TCF Closure Notice: The CIRI Foundation office will be closed all day, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 for a building-wide safety training. We will reopen 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018.
Now Closed: TCF, CITC, and Eklutna Inc. Scholarship Deadline
The December 1, 2017 degree-seeking scholarship deadline is now closed.
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. The next deadline will be June 1, 2018 (opens May 1).
TCF’s Education Resources Handbook (PDF) (click to download) has additional opportunities you may be interested in.
Now Closed: TCF and Eklutna Inc. Vocational Training Grant Deadline
The March 31, 2018 fellowship and vocational training grant deadline is now closed.
Click here to request an online new user account.
Project Grant Deadline
The March 1 project grant deadline is now closed. The next deadline will be June 1, 2018. Questions are welcome at any time.
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. The next project grant deadline is June 1.
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
- June 1 – TCF General Semester Scholarship
- June 1- CITC Tribal Higher Education Scholarship
- June 1 – Project Grant Deadline
- June 30 – Vocational Grant Deadline
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.
