Thursday, March 27, 2008

Electrical Training Camp-Application Deadline April 11th

Below is an upcoming training camp in King Salmon for electrical training. You can contact the Aleut Foundation for applications and more information about the training. This is the second training camp offered by The Aleut Foundation and CH2MHill. This training camp will give you the skills needed to gain employment on the slope with CH2MHill.

The Aleut Foundation in partnership with SAVEC and CH2MHill are now accepting applications for the electrical training camp in King Salmon. The deadline for the completed application is FRIDAY, April 11, 2008.

All applicants need to either fax, mail or drop off their application to The Aleut Foundation office at 703 West Tudor Road, Suite 102 Anchorage, AK 99503. Selected applicants will need to be in King Salmon from May 11-31st, 2008. Travel scholarships are available to eligible Aleut Corporation Shareholders and their descendents.

For questions please call The Aleut Foundation office at 646-1929 or at 800-232-4882.


A completed application check-list:
1. New updated STEP Grant Application
2. SAVEC Application
3. Copy of high school or GED (attached Alaska request form) Transcript ~ this will need immediate attention to obtain before deadline. Have local high school or GED Office in Juneau send directly to: SAVEC, ATTN: Annette Wilson, PO Box 615, King Salmon, AK 99613
4. Copy of Valid Alaska Driver’s License
5. Letter of Interest
6. Copy of current W-2 or pay stub for work verification (Applicants do not need to be currently employed but must have contributed to Alaska unemployment insurance benefits within the last 3 years)

www.thealeutfoundation.org

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Higher Education Scholarship FAQs

A lot of students have the same questions about our scholarship program. I am posting some of the most common frequently asked questions. A longer list is available on our website http://www.apicda.com/index.php?page=document&id=48. If you have additional questions please feel free to leave a question/comment on this post and I will answer your question(s).

Q: When is the Higher Education Scholarship deadline?

A: July 1st is the deadline for the fall and spring semesters
November 15th is the deadline for spring semester only
All applications must be postmarked by the deadline to be accepted. No late applications will be accepted.

Q: What do I need to do to re-apply for the higher education scholarship?

A: If you received a scholarship for the previous school year you must submit a new application packet. We keep your acceptance letter on file as well as your two letters of recommendation. So you do not need to resend these items unless you change schools then you will need to submit your new acceptance letter in your application packet. All other items are required in your scholarship packet including contacting your CLO.

Q: Do I need to contact the CLO of my community each year that I apply?

A: Yes, click here to find out who your CLO is and how to contact them http://www.apicda.com/index.php?page=training_education&subpage=clos

Q: What information do I need to send APICDA if I change schools?

A: If you change colleges you must provide APICDA with your acceptance letter form your new school and a copy of your registration.

Monday, March 17, 2008

ANSEP Internship Program

From time to time I recieve emails about scholarships, internships and training programs offered by other regional organizations, universities and large corporations. I will post them here on this blog for those of you who might be interested. Today I receieved this email about the ANSEP Summer Bridge Program. Visit their website at http://ansep.uaa.alaska.edu/ for more information. They offer various programs for high school students planning to attend college. Here is one of their programs:

The ANSEP Summer Bridge is a internship and scholarship opportunity! The ANSEP Summer Bridge is for high school seniors graduating this spring who want to attend the University of Alaska and pursue a science or engineering degree. We have several disciplines of engineering and wildlife, natural resource, and fisheries sciences internships available! We have about 40 spots open. Applications due by 4/4/08! Also go to the ANSEP website for more information or contact me at the information below!

Michele Yatchmeneff
ANSEP Regional Director

University of Alaska Anchorage
School of Engineering
Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)
3211 Providence Drive,
ANSEP 200D1
Anchorage, AK 99508-4614
Office: (907) 786-1853
Fax: (907) 786-1899
Email: michele@uaa.alaska.edu

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Indian Health Service Scholarship

Check out this scholarship opportunity available through Indian Health Services. Deadline is April 28th.

http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/Scholarships/index.html

Community Liaison Officers (CLOs)

On your scholarship application it says to contact your CLO for recommendation and comments. What exactly does that mean?

A CLO is an APICDA representative that works as a liason between community residents and APICDA's HR department. A CLO can assist you with the various programs APICDA offers. They can tell you what job openings APICDA has and help you decide which scholarship to apply for. CLOs also works with the teachers to brainstorm and develop proposals for the school grant that APICDA offers each year.


As a scholarship applicant you need to contact your CLO to verify your eligiblity for the scholarship you are apply for. The CLO will review your application packet to ensure it is complete. Once your applicaiton is complete you or the CLO will mail in your application to HR. The CLO will also send in their recommendation of funding for you.


Community Liaison Officers For Each APICDA Community

Akutan-April Pelkey
Atka-Lawrence Prokopueff
False Pass-Gilda Shellikoff
Nelson Lagoon-Nanette Johnson
Nikolski-Arnold Dushkin
St. George-Victor Malavansky
Unalaska-Harriet Berikoff

Monday, March 3, 2008

Summer Internship

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is recruiting for a summer intern. Below is information about the program. If you are interested in this internship visit their website or contact Laura Delgado.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Alaskan animals. Among our tools of conservation, we incorporate educational programs that inform and teach our many visitors on matters relating to Alaska’s wildlife. For several years we have hosted a summer intern program. This program is a huge success with students passing on learned knowledge to the many multi-cultural visitors that pass through our Center each year.

Our interns endeavor to educate the public while acting as advocates for the animals. Each year we accept between 5 and 10 recent high school graduates or currently enrolled college students into our program depending upon available funding. The interns live at our Center in Portage where they are trained in many facets of animal husbandry and interpretation. These interpretative skills are used to address the nearly 350,000 visitors that roll through our gates each May to September. The interns are paid $800.00 per month as a stipend, they are provided with uniforms, housing and taken on weekly educational field trips throughout the State. In addition, they may earn credit towards their degree through our approved curriculum.

http://www.alaskawildlife.org/
Applications will be accepted through APICDA until March 31st. Visit AWCC’s Website for more information. The internship is for 12 weeks and APICDA will sponsor the student selected for the position.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Spring 2008 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

APICDA is proud to announce the Higher Education Scholarship recipients for spring 2008. This semester 40 students received scholarships for a total of $102,632 in awards. For more information about the Higher Education Scholarship please visit our website http://www.apicda.com/index.php?page=training_education&subpage=scholarships

Angela Alfonzo, University of the Pacific-Pharmacy
Brenna Aliment, Stoney Brook University-Environmental Studies
Carly Barron, University of Alaska Anchorage-Natural Sciences
Carmen Clark, Grace College-Graphic Design
Patrick Dushkin, Florida Metropolitan University-Accounting Associates
Taneeka Hansen, Whitman College-English Literature
Benjamin Hladick, Washington State University-International Business
John Honan, George Fox University- Ministry
Trista Hopkins, Portland Community College-Physical Therapy
Olivia Horine, The Art Institute of Portland-Interior Design
Brian Hughes, Western Washington University-Psychology and Sociology
Megan Jenks, Fort Lewis College-Sociology/Human Services
Siv Jonsson, University of Alaska Anchorage-Paralegal Studies
Cody Lee, Manatee Community College-Psychology
Jana Lekanoff, Cornell University-Industrial and Labor Relations
Nicholai Lekanoff, University of Alaska Anchorag-Mathematics
Mika Machalek, Lewis & Clark College-Political Science
Kathleen Makarin, Olympic College-Design and Fashion
Sean Makarin, Washington State University-International Business
Anna Myrgorod, American University-Business Management
John Nickels, University of Alaska Anchorage-Aviation Technology
Nathan Palmer, UAF-Tanana Valley-Fire /Emergency Service
Austin Roberts, Bemidji University-Sports Management
Aidee Rodriguez, University of Alaska Anchorage-Elementary Education
Roman Rodriguez, University of Alaska Anchorage-Architec. & Engineering Tech
Dora Roll, North Dakota State University-Criminal Justice
Ryan Shaishnikoff, University of Alaska Anchorage-Management Info Systems
Steven Shaisnikoff, University of Alaska Anchorage-Marketing
Monica Southworth, St. Olaf College-Political Science
Joni Stamm, University of Alaska Fairbanks-Psychology
Lance Sweenhart, Colorado School of Mines-Engineering
Mary Swetzof, University of Alaska Anchorage-Human Services
Cyri Thompson, Pacific University-Japanese Language
John Touza, New York University-
Kaitlin Touza, New York University-Pre-Med Psychology
Tina Tran, University of Alaska Anchorage-Pre-Med Biological Sciences
Roseanne Wilson, University of Alaska Fairbanks-Business Administration
Colleen Wilt, University of Alaska Anchorage-Civil Engineering
Hallidie Wilt, University of Alaska Anchorage-Nursing
Savannah Yatchmeneff, Hawaii Pacific University-Undecided

The following students received the $500 GPA scholarship for spring 2008. These students earned a 3.5 GPA or higher in fall 2007. Congratulations!
Carly Barron
John Honan
Brian Hughes, Jr.
Nicholai Lekanoff
Sean Makarin
Anna Myrgorod
John Nickels
Aidee Rodriguez
Roman Rodriguez
Mary Swetzof
Savannah Yatchmeneff