The TCV Summer Camp 2011 starts on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 and ends on August 7th 2011. During their five-week stay at TCV, camp participants will attend regular classes in Tibetan language, history, culture and traditions, current Tibetan situation, and Buddhism and Values. In addition, the camp participants will also explore life at several TCV schools in and around Dharamsala as well as the functioning of the Tibetan administration-in-exile. So far, the camp participants had an opportunity to seek a special audience separately with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gyalwang Karmapa, and to have close interaction with Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche.

Immediately after the completion of five-week stay at the TCV, the camp participants will take part in short excursion to Tso Pema (Rewalsar), the legendary land associated with Guru Padmasambhava.

The Camp is restricted to the Tibetan school going students aged 10 to 19. And, the program cost USD $350 which will includes board and loading, stationary, teaching materials, site visits, excursion, and the travel from Delhi to Dharamsala and back.

The program cost does not include round-trip air-ticket to India and Indian visa fees etc., which will be borne separately by the parents.

The last date for the registration for the camp is May 15th 2011.

In 2010, a total of 79 elementary and high school Tibetan students from abroad attended the Summer Camp. Among them there were 56 from the United States, 8 from Canada, 11 from Switzerland, 2 from Austria and one each from France and Italy.

Commenting on the camp, 70 participants of last year’s camp said that attending the camp was worthwhile and that they knew more about the Central Tibetan Administration and facilities available at the Tibetan Children’s Village after attending the camp; 69 said the camp made them "feel proud" of being Tibetans, improved their Tibetan language, and encouraged them to attend the camp in future; 67 said they "greatly enjoyed the music and dance classes as well as Buddhism classes"; and 65 said the camp helped them to "become a better person".

For further details on the program and the registration, please download the brochure here.

Please also note that the TCV is planning to organize a separate camp at the Tibetan Children's Village, Ladakh, for the children who have attended the camp earlier. The returnees who are interested to take part at the camp in Ladakh should highlight the same in the registration form.

* This announcement was sent through Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon's Office of Diversity Affairs.

Unused funds are being returned to donating companies.

*A large amount of scholarship money that has been set aside by companies for deserving minority students are either collecting dust of or being returned to businesses because of a lack of interest.

The following is a list of scholarships and their Web addresses to pass along to friends and family members with college-bound kids so that this free money will not go to waste.

1) Bell Labs Fellowships for under-represented minorities
http://www.bell-labs.com/

2) Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4) Coca-Cola Two-Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

7) Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8) Gates Millennium Scholarships
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) Fin Aid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid Scholarships
http://www.finaid.org

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

17) Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_se

18) Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority
Students http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html

21) Guaranteed Scholarshi
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22) BOEING scholarships
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships

23) Easley National Scholarship Program
http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

24) Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/

25) Historically Black College & University Scholarships


26) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm

27) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/

28) College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

29) Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

30) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundationorg/

31) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

32) CollegeNet's S cholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

33) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm

34) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarships Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

35) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

36) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

37) FAFSA On The Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

38) Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/

39) Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html

40) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm

41) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

42) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

43) INROADS Internships
http://www.inroads.org/

44) ACT-SO "Olympics of the Mind" Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml

45) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

46) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

47) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

48) Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

49) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.com