Dehcho First Nations Scholarship Program

1. Dehcho First Nations Scholarship Program

2. Dehcho First Nations Scholarships • Provided scholarships to its members since 1995 • Grown from $5,000 to $87,000 annually • Members pursuing their post-secondary education on a full-time basis are invited to submit their scholarship application for one of the following programs

3. One $12,000 Multi-Year Scholarship • Phoebe Nahanni Memorial Scholarship • Sciences

4. Three $2,000 Annual Memorial Scholarships • Mary Cazon Memorial Scholarship • Environmental or Land Use Planning • Mitch Landry Memorial Scholarship • Environmental & Conservation or Land Use Planning • AlbertineRodh Memorial Scholarship • Native Studies, Aboriginal Leadership or Political Science

5. Thirty-Three $2,000 Annual Program Scholarships • Nursing Scholarship • Engineering Scholarship • Social Work Scholarship • Teacher Education Scholarship • Business Scholarship • Indigenous Arts Scholarship • General Studies Scholarship

6. Five $1,000 Short-Term Scholarships • 12-16 week programs • Apprentices • Access Programs • HEO Training • Underground Mine Training • Environmental Training

7. Scholarship Information • Call the Aboriginal Training Office for scholarship applications • Deadline – July 31st annually • Scholarship awards announced mid-August

8. Seeking Members • Dehcho First Nations seeking members for the 2010-2013 Scholarship Committee • Submit your letter of interest to the Aboriginal Training Office by June 1st, 2010

9. 11 Member Organizations • AchoDeneKoe Band – Fort Liard – 867-770-4141 • DehGahGotieKoe First Nation – Fort Providence – 867-699-7006 • Fort Simpson Metis Local 52 – Fort Simpson – 867-695-2431 • Jean Marie River First Nation – Jean Marie River – 867-809-2000 • Ka’a’geeTu First Nation – Kakisa Lake – 867-825-2000 • Katlodeeche First Nation – Hay River Reserve – 867-874-6701 • Liidlii Kue First Nation – Fort Simpson – 867-695-3131 • Nahanni Butte Dene Band – Nahanni Butte – 867-602-2900 • PehdzehKi First Nation – Wrigley – 867-581-3321 • SambaaKeDene Band – Trout Lake – 867-206-2800 • West Point First Nation – Hay River – DFN 867-695-2610

10. Contact Information • Gloria Buboire, AHRDA Coordinator • gloria_buboire@dehcho.org • Samantha Kovacs, AHRDA Clerk • samantha_kovacs@dehcho.org Aboriginal Training Office Phone: 1-867-695-2610 Box 89 Toll Free: 1-866-995-3748 Fort Simpson NT X0E 0N0 Fax: 1-867-695-2038