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LUMBEE NEWS
EDUCATIONAL OPPURTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES is compiled by the Harvard University Native American Program and includes internship, scholarship, fellowship, grant, and career opportunities as well as announcements for conferences, workshops and symposia. This is the Opportunities Newsletter compiled by the Harvard University Native American Program for December 21, 2007. Opportunities Table of Contents
******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************************* Veteran Affairs scholarship applications available According to Agnes Mitchell, Office Manager fro the Lumbee Tribe Office of Veterans Affairs, Pembroke, N.C. District Veterans Service Officer in Fayetteville, the North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs headed by Charles F. Smith, administers the State’s program of scholarships for children of certain disabled, deceased, combat or POW/MIA veterans. Many children apply each year for the scholastic aid offered by this fine program which provides benefits at public and private institutions in North Carolina. The following information is necessarily general in nature. There are several classes of scholarship eligibility and briefly stated they are: CLASS I & IV Children of certain veterans who died or are 100% disabled as a result of wartime service or children of peacetime veterans whose death or 100% service connected disability was incurred (1) as a direct result or armed conflict; or (2) while engaged in extra-hazardous service or children of certain veterans who were prisoners of war or listed as missing in action. The veteran must have been a legal resident of North Carolina at the time of entry into service or the child must have been a life long resident of North Carolina. CLASS II Children as describe above whose parent was a war veteran who has or at the time of death had a 20% or more but less than 100% service-connected disability or was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Certain children of peacetime veterans may qualify based on the nature of their parent’s disability.
CLASS III
The Scholarships may be used at schools located North Carolina which are; (1) State-owned institutions of higher education, community colleges and technical institutes; or (2) privately owned, non-profit colleges and universities. Scholarships, with one exception, provide free tuition, certain fees and a reasonable room and board allowance in state-owned institutions and $4,500 per academic year in private institutions. The exception being that awards under the 100% service-connected disability provision provide free tuition and certain fees in state-owned institutions and $1,500 per academic year in private institutions. All awards are for four academic years in duration which must be used within eight years from the date of award. Unlimited awards are made under Classes I & IV. Classes II and III are limited to 100 awards each year in each class. Applications must be received in the Director’s Office in Raleigh by March 1. Class I or IV applications will be accepted at anytime. Applicants must be under 25 years of age at the time of application for such scholarship. ******************************************************************************************* North Carolina Indian Fund Scholarship Program (Page1) (Page 2) (Page3) (Page 4) North Carolina Indian Fund Scholarship Program was established out of an understanding that resources for meeting the human and economic needs are limited and in response to unmet needs, including scholarship assistance, funding for community based health, human,services, education programs and tribal infrastructure. *******************************************************************************************
The Carolina Covenant is a "Success Story," the U.S. Department of Education says. Watch the department's video in which Carolina students tell how they are succeeding through the Carolina Covenant. UNC-Chapel Hill's Carolina Covenant enables eligible students from historically low-income families to attend the University and graduate debt-free if they: ******************************************************************************************* North Carolina State University Pack[visit the site] NC State’s mission has always been to extend a quality education to the broadest range of deserving students, regardless of income or need. Pack Promise, reaffirming our historical commitment to access, affordability and student success, and encouraging first-generation college students, is a formal extension of that mission. [visit the site] What that means is simple: [visit the site] We’re giving help to those who need it most. [visit the site] ********************************************************************************************* North Carolina State Government Internship Program(pdf)Some of the program's past internships have included:
Internships are offered in virtually all areas of state government. One-hundred paid internships are available for 10 weeks each summer for undergraduates, graduate students and those in professional schools. Unpaid internships during the academic year can be arranged periodically, Click here to get entire listing of NC Internships
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