1. COUNSELOR PINE RIDGE COLLEGE CENTER A-G

2. LOG ON TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND WEBSITE @ http://www.collegefund.org

3.  ONCE YOU’VE LOGGED IN FOLLOW THESE STEPS…  STEP 1. “SCHOLARSHIPS & STUDENTS”  STEP 2. “Tribal Scholarships”  STEP 3. “Click Here” option  IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME, YOU WILL HAVE TO CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT, BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN YOUR USER ID & PASSWORD AND KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE FOR ONLY YOU TO KNOW,  FOLLOW THE PROMPTS TO ENTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

4. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED Please make sure these are done -COMPLETE FAFSA (PELL APPLICATION) FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR (2008-2009) -TYPE A PERSONAL ESSAY AND SAVE IN “WORD” FORMAT -HAVE A PICTURE TAKEN BY OFFICE STAFF -IF YOU ARE A NEW STUDENT(AND AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN AFFILIATED TRIBE) MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT A DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD WITH YOUR APPLICATION (Or have one on file at the Registrar’s Office)

5.  REMEMBER TO FOLLOW UP ON ALL YOUR PAPERWORK..IT HELPS TO ALSO LOG BACK IN TO YOUR APPLICATION AND MAKE SURE IT SAYS “APPLICATION WAS ALREADY SUBMITTED”…OR PRINT A HARD COPY OF YOUR APPLICATION  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE ALL DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE DEADLINE  BY DOING SO YOU WILL ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

6.  There are two parts to include in your scholarship application

7. PART I (include some or all)  Name  Age (Birthday)  Where you were born  Where you lived  Where you live now  Family

8.  Parents, Siblings, Spouse, children  Who you admire most  Travels  Things you enjoy  Favorite sports, activities, hobbies, interests  Favorite movies, tv shows, singers etc  Favorite foods, etc

9. Part II A.Educational -Strengths / weaknesses -Honors / achievements -degree program B. Work -Full Time -Part Time -Summer Employments -Volunteer Work

10.  YOU MAY CONTACT THE STAFF HERE @PRCC;  -LORETTA RED FEATHER (A-G)  -BESSIE LeBEAU (H-P)  -CHRYSAN HERMAN (Q-Z)  -THALIA WILSON (SSS)  -SHIRLEY BREWER (DIRECTOR)  -REGISTRAR’S OFFICE  (@455-6031/6032/6033)

11.  605-867-5893/867-5891/867-5852  LORETTAEXT: 18  BESSIEEXT: 12  CHRYSANEXT: 10  THALIAEXT: 15  SHIRLEYEXT: 17

12.  Have a great semester.