Financial Aid

The UAS Ketchikan Tuition Waiver Scholarship is offering the course BIOL S193P Green Crab Invasion:  Field-Based Community Action beginning June 6, 2025.  This 1-credit course will explore European Green Crab (ECG) and include field data collection and monitoring.  The UAS Ketchikan Campus has a limited number of Tuition Waiver Awards available to students interested in registering for the course, with priority award consideration given to dual-enrollment Ketchikan area high school students.  For more information on this course and to register, please go to ketch.alaska.edu or call 907.228.4511 or come to the Ziegler Building front desk 2600 Seventh Ave., Ketchikan for a paper registration form.  

A tuition waiver scholarship is a credit toward tuition, it is not a cash scholarship. A tuition waiver does not cover fees or books (which will come to approximately $38; this course does not require purchase of text books). 

We are pleased to provide this opportunity for additional financial assistance to help fund education at UAS Ketchikan and encourage you to speak with an advisor about other funding opportunities.

To ensure full consideration for this award ,applications must be submitted by May 5, 2025. Late Applications will be considered based on availability of funding.

The Mary Jones Excellence in Healthcare scholarship program is established to provide continuity of care in KIC’s Tribal Health Clinic by supporting our KIC citizens in obtaining education in the medical field. The program will provide financial support in order to encourage the growth of our own medicalprofessionals to provide the best possible care to our people. Students must apply each year to be considered.

The funding limits for each field of study are listed below and no scholarship award shall exceed the annual award limit.
     o Nursing, $20,000
     o Dentistry, $30,000
     o Medical Coding and Billing, $12,000
     o Medicine-Related Sciences:
                 Undergraduate students, $20,000;
               Graduate students, $40,000
o Pharmacy, $20,000
o Healthcare Administration, $20,000
o Behavioral Health, $15,000

2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

The scholarship program provides supplementary scholarship assistance to KIC enrolled members pursuing postsecondary degrees. Students must apply each year to be considered.

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Full-time 12 or more credits,
Up to $7,000 per academic year

9 or more credits,
Up to $8,500 per academic year

Part-time Up to 11 credits,
Up to $4,500 per academic year

Up to 8 credits,
Up to $6,000 per academic year

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
In addition to the eligibility requirements below, Merit scholarship applicants should demonstrate a commitment to providing leadership in Native communities. Two merit scholarships are awarded each year from the May deadline. Scholarship recipients are selected by a three person committee using the applicant’s transcript and essay with personal identifying information redacted. Merit applicants not selected are considered for the regular scholarship.

Full-time Up to $12,000 per academic year
Part-time Up to $6,000 per academic year

The UAS Ketchikan Tuition Waiver Scholarship is offered to UAS Ketchikan students. A tuition waiver scholarship is a credit toward tuition, it is not a cash scholarship. A tuition waiver does not cover fees or books. This award is only applicable toward courses delivered through the Ketchikan Campus (including face-to-face and online classes through the Ketchikan Campus, and some courses offered in other communities in Southeast Alaska by Ketchikan Campus instructors).

We are pleased to provide this opportunity for additional financial assistance to help fund education at UAS Ketchikan and encourage you to explore our Financial Aid site about other funding opportunities, and to call the Ketchikan Campus at 907-228-4511 with any questions.

To ensure full consideration for a Summer 2025 award, applications must be submitted by midnight on Monday May 12, 2025.  All applications, including late applications, will be considered based on availability of funding. Funding is limited and tends to run out quickly.  

Ketchikan Garden Club will award two scholarships of $1,000 to the applicants who the Ketchikan Garden Club scholarship committee deems worthy of such an award.

To be eligible, a student must be a KGB resident, be accepted at an educational institution for fall semester 2025, and have a current GPA of at least 3.0.

Preference is given to candidates who plan to study a botanical or related field, but no applicant will be rejected because of a different field of study.  Further information and scholarship application forms are available from the counselors at KAYHI, Revilla, and UAS- Ketchikan.  Completed applications must be returned to your school counselor by April 4, 2025.  Applicants that are not High Students should email alaskarn2@gmail.com or drop their application off at UAS/Ketchikan located at 2600 Seventh Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901.

The Ketchikan Pioneers of Alaska are offering scholarships ot graduating or recently graduating students from Ketchikan schools or who have completed a GED. Scholarships are to continue your education, including attending college, university or trade schools. The amount of funds available this year is $5,000, which may be divided amont applicants. Successful applications are based on an essay describing your intersts and goals, community service, letters of recommendation, financial need and grades. Aplicants who are related to a member of the Pioneers of Alaska may be given preference.

Applications must be mailed to P.O. Box 5026 and postmarked by April 18, 2025.

2024 - 2025 Academic Year Awards. University of Alaska Foundation scholarships are available to students attending any campus of the University of Alaska (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Southeast, and all community campuses). Applications must be received by February 15th to be considered for most scholarships. Any applications received through July 30th will be used for any late-awarded scholarships or any new scholarship that may open up.

We’re now using Kaleidoscope to make the scholarship application process easier. You’ll automatically be matched with scholarships you qualify for and receive notification of any additional awards for which you can be considered. Apply now for upcoming awards.

How to apply for a UA Foundation scholarship:

1. Go to the UA Foundation Scholarships Page through UAOnline
2. Login to UAOnline using your UA username and password.
3. Select 'Student Services & Account Information'.
4. 'Select Scholarships' to begin applying through Kaleidoscope.

Once logged in, complete the general application questions to be considered for standard scholarships. After finishing and submitting the general application you will be given a list of other opportunities for which you may qualify. Select the apply button to review the additional criteria and questions for these additional opportunities. Make sure you submit each of the supplemental questions to be considered for the additional scholarships.

The Lund Scholarship Foundation provides Ketchikan-area high school graduates or GED recipients funding for maritime classroom training and education. The submission deadlines on the application (June 15 for fall semester/December 1 for spring semester) are exclusive to the Cal Maritime program.

UAS Applicants should apply for the scholarship at least thirty days prior to beginning a course of study/training. All individuals must present with a letter indicating the intent for the scholarship request along with a letter of acceptance or proof of registration.

PITAAS is a teacher preparation program for Alaska Natives at the University of Alaska Southeast. Freshmen and sophomore students interested in the program are eligible for scholarships towards language and culture classes at UAS.