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Spring Issue of "The American Indian Graduate" Magazine
AIGC 6th Annual Reception
AIGC Seeking In-Kind Donations
AIGC Scholarship Opportunities
The Chahta Foundation Graduate and Doctorate Scholarships
Chocktaw Nation Scholarship Advisement Program
The Holland & Knight Young Native Writers Essay Contest
Native American Law Students Association Golf Tournament
Indian Health Service Virtual Career Fair

The Spring issue of The American Indian Graduate magazine is now available!

 

If you are on the AIGC mailing list to receive a hard copy of the magazine, watch for it in the mail. If you are not on the AIGC mailing list and would like to receive a hard copy, an electronic copy, or if you have recently moved and need to update your contact information, please click hereYou may also call 800-628-1920 or visit the website anytime, at aigcs.org.

 

You may also visit the AIGC website to view the current issue of The American Indian Graduate magazine (click here) or any of the past issues, (click here).

 

Thank you to all of the advertisers who sponsor the AIGC magazine! They are listed on the right side of this E-Newsletter.

 

If you would like to advertise in the next issue of The American Indian Graduate magazine, please contact Linda at [email protected]. The deadline for the Fall 2014 issue is July 5, 2014. 

AIGC 6th Annual Reception!
Celebrating 45 Years of Providing Scholarships!
April 24, 2014 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Albuquerque, NM
 

Please join The American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) for our 6th Annual Reception and Silent Auction!

 

Date:                 Thursday, April 24, 2014

Time:                 4:30pm - 7:30pm

                  Silent Auction 4:30pm - 6:00pm

                  Awards Ceremony 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location:           Isotopes Park Clubhouse

                  1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE

                  Albuquerque, NM

Honoring:          REDW, Mr. Bruce Bleakman
                          Mr. Grayson Noley
                          Dr. Darlene Sorrell, AIGC Alumna
                          Mr. Steve Stallings
                          Mr. Wayne Watkins,AIGC Alumnus 
Directions:         Take I-25 to Avenida Cesar Chavez and go east

Dress:                Baseball Casual

Refreshments:   Light hors d'oeuvres will be served  

               

Please RSVP online, via the AIGC website (click here) or by phone (800-628-1920).

 

Hope to see you there!

Acoma Pottery               AIGC Seeking In-Kind Donations

 for a Silent Auction

 

The American Indian Graduate Center is looking for in-kind donations, for the silent auction, held during the AIGC reception on April 24, 2014.

 

In-kind donations are contributions of goods or services that are just as valuable to charitable organizations as a check. If you're donating goods or services that have monetary value, you may claim a deduction on your income taxes. 

 

If you have an item to donate (art, gift certificates, jewelry, collectables, services, entertainment, recreation, electronics, etc.) please contact Linda, at [email protected], or call 800-628-1920, extension 109.

 

Benefits of donating in-kind items to the AIGC silent auction: 

  • Business names will be displayed next to items or services that are donated.
  • Business names will be listed, as supporters, on flyers distributed to all reception attendees.
  • Business names will be listed, as supporters of the reception, in the Fall 2014 editions of The American Indian Graduate magazine.
  • Market value, of in-kind contributions, are tax deductible.
  • You will be helping to provide scholarship opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native students. 

Thank you for your support of AIGC!

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AIGC Scholarship Opportunities - Online Application 
 Some deadlines are approaching!
 
American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) applications are available online for the 2014 - 2015 academic year.
 

Attention High School Seniors!

  • The All Native American High School Academic Team (ANAHSAT) nomination and application deadline is April 4, 2014. Deadline Approaching!
  • The Accenture American Indian Scholarship application deadline is June 15, 2014.

Attention College Juniors and Seniors!

  • The Wells Fargo American Indian scholarship application deadline is April 25, 2014. Deadline Approaching!

Attention Graduate Students!

  • The Wells Fargo American Indian scholarship application deadline is April 25, 2014. Deadline Approaching!
  • The AIGC Fellowship application deadline is June 1, 2014.
  • The Loan for Service application deadline is June 1, 2014.
  • The AIGC & Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) Fellowship application deadline is June 6, 2014.

All application materials must be submitted through the AIGC Online Application System (OAS) - visit the AIGC website at aigcs.org. To enter the Online Application System, click the APPLY NOW button, found in various places on the AIGC website. Full online application instructions may be viewed here.

 

Email all inquiries to: [email protected].       

Chahta   The Chahta Foundation 
Graduate and Doctorate
Scholarship Applications 
The Chahta Graduate Scholarship will award one $12,000 scholarship:
  • Choctaw tribal member
  • Currently attending or accepted into graduate school of choice
  • Complete application
  • GPA 2.5 or higher
Chahta Doctorate Scholarship will award one $20,000 scholarship:
  • Choctaw tribal member
  • Currently attending or accepted into graduate school of choice
  • Complete application
  • GPA 2.5 or higher
Deadline for applications is March 31, 2014.  For more information, please click  here.

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 
Scholarship Advisement Program

The Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) was created, in late 2006, to help overcome consistently high Native American college dropout rates. SAP has two primary goals; to prepare students for college and keep students on track for a college degree.
 
The Choctaw Scholarship Advisement Program's services include college selection counseling, admission test preparation, helping students find scholarships, grants, internships and fellowships, summer program advisement and peer advisement and mentoring. 
 
Click  here to join SAP or to find out more about their services and scholarship opportunities.
Holland & Knight  
Attention High School Students!

 The Holland & Knight  

Charitable Foundation
Young Native Writers 
Essay Contest 
The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation is eager to welcome entries for the Young Native Writers Essay Contest, conducted this year in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian and the National Indian Education Association (NIEA).  

The Young Native Writers Essay Contest is a writing contest for Native American high school students and is designed to encourage young Native Americans to write about their experiences, as a member of a Native American community and the culture that inspires them. 


Five winners will each receive a $2,500 college scholarship and will also be awarded an all-expenses-paid "Scholar Week" trip to Washington, D.C., in July 2014. The trip will feature a personalized tour of the National Museum of the American Indian's Cultural Resources Center, educational workshops and a tour of the U.S. Capitol. It will culminate with an honor ceremony at the museum.

The deadline is April 22, 2014. For more information, please click here. 

Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)

Golf Tournament - April 9, 2014

Santa Fe, NM 

The University of New Mexico Native American Law Students Association (UNM-NALSA) is an active community of Native and non-Native law students committed to promoting the study of law by Native Americans. They promote the study and development of federal Indian Law and Indigenous legal issues, and are committed to the recruitment, retention and success of Indian students.

 

The NALSA Golf Tournament is April 9, 2014, at the Towa Golf Course in Santa Fe, NM.

                                                     

For more information, please click here

Indian Health Service 

Virtual Career Fair 

March 25, 2014

 
Attention all dental students and health professionals! Join the IHS 2014 Virtual Career Fair! Meet with recruiters to learn more about the Indian Health Service (IHS), an innovative, dynamic, nationwide network of dedicated health professionals working to meet the individual health care needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
 
The 2-hour live chat will begin Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. PT). In addition to real-time feedback and advice, you'll find helpful links to career opportunities, loan repayment, scholarship program requirements and other IHS program resources.
 
For more information or to register, please click here
In This AIGC E-News
Spring Issue of "The American Indian Graduate" Magazine
AIGC 6th Annual Reception
AIGC Seeking In-Kind Donations
AIGC Scholarship Opportunities
The Chahta Foundation Graduate and Doctorate Scholarships
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Scholarship Advisement Program
The Holland & Knight Young Native Writers Essay Contest
Native American Law Students Association Golf Tournament
Indian Health Service Virtual Career Fair
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