The Yurok Tribe Education Department

To provide a wide-range of support services designed to ensure academic success while building and maintaining the Yurok cultural identity and assisting to provide for the health, education, economy and social well being of our members and future members; and to preserve and promote our culture, language and religious beliefs and practices and pass them on to our children, our grandchildren, and to their grandchildren on, forever.

Note: the Education Administration Office has moved to:
(the old Head Start building in Klamath)
15900 Highway 101 North Klamath California 95548
New Phone Number 707-482-1822 New Fax Number 707-482-0760

See new: Resources at American Indian College Fund
May deadline:

http://www.collegefund.org/students_and_alumni/content/scholarships

Inter Tribal Timber Council and Natural Resource Scholarship

Inter Tribal Timber Council and Natural Resource Scholarship App due January 27, 2012

Application Deadline: Jan 27, 2012
download this PDF for more information

College Horizons

College Horizons is a non-profit organization that supports the higher education of Native American students by providing college and graduate admissions workshops to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students/participants from across the nation. Two programs are offered in the summer: College Horizons services current 10th-11th grade high school students and Graduate Horizons services college students and college graduates

Application Deadline: FEB 6, 2012 www.collegehorizons.org/

JOM/NCIDC after school application
for services at the Crescent City TANF Office.
Download the Application

Melendez Wright Climate Change Internship Program
submission deadline January 9, 2012.

The Climate Change Response Program (CCRP) is soliciting project proposals for the 2012 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Internship Program.

All NPS units (parks and programs) are encouraged to submit proposals for a 12-week project related to climate change that will be completed by an undergraduate student, early graduate student, or recent graduate.

Download the Announcement Here

Download the Guidelines & Flyer

It is a priority for the Education Department to continue to advocate and apply for increased funding for educational programs and services for the Yurok Tribe.

To continuously improve the quality of services provided within all educational programs including Early Head Start, Head Start, Child Care, JOM K-12 tutoring, Yurok language, high school guidance services, and Higher Education and Adult Vocational programs.

To increase the number of tribal members who are semi-fluent and fluent in the Yurok Language and culture.

To continue to identify and document the educational needs, progress and success stories of our tribal members from all age groups.

To increase the number of Yurok Tribal members who are graduating successfully from Early Head Start, Head Start, high school and college or university with a college degree and/or vocational training certificate.

To increase the number of Yurok Tribal members that apply for outside scholarship assistance to fund their higher education needs, including the FAFSA, the Yurok Housing Authority Assistance, the GATES Scholarship, the American Indian scholarship foundation, as well as other outside scholarships.