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Alaska College Scholarships
If you live in Alaska and are intending to stay in state to attend college, you've probably been checking into available funding for some time. You've probably applied for government grants and loans and looked through private funding options as well, but have you stopped to consider Alaska scholarships? Perhaps you didn't even know that the state funded scholarships specific to your location. However, through the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, you'll find a number of funding opportunities.
One option is GEAR UP Alaska scholarships. This is a not for profit scholarship program in which students begin preparing for a college education as early as 6th grade by opting to enroll in an augmented course that helps them to meet specific academic criteria. Undergraduates who have satisfactorily completed a GEAR UP program and are enrolling in a college program can receive up to $7000 a year (or a partial scholarship for part time attendance).
Alaska is also a participant in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education exchange program, which includes 15 western states and affords scholarships for attendance at any participating schools within those states. Options include the Western Undergraduate Exchange, the Western Regional Graduate Program (for Masters and Doctoral programs), the Professional Student Exchange (for technical and vocational schools), and the WWAMI Medical Program to offer medical students access to the best programs and lab opportunities.
The University of Alaska Scholars program is also a lucrative scholarship program, offering nearly 1000 scholarships annually to top students in amounts of up to $11,000 annually for attendance at one of the UA campuses in Anchorage, Juneau, or Fairbanks.
List of Alaska Scholarships
- Alaska Geological Society Scholarship — Varied amount awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate students attending Alaska college.
- ARC of Washington Trust Fund Stipend Program — $5000 awarded each year to up to eight undergraduate and graduate students attending Alaska or other select state colleges.
- Gear Up Alaska Scholarship — $3500 to $7000 awarded each year to Alaska undergraduate students.
- Howard Rock Foundation Scholarship Program — $2500 to $5000 awarded each year to three undergraduate or graduate students who are residents of Alaska.
- Korean-American Scholarship Foundation Western Region Scholarships — $1000 awarded each to varied number of Korean American undergraduate and graduate students attending Alaska or other select state colleges.
- Lori Rhett Memorial Scholarship — $250 to $300 awarded each year to one undergraduate or graduate student attending Alaska or other select state colleges.
- Western Undergraduate Exchange Program — Reduced tuition for students attending Alaska and other select state colleges.
Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.