Financial Aid
Bering Straits
Note: The Being Straits Foundation, Sitnasuak Foundation, Kawerak, Inc., Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, and Norton Sound Health Corporation have partnered together to ease the process of applying for scholarships for the people of this region. The application is called “CACHE” which stands for “Combined Application for College and Higher Education.”
Bering Straits Native Corporation
Bering Straits Foundation
110 Front St. Suite 300
P.O. Box 1008
Nome, AK 99762
Phone (907) 443-5252
Fax: (907) 443-2985
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: http://beringstraits.com/northriver/wb/pages/foundation/scholarships.php
This organization funds students who are shareholders of Bering Straits Native Corporation or are a lineal descendant of a shareholder.
Sitnasuak Native Corporation (SNC)
Sitnasuak Foundation
P.O. Box 1008
Nome, AK 99762
Contact: Kristen Timbers
Phone: (907) 443-4305
Fax: (907) 443-2985
Website: http://www.snc.org/foundation/scholarships
This corporation funds new and continuing students who are SNC shareholders and their descendants. The maximum award provided is $1200/year depending on the funds available, a student’s GPA, and financial need. (Note: The Sitnasuak Foundation is administered by the Bering Straits Foundation.)
Kawerak, Inc.
Higher Education Program
P.O. Box 948
Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-4351
Toll free: (800) 450-4341
Fax: (907) 443-4479
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: http://www.kawerak.org/servicedivisions/eet/hes/
Kawerak, Inc. funds students who are tribally enrolled members of a Native Village within the Bering Straits Region, with the exception of Gambell and Nome Eskimo Community.
Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC)
NSEDC Education, Employment and Training (EET) Program
P.O. Box 193
Unalakleet, AK 99684
Contact: Jerry Ivanoff, EET Coordinator
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: (800) 385-3190 or (907) 624-3190
Fax: (907) 624-3183
Website: http://www.nsedc.com/eet.html
NSEDC offers scholarships to students enrolled full-time at an accredited college, university or vocational school. These scholarships provide supplemental funds for higher education or vocational training not to exceed the amount of $2000.00 per semester or training session. Applicants must be a Norton Sound region resident.
Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC)
Scholarship Program
306 West 5th Ave.
P.O. Box 966
Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-4530 or (907) 443-3488
Toll free: (888) 559-3311
Fax: (907) 443-2085
Website: http://www.nortonsoundhealth.org/scholarship.html
NSHC provides funding to local students accepted into an accredited 2 or 4 year program in health care or a health care related field. Applicants must be able to show financial need after other sources of funding have been considered. Native preference is given to the Scholarship Program.
Native Village of Gambell
P.O. Box 99
Gambell, AK 99742
Contact: Angela Morris
Phone: (907) 985-5346 ext 1
Fax: (907) 985-5014
Website: http://www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/gambell/index.html
This organization funds students who are tribally enrolled in the Native Village of Gambell.
Nome Eskimo Community
Tribal Services Department
P.O. Box 1090
Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-2246
Fax: (907) 443-3539
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Website: http://www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/nomeEskimo/index.html
This organization provides supplemental scholarship funds to students who are tribally enrolled in the Nome Eskimo Community.
Note: We have tried to be thorough in our research of financial aid resources available for students in this region. If you are aware of an organization that should be included on this list, please contact Janice Troyer at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .
This page was last updated by Janice Troyer on January 23, 2012
