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SAIGE IS NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

SAIGE NOW ACCEPTING CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

Deadline for National Training Conference Scholarship Approaching - COB 23 April, 2010
Applications can be downloaded from the SAIGE website www.saige.org

PURPOSE: To provide assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) federal employees holding Term, Seasonal, Career Conditional, or Career appointments to attend the Seventh Annual SAIGE National Training Conference, June 14 – 18, 2010, in Uncasville, CT.

SAIGE Conference Scholarship – Subject to the availability of funds, one scholarship per year will be awarded for attendance to the SAIGE Annual National Training Conference. Scholarship will include registration, travel and lodging for attendance of the SAIGE conference.

ELIGIBILITY

* Permanent, term, or career seasonal Career Conditional, or Career Federal American Indian and Alaska Native employees who are members of SAIGE

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Complete and submit the attached application package to the SAIGE and include the following:
* For the National Training Conference (NTC) or professional development, an Individual Development Plan (IDP) signed by applicant’s supervisor identifying related course work or NTC.
* Letter of Recommendation (character reference)
* Narrative of extracurricular and community service activities
* Essay – Topic: Describe your educational and workplace advancement goals and how this scholarship will assist you in meeting these goals.

AWARDS

* Applications will be evaluated strictly on the merit and integration of the items listed above that comprises the application package. The merit of the applications will be determined on the basis of how the subject-training course will serve to advance and/or develop the employee’s career in the federal government.

AWARD REQUIREMENTS AND DISBURSEMENT:

For SAIGE NTC scholarship, SAIGE will pay for travel and lodging arrangements and provide a stipend for meals. Arrangements will be made and/or the amount will be awarded to the recipient prior to the National Training Conference.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AS FOLLOWS:

All scholarship applications are due by April 23, 2010.

Link to Conference Page