Financial Aid

The submitted application should include in this order: 

• This completed form.
• A one-page essay indicating your intersts, goasl and reasons why you qualify for this Scholarship.
• Two letters of recommendation from people who know you, other than a relative.
• A current transcript of grades from your high school or learning institution.
• A description of your community service participaition during your high school years.

  COMPLETE APPLICATIONS must be postmarked by April 17, 2026.  MAIL your application to Ketchikan Pioneers of Alaska, PO Box 5026, Ketchikan, Alaska, 99901.  

  Incomplete, late or non-mailed applications will not be considered.

   

  Scholarships will be awarded at the Scholarship Assembly in May 2026.

To receive consideration for need-based scholarships, you must submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to the semester you plan to attend. FAFSA data is used to determine scholarship eligibility including financial need, number of dependents, etc. These items are selection criteria for specific scholarships and an important part of your application.

The University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus, thanks to funding from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, is offering Ketchikan Gateway Borough residents a scholarship to cover the fees associated with the Certified Welding Inspection program. A scholarship is a credit toward the course fees; is not a cash scholarship.  This scholarship does cover the creation of new/unique welding tests. This award is only applicable toward Ketchikan-based courses for Certification Welding Inspection (CWI) fees.

To be considered for this scholarship, the recipient must

• Respond to essay question.

• Be a Ketchikan Gateway Borough resident.

• Sign a Photo Release form.

• Be in compliance with UAS Satisfactory Academic Progress standards.

• Use the scholarship toward UAS Ketchikan Campus CWI fee in the semester awarded.

• Application must be received no later than midnight May 30th, 2026

 Costs include Prep/Test/Inspection/Certificate Fees for 12 students (up to $800 per student) for American Welding Society CWI tests available at UAS Ketchikan Campus.  If unique welding tests are required there is a fee, not covered by this scholarship, please contact the UAS welding faculty member for more information.  

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.

Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, the recipient must:

     • Respond to essay question.
     • Be in compliance with UAS Satisfactory Academic Progress standards.
     • Use the credits toward UAS Ketchikan courses in the semester awarded.

The submitted application should include in this order: 

• This completed form.
• A one-page essay indicating your intersts, goasl and reasons why you qualify for this Scholarship.
• Two letters of recommendation from people who know you, other than a relative.
• A current transcript of grades from your high school or learning institution.
• A description of your community service participaition during your high school years.

  COMPLETE APPLICATIONS must be postmarked by April 17, 2026.  MAIL your application to Ketchikan Pioneers of Alaska, PO Box 5026, Ketchikan, Alaska, 99901.  

  Incomplete, late or non-mailed applications will not be considered.

   

  Scholarships will be awarded at the Scholarship Assembly in May 2026.

To be awarded this grant, the female applicant must:  

o be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at a UAS, UAF, UAA
campus.
o must be a resident of Ketchikan or neighboring community.
o be committed to educational goals.
o be active in service/leadership activities.
o complete and submit application form along with an unofficial transcript.
o include personal letters of reference from two people who are not related to you.

Deadline for receipt of this application is midnight, April 30 th , 2026
Application may be submitted digitally, mailed, emailed or hand-delivered to:
UAS Ketchikan
Scholarships
2600 7 th Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Email Applications to ketch.info@alaksa.edu

Students applying for the Ketchikan Garden Club scholarship need to meet the following criteria:

• Be a Ketchikan Gateway Borough resident
• Admitted to an educational institution for the Fall 2026 Semester
• GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Preference will be given to those majoring in horticulture, botany, forestry, or related fields. However, qualified applicants in other fields will be considered.

The following items must be included.
●Scholarship Application Form
●A COPY of a current unofficial transcript.

Completed applications must be returned to your school counselor or UAS Ketchikan Registration Office by April 3, 2026

●TWO SIGNED letters of recommendation

Sealaska Heritage and the University of Alaska Southeast are offering new scholarships for freshmen and sophomore students taking Alaska Native language and culture classes at UAS.

Recipient must:

• Be an Alaska Native freshmen or sophomore student
• Be interested in becoming a teacher or administrator in the State of Alaska
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0
• Be Enrolled in a qualifying UAS course

• Applicant must be a current resident of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough or the Metlakatla Indian Community.
• Applicant must be accepted for admission to an accredited university, college, or post-secondary vocational school within the State of Alaska.
• Preference may be given to students, or to students of parents, who have or are currently working in cabarets, hotels, restaurants, and retailers of the licensed beverage industry or a similar field.