Basic Organization Information
AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE CENTER INC
- Also Known As:
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AIGC
- Physical Address:
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Albuquerque, NM
87110 1249
- EIN:
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85-0222386
- Web URL:
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www.aigcs.org
- NTEE Category:
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B Educational Institutions
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B82 Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards
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W Public, Society Benefit
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W70 Leadership Development
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J Employment, Job Related
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J22 Employment Training
- Year Founded:
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1973
- Ruling Year:
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1973
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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BIA / BIE - SHEP - $1,300,000
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BIA / BIE - LFS - $70,000
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Mission Statement
<p> </p><p>To build, promote and honor self-sustaining American Indian and Alaska Native communities through education and leadership.</p><p> </p>
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Leadership
Sam Deloria
Term:
Since
June
2007
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Program:
BIE Special Higher Education Program
- Budget:
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$2,000,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Native Americans/American Indians
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Other Minorities
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
Provide leadership development opportunities to fellows, a model of the concept of "giving back to Native American communities" through employment, community services and role modeling for future students through Council of 100 mentorship, research, and publication of program magazine.<br />
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<p> To administer the Higher Education
Grant Program to eligible undergraduate Indian students attending an
accredited institution of higher education who are members of federally
recognized Nations. </p>
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Program:
BIE Loan for Service program
- Budget:
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$700,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Native Americans/American Indians
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Other Minorities
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
<p>AIGC is administers a grant from the Bureau of Indian Education to
provide financial assistance in the form of loans to eligible American
Indian and Alaska Natives seeking graduate and professional degrees. </p>
<p>The
goal is to promote opportunities for careers with tribal governments,
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Affairs—funded
organizations on and off reservations. Loans are paid back at the rate
of one year of service for one year of funding.</p>
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Other Scholarship Endowments
- Budget:
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$150,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Native Americans/American Indians
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Other Minorities
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
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<li><strong>Elizabeth Furbur Fellowship: </strong>Graduate
fellowship for women studying the creative fine arts, visual works,
crafts, music, performing, dance, literacy, creative writing and poetry.</li>
<li><strong>Dr. George Blue Spruce Fellowship: </strong>Dr. Blue Spruce created the fellowship as a step toward increasing the very low number of American Indian dentists.</li>
<li><strong>Gerald Peet Fellowship: </strong>Priority to medical students or health-related fields.</li>
<li><strong>Grace Wall Barreda Memorial Fellowship: </strong>Graduate fellowship for students seeking advanced degrees in environmental studies or public health.</li>
<li><strong>Jeanette Elmer Scholarship—Graduate Fellowship: </strong>AIGC
was granted authority to accept administration of the trust fund monies
of the Jeanette Elmer estate. This fund is designated to provide
scholarships to students who have completed their bachelor’s degree and
are enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program at an
accredited institution and who are members of Wisconsin, New Mexico or
Arizona tribes.</li>
<li><strong>Katrin Lamon Fund: </strong>For Native American graduate students majoring in literature, journalism and communications or a related field.</li>
<li><strong>Ruth Muskrat Bronson Scholarship Fund: </strong>Priority
to nursing or health-related fields if the nursing pool is
non-existent. One or two graduate students per year.</li>
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