NATIONAL NAGPRA PROGRAM, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Scholarship Guidelines for Tuition Fees for National Preservation Institute Seminars

The National Preservation Institute (NPI) is the administering organization for scholarships for the National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, Department of Interior.

NPI will accept EITHER an National NAGPRA Program Scholarship Application Form for Tuition Fees (www.npi.org/schol-NAGPRA.html) OR an NPI Registration Form (with payment information) (www.npi.org/register.html). All scholarship applications must be received at least six weeks prior to the seminar. Successful applicants will be notified four weeks prior to each seminar.

Multiple National NAGPRA Program scholarships are available for NPI seminars listed below. More information on each seminar, including a description and an agenda, can be found by clicking on the seminar title on the NPI web site.

Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums may send up to two participants to any seminar(s) that they apply for. Each applicant must fill out a separate scholarship application.

Federally recognized tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations that DO NOT have a current NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation grant with dedicated training funds are eligible to receive scholarships to attend any of the following training seminars:

Museums with an annual operating budget of $250,000 or less are eligible to receive up to two scholarships for the following training seminars only:

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship recipients:

Must be a tribal member, a member of a Native Hawaiian organization, and/or work at least part-time or volunteer on a regular basis with a Federally recognized tribe's NAGPRA or repatriation program to apply for any listed seminar.
For NAGPRA: Databases, Summaries, Inventories, and Notices, NAGPRA: Determining Cultural Affiliation, and NAGPRA: Writing and Managing a Successful Grant seminars, applicants from museums with an annual operating budget of $250,000 or less also are eligible to apply.
Must have a commitment to improving the stewardship of the cultural resources they represent.
Must agree to attend the entire seminar(s).
Must agree to provide own travel, lodging, per diem to attend the seminar(s) or have a provision for covering these expenses.

Review Process

Scholarship recipients will be selected based on the fulfillment of eligibility criteria. Notification of awards will be made four weeks prior to each seminar.

Travel Grants

The National NAGPRA Program is offering limited travel grants to those participants applying for scholarships to attend the NAGPRA: Writing and Managing a Successful Grant seminar on May 22-23, 2012, in Santa Fe, NM. To qualify for the travel grant, participants must work or volunteer for a Federally recognized tribe or Native Hawaiian organization’s NAGPRA and/or repatriation program, or for a museum with an operating budget of $250,000 or less.

For qualifying participants a check in the amount of $500 will be made out to the sponsoring organization after completion of the seminar; there are no exceptions to this payment schedule. An organization may receive only one $500 NAGPRA Travel Grant. The organization is responsible for reimbursing travel costs using these funds.

Information

For further information, contact NPI at 703.765.0100 or info@npi.org.

NATIONAL NAGPRA PROGRAM, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Scholarship Application Form for Tuition Fees
for National Preservation Institute Seminars

NOTE: NPI will accept EITHER an National NAGPRA Program Scholarship Application Form for Tuition Fees OR an NPI Registration Form (with payment information).

All scholarship applications must be received at least six weeks prior to the seminar. Successful applicants will be notified four weeks prior to each seminar.

Name: __________________________________________________________________
Title: __________________________________________________________________

Program/Department:   __________________________________________________________________
Organization:                __________________________________________________________________
Address:                       __________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:              __________________________________________________________________
Telephone:                    ______________________________   Fax: ______________________________
Email:   __________________________________________________________________

I wish to attend the following NPI seminar(s) (include title, location, and dates):
____________________________________________________________________________________

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If applicable, indicate your relationship/position with the Federally recognized tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or museum you work or volunteer for.

Organization:                __________________________________________________________________
Position:                       __________________________________________________________________

Have you received or applied for a National NAGPRA Program Grant? ___ Yes ____ No
If “yes,” please indicate the date: _________________________________________________________

Please explain the reason you are interested in attending an NPI seminar(s). Describe your current or planned NAGPRA program and how this seminar would support your organization’s efforts to comply with NAGPRA. (250 words or fewer)

____________________________________________________________________________________

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Please explain the budgetary restraints that would prohibit you from attending this seminar(s) without a scholarship for tuition fees.

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Please explain how your organization will cover the cost of travel, lodging, and related expenses for you to attend the seminar(s).

____________________________________________________________________________________

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If you have received a National NAGPRA Program scholarship before, please indicate the seminar title(s), instructor(s), date(s) for each and whether you attended the entire seminar.
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I wish to apply for a NAGPRA Travel Grant to attend the NAGPRA: Writing and Managing a Successful Grant seminar on May 22-23, 2012, in Santa Fe, NM. For qualifying participants a check in the amount of $500 will be made out to the sponsoring organization after completion of the seminar; there are no exceptions to this payment schedule. An organization may receive only one $500 NAGPRA Travel Grant. The organization is responsible for reimbursing travel costs using these funds.

Applicants must initial all of the following statements to qualify for a NAGPRA Travel Grant:

______ I work or volunteer for a Federally recognized tribe or Native Hawaiian organization’s
   NAGPRA and/or repatriation program, or a museum with an annual operating budget
   of $250,000 or less

______ My sponsoring organization does not have an active NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation
   grant that includes dedicated training funds.

______ I understand that it is the participant’s and/or organization’s responsibility to cover travel
   costs in advance of the seminar.

______ I understand that I must attend the entire NAGPRA: Writing and Managing a Successful
   Grant seminar on May 22-23, 2012, in Santa Fe, NM, to receive a NAGPRA Travel Grant.

I am submitting ONLY a National NAGPRA Program Scholarship Application Form for Tuition Fees. [I understand that submitting an NPI Registration form (with payment information) invalidates the National NAGPRA Program Scholarship Application.]

I have a commitment to improving the stewardship of the cultural resources I represent. I will attend the entire seminar(s).

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Signature Date

NOTE: NPI will accept EITHER a National NAGPRA Program Scholarship Application Form for Tuition Fees OR an NPI Registration Form (with payment information).

All scholarship applications must be received at least six weeks prior to the seminar. Successful applicants will be notified four weeks prior to each seminar. Mail this completed form to:

National Preservation Institute • P.O. Box 1702 • Alexandria, VA 22313-1702

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