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Undergraduate and Graduate Student Funding Opportunity
Caleb Scholars Program

Application deadline: 15 July 2021

For more information and to apply, go to:
https://www.calebscholars.org/how-to-apply/

For questions, contact:
Denali Whiting
Email: dwhiting [at] kawerak.org


The Caleb Scholars Program is accepting applications for the Fall 2021 semester. The Caleb Scholars Program is a fellowship program for undergraduate and graduate students that focuses on Inuit-led conservation advocacy.

There are several ways the Program support its scholars. These include a $5,000 scholarship per semester, curated mentorship matches for each individual, access to travel grants and extracurricular grants each semester, cohort support, and more.

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Alaskan Inuit heritage from the CSP service area (i.e., enrolled as a tribal member, or a direct descendant, of a tribe from the Norton Sound region, Northwest Arctic region, or Arctic Slope region); and
  • Currently enrolled at an accredited university or college.

For undergraduates, requirements also include:

  • At least 36 credit hours completed,
  • Full-time status, and
  • Minimum cumulative and current grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5.

For graduate students, requirements also include:

  • Full-time status, and
  • Minimum cumulative and current GPA of at least 3.0.

Applications must include:

  • A completed New Application online form (tinyurl.com/CSPnewapp),
  • Responses to all short answer and essay questions,
  • A copy of current unofficial transcripts,
  • Class registration for the upcoming semester that shows full-time status, and
  • One letter of recommendation.

Application deadline: 15 July 2021

For more information and to apply, go to:
https://www.calebscholars.org/how-to-apply/

For questions, contact:
Denali Whiting
Email: dwhiting [at] kawerak.org