Looking for scholarship opportunities?

The National Indian Education Association has compiled a list of excellent scholarship opportunities available for Native Students.

If you're interested in viewing these opportunities, please visit their website:

www.niea.org or the Scholarship List

Future Alaskans in Fisheries & Marine Science!

Are you interested in opportunities available in the marine sciences and fisheries fields?

The Alaska Marine Science and Fisheries Career Coalition offers information on educational and employment opportunities available to Alaska Natives and rural Alaskans interested in fisheries and marine sciences.

Visit their WEBSITE to view upcoming opportunities and events in this field!

For more information about the Future Alaskans in Fisheries & Marine Science (FAFAMS) Program or the Alaska Marine Science & Fisheries Career Coalition (AMSFCC) please contact:

Asia Beder, Program Coordinator at

(907) 274-9699 or toll free at 1-888-788-6333

coordinator.amsfcc@gmail.com

Marine Safety Instructor Training

Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) in Nome at the Northwestern Alaska Career and Education Center (NACTEC)!

When?...January 30 to February 4, 2012

What?...Intensive 48-hour, 6 day program (8am to 8pm)

Info?.....Designed to train individuals to effectively teach cold-water survival procedures and marine safety in their communities to subsistence and commerical fisherman, children, and other community members

Cost?....$495.00 for AMSEA members, $550 for non-members.

Pre-registration is required!

A limited number of scholarships to help with tuition, food and lodging are available for individuals in the Norton Sound Region who are in a position to provide safety training in their community and have boating experience.

Want to apply or learn more?

Please contact Krisanne Rice for more information, at 907-747-3287

or visit the website http://www.amsea.org/!

Alaska Military Youth Academy!

The next cycle of the Alaska Military Youth Academy will begin March 28, 2012 located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, just outside of Anchorage.

They will be accepting 250 youth on a first come, first serve basis.

Youth must be between the ages of 16-18 on the start date of the cycle. 

This program is tuition free and transportation to and from the program is provided at no cost to the youth or their family. The residential program is 22 weeks and in this time youth are able to earn 7 high school credits and their GED (if they past the 5 GED tests).

This academy focuses on eight core components:

1. Academic Excellence
2. Life Coping Skills
3. Job Skills
4. Health/Hygiene
5. Responsible Citizenship
6. Service to the Community
7. Leadership/Followership
8. Physical Fitness

If you're interested in this program or learning more about it, please contact:

Angela Chapin, Interior and Rural Admissions at

angela.chapin@alaska.gov

Phone: 907-374-7960

Fax: 907-374-7969

Toll Free: 1-877-242-5643

Visit the website:

http://www.akmya.org/ and you can also APPLY ONLINE!

Alaska Youth Fishermen's Summit 2012!

The Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program is proud to host the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit (AYFS) for the fourth time in 2012!

This 2-day conference will address four main topics:

• The nuts and bolts of managing the financial aspects of a successful fishing business
• Methods for participating in fisheries regulatory and legislative processes
• The role of Alaskan seafood in the world marketplace, and
• The science and management of our sustainable fisheries

Register Now!!

February 13-14, 2012

Juneau, Alaska - St. Ann's Parish Hall

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 20, 2012
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 75

To register or for more information, to go www.marineadvisory.org/ayfs

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Sunny Rice, sunny.rice@alaska.edu, 907-772-3381 or

Torie Baker, Cordova –
torie.baker@alaska.edu, 907-424-7542

Casey Campbell, Juneau –
casey.campbell@wellsfargo.com, 907-209-1187

Paula Cullenberg, Anchorage –
paula.cullenberg@alaska.edu, 907-274-9692

Julie Matweyou, Kodiak –
Julie.matweyou@alaska.edu, 907-486-1514

Village Internet Agent through AVTEC!!

AVTEC- Alaska's Institute of Technology is offering a new program that provides a student the technical skills necessary to install and maintain the increasing computer and broadband network technologies in rural Alaska.

Graduates from this program will be prepared to perform service work on behalf of ISP's and local and regional organizations in Alaska's rural villages. They will also walk away with a free laptop and technician's tool set upon graduation to participate in future online course opportunities available to program completers.

The VIA Program provides free tuition, books and supplies for qualified students. It is a four-month program (80 days, 6 hours per day) in Seward, offered twice a year.

Program Dates are:

2012: January 17 to May 10

2012: Fall time

Being from a community located off the road system is a qualifier for the federal grant.

You must also have a reading grade level of 10.5 (585 TABE), basic keyboarding skills and some experience using a personal computer operating system, good study habits and communication/interpersonal skills.

Want to enroll or receive more information?

On the Web: http://www.avtec.edu/VIAProgram.htm

AVTEC Admissions: admissions@avtec.edu or 800-478-5389

Employment Readiness Training!

PROVE THAT YOU ARE READY!

An Employment Readiness Certificate shows that you have the initiative to prepare for a job, have a well written resume, are punctual and professional and that you are prepared and ready for the workplace!

Kawerak Employment Services strives to provide youth with current and relevant information about Hot Jobs in Alaska and facilitates workshops on skills and professionalism that employers expect.

Employment Readiness Training is a program developed to provide valuable information and referral services to prepare youth entering into the work force in areas of employment, education and training. Understanding what is expected by employers will give you a greater competitive edge needed to secure employment. This certification signals to employers that you possess the characteristics that have been identified as important to success in the workplace!

Topics covered include:

Barriers to Success

Employability Skills

Ethics in the Workplace

Resumes

Employment Forms & Laws

Sucessful Interviewing

For questions or to get more information, please contact:

Luisa Machuca, Youth Employment Director

907-443-4279 or 1-855-443-4275

ye.director@kawerak.org

2012 Tribal Energy Program Internship!

Are you interested in gaining experience promoting tribal energy sufficiency, economic development and employment on tribal lands through the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies?

Sandia National Laboratories, in conjunction with the Tribal Energy Program, is now accepting applications for their 2012 Summer Internship Program!

Students are needed to assist a cross-disciplinary team to perform specific tasks for the duration of 12 weeks. Interactions will be with Sandia's renewable energy staff, Native American tribes interested in renewable systems and Sandia's American Indian Outreach Committee.

Are you eligible?

* Current college upper-classmen and graduate students

* Must be familiar with Native American culture and tribal issues

* Must be a US Citizen

* Native American as defined as a member of a recognized Federally-recognized Tribe, Alaska Village or Alaska Corporation

* Specific interest in renewable energy is required

* Applicants must pass a pre-employment security check (local & federal law enforcement, driver's history, personal references, educational, credit and employment checks

* Travel will be required, including field visits to renewable energy projects

* Must complete and submit a questionnaire and essay

Salary & Relocation Expenses

* Salary commensurate with number of hours completed by the end of the 2011 Fall semester in an appropriate technical major

* Sandia will pay relocation expenses (mileage and per diem or round-trip airfare) for a school site > 50 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Application Postmarked: February 17, 2012

For more information or to apply please contact:

Sandra K. Begay-Campbell

Sandia National Laboratories

PO Box 5800, MS-0734

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0734

Telephone: (505) 844-5418

skbegay@sandia.gov

Tuition Assistance!

Kawerak's Small Business Tuition Assistance

Kawerak's Business Tuition Assistance Program provides funds for the costs associated with taking a class that will develop your business idea!

Eligible applicants can receive up to

$250

Course must be offered by:

UAF College of Rural & Community Development

For more information call: 907-443-4390

or email: bp.spec@kawerak.org

College Scholarship Guide

ATTENTION ALASKA NATIVE/NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS!

Heading off to college soon?

Looking for ways to help pay for it?

Check out the American Indian Graduate Center!

Find resources and information on scholarships and other opportunities offered to and by the Native American community!

http://www.aigc.com/

If you would like a printed or electronic copy of scholarhip opportunities and programs, please email me:

Mandy Ellanna, Program Assistant, at eet.progasst@kawerak.org

OR

the developer of the informational booklet:

Rosie Dayzie, at rosie.dayzie@gmail.com

Crowley Maritime Scholarships!

AVTEC is now accepting applications for

two $2,000 scholarships!

The scholarship is for students who will attend AVTEC's Able-Bodied Mariner Training Program in Seward. Scholarship winners will be able to use the awards for the next AB mariner training program in the fall.

Requirements:

- Must be Alaska Native

- Hold a valid Merchant Mariner Credential OR

- A US Coast Guard License OR

- A Merchant Mariner Document

- Hold a Transportation Worker I.D. Card

- Provide sea-service letters or discharge

Alaskan's who are interested in Crowley Maritime Scholarships, the AB program or other AVTEC training, should contact the AVTEC Admissions Office for more details.

For more information you can contact Fred Esposito, AVTEC Director, at 907-224-6105, or at Fred.Esposito@Alaska.Gov

FOR AVTEC, visit http://www.avtec.edu/ or call 1-800-478-5389 or 907-224-3322

AVTEC's Maritime Training Center: www.AVTEC.edu/AMTC.htm

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