{"id":2118,"date":"2020-10-29T11:13:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2020-10-29T11:13:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:13:38","slug":"scholarship-opportunity-for-native-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/scholarship-opportunity-for-native-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship Opportunity for Native Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"5nc6b-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5nc6b-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5nc6b-0-0\">Scholarship Opportunity Native Americans<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"ed4a-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ed4a-0-0\">The Indian Health Service is offering full scholarships for any Native American interested in pursuing degrees in the Health Profession.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"1nlsb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1nlsb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1nlsb-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"flbvo-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"flbvo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"flbvo-0-0\">The Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition, required fees, and other educational and living expenses for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in a health profession degree program.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"flbvo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"9tvs5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9tvs5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9tvs5-0-0\">Recipients of the scholarship are required to fulfill a service commitment at an Indian health facility one year of service for each year of support, for a maximum of 4 years full-time and 8 years part-time.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"4t35r-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4t35r-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"7babh-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7babh-0-0\"><strong>The eligible degree programs are diverse and include:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"ul43-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ul43-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ul43-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"f40bj-0-0\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-offset-key=\"f40bj-0-0\">Medicine \u2014 Allopathic and Osteopathic doctorate degrees<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nursing \u2014 Bachelor of Science (BSN)<\/li>\n<li>Nursing \u2014 Nurse Practitioner\/Advanced Practice Nurse (NP, DNP)<\/li>\n<li>Nursing \u2014 Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)<\/li>\n<li>Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)<\/li>\n<li>Physician Assistant<\/li>\n<li>Dentistry \u2014 DDS or DMD<\/li>\n<li>Social Work \u2014 Master&#8217;s degree<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Psychology \u2014 PhD or PsyD<\/li>\n<li>Counseling Psychology \u2014 PhD<\/li>\n<li>Optometry \u2014 OD<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacy \u2014 PharmD<\/li>\n<li>Podiatry \u2014 DPM<\/li>\n<li>Physical Therapy \u2014 DPT<\/li>\n<li>Chiropractic \u2014 DC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"ee1d1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ee1d1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ee1d1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"bgmfc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bgmfc-0-0\"><strong>The application due date is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">February 28, 2021<\/span>, 7:00 p.m. Eastern which gives people time to prepare and submit an application.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"f8gdp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f8gdp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f8gdp-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8o2s6\" data-offset-key=\"e7dr3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e7dr3-0-0\"><strong>More details can be found online below.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"e7dr3-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"e7dr3-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"e7dr3-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"pageTitle\">Area Scholarship Coordinators<\/h2>\n<h4>Bemidji Area IHS (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin)<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"anch_132\" href=\"mailto:tony.buckanaga@ihs.gov\">Mr. Tony Buckanaga<\/a><br \/>\nFederal Building, Room 115A<br \/>\n522 Minnesota Ave., NW<br \/>\nBemidji, MN 56601<br \/>\nPhone: 218-444-0486<br \/>\nFax: 218-444-0498<\/p>\n<p>Find your area scholarship coordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/scholarship\/areascholarshipcoordinators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/scholarship\/areascholarshipcoordinators\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>IHS Scholarship Program<\/h2>\n<p>Since its creation in 1977, the IHS Scholarship Program has supported thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native students in their quest for a health professions degree leading to a career in Indian health. Today, this support continues as IHS seeks the next generation of leaders committed to improving the health of Indian communities.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the\u00a0<a id=\"anch_127\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IHS Scholarship Program<\/a>\u00a0website or contact the branch office at (301) 443-6197 for application and program information.<\/p>\n<p>Student Career Opportunities: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/careeropps\/studentopportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/careeropps\/studentopportunities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-offset-key=\"e7dr3-0-0\">\n<h2>Bois Forte Higher Education<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/services\/education-training\/\">Check with Bois Forte&#8217;s Higher Education for more information and guidence.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarship Opportunity Native Americans The Indian Health Service is offering&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-education","category-hhs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisforte.com\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}