This mentored research program will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks.

The all-expense-paid program brings participants to the University for 3-week sessions during two consecutive summers, with a short mid-year visit. The SIPID program provides mentor-mentee partnerships with matching based on common research interests. The mentors will be experienced in research and grant writing and will offer long-term collaborations. The didactic curriculums involve faculty and mentors from multiple disciplines with various levels of hands-on training. Special emphasis is placed on developing grantsmanship skills, with mentors assisting mentees one-on-one to develop specific research projects and improve long-term fundability. NHLBI scientific program staff will provide a grants workshop to assist mentees with project focus and to identify viable funding sources to promote a sustainable independent research program for career advancement.

Title: Endocrinology Fellowship Opportunity
Contact: Carla Deal, Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: (405) 271-3613
Email at carla-deal@ouhsc.edu
Website: http://w3.ouhsc.edu/Endocrinology/Fellowship%20Program.asp

The Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service in conjunction with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Section of Endocrinology & Diabetes and the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center is actively requesting candidates to apply for a 2-year Endocrinology fellowship program. Please go to the website for more details.

Interested applicants must hold U.S. Citizenship. American Indians are strongly encouraged to apply. Upon completion of the fellowship training, a 2-year payback will take place at the Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service in the role of Area Consultant for Endocrinology.

RWJF Funding Alert: Healthy Eating Research Calls for Proposals
Application Deadline: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 BY 3PM EST.
To apply: www.healthyeatingresearch.org

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has posted two separate calls for proposals (CFPs) in the Childhood Obesity program area. The two CFPs described below focus on the following four topic areas:

1. Food pricing and economic approaches;
2. Food and beverage marketing;
3. Improving access to healthy foods in low-income communities; and
4. Evaluations of promising food-related policy and environmental strategies in settings where children and their families make food choices.
   
   

The Healthy Eating Research CFP
Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings will advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Approximately $2.4 million will be awarded for two types of research grants focused in the four areas listed above:

Small- and large-scale studies:

• 12- to 18-month awards of up to $150,000 each.
• 18- to 36-month awards of up to $400,000 each.

Macro-level analyses:

• 12- to 18-month awards of up to $100,000 each.

Healthy Eating Research 2009 New Connections
Are you a diverse researcher interested in funding, mentoring and training opportunities?

Have you completed your Ph.D. in the last 7 years (after November 1, 2002)?

If this sounds like you, This funding opportunity is a collaborative between New Connections and the Healthy Eating Research program. New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming is a fabulous opportunity for early-mid career researchers from historically underrepresented backgrounds funding opportunities, as well as a community of support, advice, and collaboration. New Connections aim to give diverse researchers the necessary opportunities to impact change.

These grants are for individuals who are in the early stages of an independent research career.

A total of up to three grants will be awarded. There are two categories of funding focused on the four areas listed above:

Small-scale studies:

• 12- to 24-month awards of up to $100,000 each.

Macro-level analyses:

• 12- to 24-month awards of up to $75,000 each.

Please visit the Healthy Eating Research Web site for more details about these CFPs and information on how to apply, at www.healthyeatingresearch.org

RGK Foundation
Deadline: Rolling

The RGK Foundation funds a range of programs in such areas as education, community and health. The medicine/health grant program will support programs that promote the health and well-being of children, access to health services and foundation-initiated programs. Education funding will be given to programs that focus on integrating technology into K-12 education.

The foundation will support community programs that improve children and family services, early childhood development and parenting education. Grants range from several thousand to $150,000. While the foundation occasionally awards grants for over $25,000, the average grant is under $25,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations such as hospitals, educational institutions and governmental institutions with 501(c)(3) status. All applicants first must submit a letter of inquiry completed online to be considered for funding.

Although the deadlines are rolling, the grants committee next meets on March 6.

Info: www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php or 512/474-9298

Title: Digging Veritas: The Archaeology and History of the Indian College and Student Life at Colonial Harvard
Exhibit Dates: November 10, 2008 to January 2010
Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Harvard Square
Phone: 617-495-1027

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology presents a new exhibition on the archaeology of Harvard Yard entitled Digging Veritas: The Archaeology and History of the Indian College and Student Life at Colonial Harvard.

Through archaeological finds from Harvard Yard, historic maps, and more, the exhibition reveals how students lived at Colonial Harvard, and the role of the Indian College in Harvard’s early years.

Student archaeologists unearthed evidence of colonial Harvard as a landscape shaped by social and religious tensions—tensions that affected everything from Native American and English settler relationships to the everyday routines of student life. As the students searched for meaning in the material remains of Harvard students of the past, three themes emerged: literacy and the Indian College; rule (breaking) and religion; and negotiations of social status. Who knew small fragments buried below ground could reveal so much?

Title: The Tribal College Journal (TCJ) 15th Annual Student Creative Writing Contest
Deadline: February 6th (Postmark)
Contact: Tribal College Journal Staff
Phone: 970-533-9170
Fax: 970-533-9145
Email: student@tribalcollegejournal.org
Website: www.tribalcollegejournal.org

To help foster creative writing and highlight the talents of tribal college students, Tribal College Journal (TCJ) is holding its 15th Annual Student Creative Writing Contest. The winning entries will be published in the Fall Student Edition of Tribal College Journal (the journal’s most popular edition) and placed on TCJ’s website. TCJ will announce and honor the student winners at the 28th annual AIHEC student conference in March. This event is the only national conference specifically created by and educators, students, and other supporters.

We will accept any tribal college student’s best work for consideration. The annual student edition is included as part of the Tribal College Journal and is sent to all our subscribers.

The TCJ Student Edition provides the students with incentives, exposure, and material for their resume. Student support services administrators use it for recruitment and for encouraging students. Students who read it can see that other tribal college students have shared some of their experiences.