How To Get A Scholarship In Alaska

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1 Ben Eielson s Alaska May Deadlines Name of Eligibility Amount Application Deadline Charles H. Selman Memorial education-foundation/ JJ Klein scholarships/jj-kleinscholarship PTSO African American Student Leadership Conference Midnight Sun Run B. Davis dsearch.com/scholarshi ps.htm The Alaska CHARR Education Fund awards scholarships once a year to Alaska residents who are interested in pursuing a career in the Alaskan hospitality industry. Applicant must be an Alaskan resident of at least two years duration prior to applying for the scholarship. Applicant must be accepted for admission to an accredited university or post-secondary vocational school and must plan to pursue a career in the Alaska hospitality industry. The JJ Klein supports Alaskan high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education; however, with a unique caveat. Preference will be given to applicants with a GPA from 2.0 to 3.2; those with GPAs above 3.5 will not be considered. Applicants must have demonstrated financial need. Applicant must have volunteered at least 24 hours to a BEHS organization, club, or team outside of school hours. Must be enrolled for a full time program in a college, university, or vo/tech school. Any graduating senior who plans to attend the University of Alaska (any campus) or Alaska Pacific University. You must have attended the African American Leadership Conference to apply. Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Fairbanks area high school. Minimum GPA of 3.0. Must have actively participated in high school sanctioned cross country or track during the 2014/2015 school year. Must be accepted to an institution of higher learning. Applicants can be high school juniors, seniors and students currently registered at post-secondary institutions. There is no age requirement for this non-academic scholarship. Be sure, however, to include your name, where you are TBA Online Up to 10,000 Online $500 BEHS TBA BEHS 4-$1,500 BEHS counseling $1,000 Information online. Submit essay via

2 Shelly Sepanski Memorial Flight currently attending school, and what your future academic plans are. Please do not send transcripts or letters of recommendation at this time. An essay of less than 1,000 words is required on a topic designated on the website. The current essay topic is "Pick a controversial problem on high school or college/university campuses and suggest a solution". Your submissions must be sent via at [email protected]. The Shelly Szepanski Memorial Flight Training will provide an award of up to $5,000 to help female qualified applicants earn their private or commercial/instrument ratings, including a float rating. Up to $5,000 Online June Deadlines Name of Eligibility Amount Application Deadline Cobell Scholars Program holarships/ Joan Hamilton Memorial Abbott & Fenner s in various amounts are awarded to U.S. Federally-recognized American Indian and Alaska Native community members (students) who are vocational certificate-seeking or associate, bachelor, graduate and professional degree-seeking students in full-time, accredited, non-profit institutions in the United States; and who are able to demonstrate financial need through the submission of the FAFSA. Applicant must be studying for a career related to the law. Committed to improving the lives of rural or Alaska Native Communities. Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship. Varies Online Up to $2,500 per academic year BEHS $1000 Online om/scholarships.htm Women Police of Alaska Applicant must be a HS senior or older and registered in an accredited college or university. Other considerations: neatness, accuracy and completeness of the Application form, past academic performance, intent to serve in the State of Alaska, full-time enrollment at an accredited college or university in a criminal justice program or other law enforcement related field, men are encouraged to apply, but eligibility being otherwise equal, preference may go to a woman, and financial need. $1000 BEHS

3 BigSun m/ The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. he student must be a high school senior or be attending a post-secondary institute. $500 Online July Deadlines Name of Eligibility Amount Application Deadline GVEA Career & Technical Education side/scholarship Applicant must be enrolled or accepted as a part-time (at least 6 credit hours per semester or 4 hours per quarter) or full-time student at an accredited school in a program leading toward a recognized license, certificate or an Associate Degree (2 years or less). Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the most recent education institution attended (high school or post-secondary). *To be eligible for this scholarship, a member of the applicant s immediate family must be a Golden Valley Electric member. $2,500 Online 7/31/2015 Application available 4/1/2015 Various Name of Eligibility Amount Application Deadline Alaska Performance Common Knowledge Foundation ault.cfm Alert Magazine /scholarship.php Alaskan residents who graduate from high school with rigorous course completion, strong grade point averages, and competitive college entrance exam or career readiness test scores. The Alaska Performance will be awarded only to students who attend accredited, Alaska post-secondary institutions, including colleges, universities, and job-training programs. Our mission is to create scholarly (educational) and scholarship (financial) opportunities in which participants of all levels have a fair and equal chance to participate and be successful. "We reward students for demonstrating what they know!" You can help others become more alert by speaking out against the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. All eligible high school seniors (see requirements First level award: $4,755 per year High school GPA of at least 3.5 and very high score on college or career readiness assessment. Second level award: $3,566 per year High school GPA of at least 3.0 and high score on college or career readiness assessment. Third level award: $2,378 per year High school GPA of at least 2.5 and moderately high score on college or career readiness assessment. Various Online Continual Basis $500 Online Two times per year

4 Doyon Foundation Basic s com Fairbanks Alaska Area Plumbers and Pipefitters Joint Apprentice Training Program United Negro College Fund tions/forstudents/ss_ s/scholarshi ps.asp Youth for Understanding The World Dances /contests/scholarship Automotive Women s Alliance Foundation below) may enter the Alert college scholarship essay contest. Eligibility: You must currently be a senior in high school. You must have a gpa of 2.5 or better. You must have plans to attend college after graduation. Applicants must be enrolled in Doyon or be a child of an enrollee. High school graduates who will be attending postsecondary education full- or parttime. Fairbanks Alaska Area Plumbers and Pipefitters Joint Apprentice Training Committee will be accepting applications for Apprentice Plumbers and Pipefitters. Applicants must be 18 years of age, provide various documents and be Drug Free! You can use this site to search through hundreds of scholarship and grant programs administered by the United Negro College Fund. You will have access to both UNCF s and scholarships administered by many other organizations. As you search, you can APPLY ONLINE for a number of the UNCF scholarships. s for students wanting to travel overseas. Must be between the ages of 15 and 18 and maintain a 3.0 GPA. YOU MUST REGISTER TO SUBMIT A VIDEO. Once registered, submit your YouTube dance video today for a chance to win $250 cash this month! Every month in 2014, 4 winners who submit dance videos on TheWorldDances.com will win $250 each to put toward their dance dreams. Every month, 4 winning videos will be selected 2 by the total highest number of votes cast on TheWorldDances.com for the videos receiving the most and second most number of votes and 2 by a TheWorldDances.com panel of judges. Post your video today and remind all your friends and family to register and VOTE for your video on TheWorldDances.com! Available to female students who have demonstrated passion and drive for the automotive industry. $800/semester for full-time; $400 semester for parttime FREE TUITION Online BEHS Mar 15, Jun 15, Sept 15, Nov 15; recipients must reapply each term Continual Basis Various Online Varies Various Online Varies $250 Online Monthly $1,000-$2,500 Online Continual Basis

5 on.org/pages/scholars hips College Prowler $2000 No Essay om/scholarship/apply.a spx?source=fw Be sure to apply every month! Super easy. Anyone can win. s don't get any easier than this. The $2,000 No Essay is open to all students and those planning on enrolling within 12 months. The monthly winner will be determined by random drawing and then contacted directly and announced on our Facebook page. One entry per person, but you can come back each month to try again. $2,000 Online Monthly RESEARCH MORE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AT THESE SITES THIS SITE IS A MUST VISIT!!!! *STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG is an AWESOME website that for this service. * SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM provides a timesaving, customized list of scholarships that match your hobbies, interests and academic background. This site allows you to specify that you receive no advertising s after signing up. * FAST WEB: This is an electronic free scholarship search and free online application process called Es. * MERIT AID: There is more than $11 billion in merit-based scholarships available from colleges. The Web's first free, comprehensive directory of merit aid scholarships. * SCHOOLSOUP: The database ($32 Billion in awards) is available to the general public - free of charge. *SCHOLARSHIPS.COM: Find s while colleges discover and recruit you.

6 OTHER SOURCES WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM: WUE is the Western Undergraduate Exchange, a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Through WUE, students in western states may enroll in many two-year and four-year college programs at a reduced tuition level: 150 percent of the institution's regular resident tuition. WUE tuition is considerably less than nonresident tuition. APPLY EARLY!! THE AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: The American Indian College Fund provides scholarship support to each tribal college and administer several scholarship programs offered to American Indian students attending tribal colleges, state & private universities. THE HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND: HSF provides the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach available to graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll in college. Students must be of Hispanic heritage, US citizens, have a min GPA average of 3.0, and apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA. THE CHRISTIAN CONNECTOR: The Christian Connector provides a free Christian college information service as well as a $2,500 Christian college scholarship drawing. THE ALASKA CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM (AKCIS) is a comprehensive career guidance system that provides information and exploration tools to people throughout Alaska. This is a great site for choosing two-year and four-year colleges, graduate schools, and financial aid. AKCIS assists students with college and scholarship searches, and provides occupational and employment information and research. * Username: beneielson * PASSWORD: 4student