Now CLOSED: TCF, CITC, and Eklutna Inc. Scholarship Deadline
The June 1, 2018 deadline is now closed. If you submitted an application, please watch your email for an acknowledgment checklist.
The next degree-seeking deadline is the December 1, 2018 deadline, opening November 1.
You may request an online new user account at any time to prepare for the next deadline. Please note, TCF must approve new user account requests. TCF, CITC, and Eklutna Inc. scholarship applications are available one month prior to each deadline.
TCF’s Education Resources Handbook (PDF) (click to download) has additional opportunities you may be interested in.
Now Open: TCF and Eklutna Inc. Vocational Training Grant Deadline
The September 30, 2018 deadline is now open.
An application is not received until you’ve clicked “Finish” and get an email stating it has been received.
You may request an online new user account at any time to apply. Please note, TCF must approve new user account requests.
Click here to request an online new user account.
TCF’s Education Resources Handbook (PDF) (click to download) has additional opportunities you may be interested in.
Project Grant Deadline
The next deadline is November 1, 2018.
Grants are available to support projects that affect and/or involve Alaska Native beneficiaries of CIRI and further the education and heritage goals of TCF.
Three different categories are available: Education, Heritage, and A Journey To What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Arts and Culture Project Grants. Visit the project grant portion of our website to learn more.
Want to join TCF’s Board of Directors?
Click on the image to learn more and download an application. Resumes are always welcome! TCF will hold onto your information for review should a seat become available if you submit a resume when the board is full.
Interested board pool candidates may apply by sending their current resume and completed application to The CIRI Foundation, Attn: Development Committee, 3600 San Jeronimo Drive, Suite 256, Anchorage, Alaska 99508.
Download! TCF has updated our Education Resources Handbook (PDF) for the 2018-2019 Academic Year. Learn more about Alaska Native Organization funding, internships, study tips, and hundreds of scholarships and grants.
The Alaska State Council on the Arts, in partnership with The CIRI Foundation, is pleased to provide the Alaska Native Artist Resource Workbook to assist Alaska Native artists in furthering their artistic careers. Please contact ASCA for more information about the workbook and upcoming artists professional development workshops scheduled across the state.
NEW! Artist Grant Proposal Writing Handbook
The purpose of this Grant Writing Handbook is to offer suggestions and clarify the process of writing a grant proposal for arts funding. It is adapted from the First Peoples’ Cultural Council of British Columbia to provide information and resources specific to Alaskan artists.
TCF is grateful for this partnership and collaborative spirit enabling us to increase our resources to perpetuate and promote the unique artistic and cultural traditions of Alaska Native peoples!
Click on the book cover for an electronic copy!
Upcoming TCF Deadlines
- September 30 – Vocational Training Deadline
- November 1 – Project Grant Deadline
- December 1 – TCF General Semester Scholarship
- December 1 – CITC Tribal Higher Education Scholarship
TCF recipients in the news!
- Lance Twitchell, TCF recipient, teaches Tlingit and speaks about keeping Alaska Native languages alive.
- Gloria O’Neill, CITC President and TCF recipient, receives Anchorage ATHENA Society’s Leadership Award.
- Torin Jacobs, TCF recipient, participates in First Alaskan’s Institute revival of Yup’ik traditional Qasgiq teachings at Cama-i.
- Cynthia Muller, TCF recipient and past board member, receives promotion to Director at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
- Susan Anderson, TCF President and CEO, receives Governor’s Arts & Humanities Award.
- Susan Anderson, Stacey Lucason, and Kyla Morris, all TCF recipients, talk about The CIRI Foundation turning 35 on the CIRIosity podcast.
- Eva Gregg, TCF recipient, is featured for her success at UAA and her work in helping others understand and tell their own stories.
- Raina Thiele, TCF recipient, talks about her time at the White House.
- Esau Sinnok, TCF recipient, is recognized by the White House as Champion of Change, featured on the I am Inuit page, and the focus on an interview with Arctic Deeply (an in-depth news site).
- Kyla Morris, TCF recipient, talks about The CIRI Foundation on the CIRIosity podcast.
TCF supported projects in the news!
- Decolonizing Alaska, supported by A Journey to What Matters and Heritage Project Grants, is highlighted on National Native News
- Material Traditions, supported by A Journey to What Matters Project Grant is written about here.
