Financial Aid
Calista
Calista Corporation
Calista Scholarship Fund
301 Calista Court, Suite A
Anchorage, AK 99518
Phone: (907) 279-5516
Toll free: (800) 277-5516
Fax: (907) 644-6376
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: http://www.calistacorp.com/shareholders/scholarshipscalista-heritage-foundation
Funding is not limited to any specific field of study. Recipients must be an Alaska Native shareholder or a lineal descendant of an Alaska Native shareholder with ties to the Calista region. June 30th is the deadline for applications each year.
Coastal Villages Region Fund
Louis Bunyan Memorial Scholarship
711 H Street, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501
Toll free: (888) 795-5151
Fax: (907) 278-5150
Web site: http://www.coastalvillages.org/scholarships-training/scholarships
This scholarship is available to students who have resided in one of the Coastal Villages member communities: Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Hooper Bay, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Mekoryuk, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Newtok, Nightmute, Oscarville, Platinum, Quinhagak, Scammon Bay, Toksook Bay, Tuntutuliak, and Tununak.
Kuskokwim Educational Foundation (KEF)
P.O. Box 227
Aniak, Alaska 99557
Contact: David Gregory
Phone: (907) 675-4275
Toll free: (800) 478-4275
Fax: (907) 675-4276
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: http://www.kuskokwim.com/content/educational-foundation
The Kuskokwim Corporation’s Educational Foundation funds shareholders and their descendants from the Kuskokwim Corporation region. Scholarships are awarded twice a year. Awards are generally for a one-year period and range from $100 to $1,500. KEF also has the Mary Morgan-Wolf Memorial Scholarship program which funds one student entering into a health-related field per year.
Kuskokwim Native Association
P.O. Box 127
Aniak, AK 99557
Phone: (907) 675-4384
Toll free:(800) 478-5875
Fax: (907) 675-4387
Web site: http://www.kuskokwim.org/
Funds students whose parents’ come from the following villages: Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Georgetown, Lime Village, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag, Napaimute, Red Devil, Russian Mission, Sleetmute, Stony River.
Orutsaramuit Native Council (ONC)
835 Ridgecrest Dr.
P.O. Box 927
Bethel, AK 99559
Contact: Samantha Michaels
Phone: (907) 543-2608
Toll free: (800) 478-2654
Fax: (907) 543-2639
Website: http://nativecouncil.org/?page_id=14
ONC funds Alaska Native students living in Bethel and enrolled in the Calista Corporation, the Bethel Native Corporation and the ONC tribe.
Association of Village Council Presidents, Inc. (AVCP)
P.O. Box 219
Bethel, AK 99559
Contact: Steven Aluska, Higher Education Specialist
Phone: (907) 543-7484
Toll free: (800) 478-3521
Fax: (907) 543-4261
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: http://www.avcp.org/dept/HigherEd.htm
Applicants must be an enrolled member in one of AVCP Inc.‘s federally recognized tribes.
YKHC Health Care Professional Education Loan Forgiveness Program
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC)
Box 528
Bethel AK 99559
Contact: Elizabeth Ulak, Career Pathways Coordinator
Toll free: (800) 478-3321 x6060
Phone: (907) 543-6060
FAx: (907) 543-6060
Web site: http://www.ykhc.org/607.cfm
Tribal members and descendents of one of the 58 tribes served by YKHC are eligible to apply for funding. Applicants must be accepted or enrolled into an accredited program that leads to certification or licensure in healthcare. Recipients must commit to employment with YKHC after completion of their program.
United Utilities Inc.
Scholarship Committee
5450 A St.
Anchorage, AK 99518
OR
109 Blackberry St.
Bethel, AK 99559
Phone: (800) 478-2020 ext 5214
Fax: (907) 563-3185
Contact: Tam Cleary
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web site: http://www.unicom-alaska.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=138&Itemid=232
Funds students who live in a community that is serviced by United Utilities, United-KUC, or Unicom, Inc.
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
