11.60.030 Application Requirements for All Students.
(1) Awards are administered based on available funding, therefore applications are not eligible to be considered for funding until complete application materials have been received by the Samish Education Program.
(2) New applicants (including inactive students applying to return to program) must complete a Samish Nation higher education assistance application online that includes the following information:
(a) Proof of Samish Tribal enrollment;
(b) High school transcript or GED Certificate (exception for Running Start students pursuing AA);
(c) Admission letter/proof of admission from institution/program – for programs that do not issue acceptance letter, proof of class registration may be substituted;
(d) Copy of class registration including number of credits for first term of funding applied for – for freshmen students at schools that do not register for classes prior to arrival at school, they must provide proof and copy of registration as soon as available;
(e) Vocational/post-secondary official institution transcript(s) (if applicable).
(3) Active, continuing students must submit a form online prior to each term that includes:
(a) Copy of next term registration, including number of credits;
(b) Grades from most recent term as soon as available;
(c) Most recent update to academic attendance plan for review. Significant changes (e.g., school change, addition or removal of multiple terms) to the attendance plan may require further application materials and approval by program staff. [Res. 2021-12-032 § 1, 2021; Res. 2021-03-014, 2021.]