Junior Native American Students Planning to go to Dartmouth Next Year?

Deadline for applications is May 21, 2012

Announcing an exciting opportunity to visit Dartmouth College, a member of the Ivy League and ninth oldest college in the country.  Each summer, Dartmouth invites a distinguished and dynamic group of college-bound Native American, Alaskan Native & Native Hawaiian high school seniors to attend the Dartmouth Bound: Native Fly-in Program, a campus visitation program that includes:

•  Complimentary transportation funding to and from campus
•  Overnight accommodations in Dartmouth’s residence halls and meals provided by the College
• Opportunities to visit and participate in classes 
  In-depth college application workshops with Dartmouth Admissions staff
• Financial aid workshop with Dartmouth Financial Aid staff

There will be approximately 50 participants and the  program is scheduled for:

 July 29, 22012 – August 1, 2012

Deadline for applications is May 21, 2012

 For Applications and more information, click on the link below:

Dartmouth Bound: Native Fly-in Program

More Summer Oppprtunities for American Indian Students

There are several summer programs that are now taking registrations from American Indian students! The summer programs are held at various locations and begin at various times. Some of the locations these programs are being held are Central California, Eastern Sierra; Deer Teen Park in Escondido; San Diego, Southern California; and of course Northern California.

This is a great opportunity to get to know other Native Students from California and to visit beautiful and adventure filled locations!

For more information and to get a registration form, check out their website:

Young Native Scholars

The American Indian Summer Institute- Applications Due May 4, 2012

Deadline May 4, 2012

The American Indian Summer Institute is now accepting applications for it's free, five-day residential program for American Indian high school students who will be juniors and seniors this fall.

This program will be based at the California State University, Sacramento and will take place June 24-28, 2012.

Program highlights:

• Team Building
• Native Leadership
• Applying for college, transcript review and eligibility requirements
• Academic and career planning
• Exposure to Native students and faculty from various colleges and universities
• Cultural excursions, workshops and experiences with tribal leaders
• It's FREE!

This is a fantastic program and a wonderful opportunity for American Indian students! If you are interested, the application is found at the link below:

The American Indian Summer Institute

For more information you may contact Ricardo Torres at (916) 278-7819 or email him at torresr@csus.edu