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Cherokee Nation education office posts spring dates: scholarship application opens March 1; Camp Cherokee and fairs scheduled
Summary
Mark Vance outlined 2025 education events including a college fair, scholarship application opening March 1 with a June 15 deadline, Camp Cherokee registration, language and cultural events, and outreach to schools for bridal/consultation events.
Mark Vance, executive director for education, told the council a calendar of student and family events will begin in February and continue through the summer, and he asked councilors to help share dates with citizens.
Vance said a college resources fair will be Feb. 27 at OSU Tulsa (10 a.m.–2 p.m.). The Cherokee Nation scholarship application for fall 2025 will open March 1 and close June 15; the application covers qualifying undergraduate, graduate and concurrent students, he said. Vance told councilors the first batch of scholarship payments was scheduled to be sent the day after his report.
Vance listed other events: a March 10–13 language resources program in Greasy for grades K–12 (divided by age groups each day); a March 26 Oak John conference in Durant hosted with JOM program facilitation; an Oakley Children’s Festival in April/May (sites not yet set); and Camp Cherokee in June and July with enrollment opening March 23.
Vance thanked his staff and leadership team — Aaron Emerson, Jennifer Pigeon, Carolyn Allen and Amber Maynard — and said Carolyn Allen was circulating dates and email notices. Councilor Black Fox Qualls asked whether scholarship notifications and payments were scheduled; Vance said the first payments were set to go out the next day and that the batch size was “about 3,000” (as reported in the meeting). Councilors had no further questions.
Vance asked councilors to share event information with citizens and to coordinate site outreach.
