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Alaska Scholarships
Contact:
Alaska Commission on
Postsecondary Education
3030 Vintage Boulevard
Juneau, Alaska 99801-7109
PH: (907) 465-6743
(800) 441-2962
Scholarships:
American Legion Alaska
Oratorical Contest
Type of award: Scholarship, renewable
Intended use: For undergraduate study at postsecondary institution
Application requirements: Proof of eligibility.
Additional information: Awards: First place, $3,000; second place, $2,000: third place, $1,000.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicant must be a U. S. citizen or permanent resident residing
and attending high school inAlaska. The applicant must also
be sponsored by an American Legion post and participate in
local speech contests. Ask about
other scholarships offered by the
American Legion.
Contact:
American Legion, Department
of Alaska
Department Adjutant
1550 Charter Circle
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
(907) 378-8598
Fax: 907-278-0041
American Council of Engineering Companies Scholarship
Type of award: Scholarship, renewable
Intended use: For junior, senior, master's or doctorial study at postsecondary institution. Designated institutions: ABET-accredited engineering programs.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicant must be U.S. citizen residing in Alaska.
Basis for selection: Major/career interest in engineering. Applicant must demonstrate seriousness of purpose.
Applicant requirement: Recommendations, essay, transcript, nomination by Council Member Organization.
Amount of award: $5,000-$10,000
Number of awards: 3
Number of applicants: 18
Contact:
American Council of Engineering Companies.
1015 15th Street, NW
8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-2605
Phone: 202-347-7474
Fax: 202-898-0068
Geological Society of Alaska
P.O. Box 102794
Anchorage, Alaska 99510-2794
Attn: Scholarship Committee
PH: (907) 343-2134
Eligibility Requirements:
Must be a full time junior or
senior Alaska undergraduate or
graduate student taking at least
12 undergraduate credit hours
or 9 graduate credit hours at an
Alaskan University. Consideration
will also be given to Alaskan
residents studying at outside
universities.
Indian Health Service
Health Professions Scholarship
Program
PH: (301) 443-6197
Eligibility Requirements:
Open to full and part time
American Indian and Alaska
native students seeking an
under-graduate or graduate
education in the health
care field. Must be a member
of a federally recognized tribe
and serve one year in an IHS
facility or other program
serving Indian people for each
year of financial support.
Alaska Free Tuition for Spouses and Dependents of Armed Services Members
PO BOX 5800
Fort Richardson, AK 99505
PH: (907) 428-6016
Eligibility Requirements: This award is for spouses and dependent children of Alaska residents who died in the line of duty, died of injuries sustained in the line of duty, or were listed by the Department of Defense as a POW OR MIA. Award for use in any years of college.
Koniag Education Foundation Program
6927 Old Seward Highway, Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99518
PH: (907) 562-9023
Eligibility Requirements: Scholarships available to Koniag, INC. shareholders and their descendants for education following high school. Must be Alaska Native.
Intended use: Applicant must be planning to attend full or part-time at a two or four-year college or university.
Clark-Phelps Scholarship
Type of award: Scholarship
Intended use: For Undergraduate or graduate study at 4-year or graduate institution.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicant must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in Alaska or Oregon.
Basis for selection: Major/career interest in dentistry.
Applicant requirement: Transcript, FAFSA.
Amount of award: Amount of award varies.
Application deadline: March 1
Contact:
Oregon Student Assistance Commission
1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 100
Eugene, Oregon 97401-2146
Phone: 800-452-8807
For additional scholarships by state, click here.
For information about grants, click here.
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