Scholarship & Financial Aid List
MSBSD Scholarship Information
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- AES Engineering Scholarship
- ALA Girls State Application
- AMDA Scholarships and Grants
- Alaska Advantage Education Grant
- Alaska Community Foundation
- Alaska Peace Officer Association Scholarship
- Alaska Performance Scholarship
- Alaska Safety Alliance Training Scholarship
- Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
- American Indian Graduate & AIGCS
- American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarship Boys State
- American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarship Girls State
- American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarship The Oratorical
- American Psychological Association Scholarships
AES Engineering Scholarship
Requirements: AES Engineering is pleased to be able to continue offering scholarships to motivated students to help in the furthering of their education.
Due: 10-08-2024
Award: $500
ALA Girls State Application
Requirements: Candidates should be keenly interested in government and current events, and show strong leadership abilities. Because the structure of state and local government varies, ALA Girls State programs may vary in content and method of procedure, but each adheres to the same basic core values.
Due: 05/07/2024
Award: Varies
AMDA Scholarships and Grants
Requirements: AMDA offers over $10 million of scholarship awards each year. Individual awards range from $1,000 to $18,000. Scholarships are awarded based on talent, merit, academic excellence and financial need. All accepted students are eligible to apply. For more information, please visit the website.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Alaska Advantage Education Grant
Requirements: The Alaska legislature created the Alaska Education Grant Program (AEG) to provide need-based financial assistance to eligible Alaska students attending qualifying postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska. The Commission annually sets aside a portion of the available grant money as priority awards.
Due: Varies
Award: $500 to $4,000
Alaska Community Foundation
Requirements: The Alaska Community Foundation helps manage various scholarships from around the state of Alaska. The criteria for each scholarship varies, please refer to alaskacf.org.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Alaska Peace Officer Association Scholarship
Requirements: The Mat-Su Chapter of the Alaska Peace Officers Association is an organization made up of local, state, and federal criminal justice professionals. To contribute to the continued improvement of our profession and the community we serve, we are offering competitive academic scholarships.
Due: Varies
Award: $1,500
Alaska Performance Scholarship
Requirements: The Alaska Performance Scholarship provides an opportunity for Alaska high school students to earn a scholarship to help cover the cost of an Alaska postsecondary education. Alaska high school students who take a more rigorous curriculum, get good grades, and score well on college placement or work ready exams, can earn an Alaska Performance Scholarship to qualified Alaska colleges, universities, or vocational/technical programs.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Alaska Safety Alliance Training Scholarship
Requirements: The ASA Training Scholarship program was created to assist Alaskans who are interested in careers in oil & gas, mining, maritime, transportation, construction, or cross-industry. Scholarships are one way we can help ensure Alaskans have sufficient skills, training, and education for a successful career in Alaska.
Due: 05/31/2024
Award: Varies
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Requirements: Amazon Future Engineer students can boost their future for themselves and their community with the support of college funding, paid internships, and industry mentors. You can receive a scholarship of up to $40,000 (up to $10,000/year) towards an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science and an offer to complete a summer internship at Amazon! Applications will reopen in fall 2024.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
American Indian Graduate & AIGCS
Requirements: Scholarship providers to Native students in the in the united states awarding more than $15 million in scholarships annually.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarship Boys State
Requirements: American Legion Boys State is an objective citizenship training program which includes individual responsibility to the community, state and nation.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarship Girls State
Requirements: If eligible, Girls State citizens have the opportunity to receive financial assistance through the Samsung American Legion Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to qualified students who are descendants of Untied States wartime veterans.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarship The Oratorical
Requirements: The American Legion and Auxiliary offer scholarships for high school students. The Oratorical is another scholarship opportunity. It is a speech contest on the Constitution of the United States of America.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
American Psychological Association Scholarships
Requirements: APA and its affiliate organizations provide a wide range of grants, scholarships, awards with the aim of advancing the science and practice of psychology as a means of understanding behavior and promoting health, education, and human welfare.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Be Bold Scholarship
Requirements: The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics. The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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- CIRI Foundation / Cook Inlet Region Scholarships
- Calista Education and Culture Scholarship Program
- CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarships
- CollegeXpress Scholarship
- Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
- Credit Union 1 Scholarship
CIRI Foundation / Cook Inlet Region Scholarships
Requirements: The CIRI Foundation offers general scholarships to full-time and part-time degree-seeking students. Scholarships are offered for the full academic year or per term.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Calista Education and Culture Scholarship Program
Requirements: The Calista Education and Culture, Inc. (CECI) Scholarship is funded by donations and fundraising through CECI. The scholarship program was established in 1994. CECI is an Alaska nonprofit corporation.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarships
Requirements: The College Board is investing $25 million in a new scholarship program, with students earning $5 million in scholarships each year, beginning with the class of 2020
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
CollegeXpress Scholarship
Requirements: To enter the contest create a free profile on CollegeXpress. A Winner is chosen at random every spring. To be eligible, you must be admitted to one of the member schools as a freshman, transfer, or graduate student during the fall of the contest year.
Due: Varies
Award: $10,000
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
Requirements: The U.S. State Department funded Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) is for motivated high school students who want to fully immerse themselves in German culture by living with a host family and attending a local high school. No previous language experience is required.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Credit Union 1 Scholarship
Requirements: Each year, Credit Union 1 is proud to offer the Bill Countryman Scholarship Program to Alaskans of all ages pursuing higher education goals. In the words of our honored past Board of Directors member Bill Countryman, "education and adventure keep you young!"
Due: 05/01/2024
Award: Varies
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Requirements: The NSDAR awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of degrees in diverse disciplines including history, law, nursing, and education.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Doyon Foundation Scholarships
Requirements: Competitive scholarships are awarded through a competitive review process, while basic scholarships are awarded to all students who meet the eligibility guidelines outlined on the Doyon website and submit a completed application by the appropriate deadline.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Elks National Foundation Scholarship
Requirements: The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four year scholarships to the highest rated applicants in the competition. Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Elmendorf-Richardson Spouses' Club Scholarship Program
Requirements: The Elmendorf-Richardson Spouses’ Club (ERSC) Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to deserving applicants to further their education at an accredited educational institution. The ERSC awards these scholarships on the basis of community service, personal achievements, academic achievements, and a submitted essay. A scholarship award may be used only for the payment of tuition, books, or school fees and is paid directly to the school.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Full Circle Scholarship
Requirements: The Chugach Heritage Foundation offers scholarships to support students seeking college and university degrees (Associates, Bachelors, and Masters), vocational certificates, job training, and possible internship opportunities.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) Scholarship Program
Requirements: The GRFD scholarship provides full tuition and fees or room and board ($12,000 per year) for up to four years at a public or private school. This program provides well-trained officers to the Reserve Components and improves the total Army force.
Due: Varies
Award: Full tuition
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HonorsGradU Scholarship
Requirements: The reason Honors Grad U was originally started was to provide resources to teachers and students to give back to the education community. Student must be planning to attend a university or college to apply.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarship Program
Requirements: The Horatio Alger Association seeks to assist students who have demonstrated integrity, perseverance in overcoming adversity, strength of character, financial need, commitment to pursue career or technical certification/degree, and a desire to contribute to society.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Kuskokwim Educational Foundation
Requirements: The Kuskokwim Foundation is a private foundation with a mission to contribute to the future of our region by providing effective educational assistance for students to obtain the tools, knowledge and skills to become successful and contributing members of their communities. In the pursuit of higher education and training, KEF has provided more than $650,000 to shareholders and Yukon Kuskokwim region.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Lighthouse Guild Scholarship
Requirements: Each year, the Lighthouse Guild scholarship program helps a number of outstanding and deserving legally blind students attend college or attend graduate school with scholarships. Scholarships are based on strong academic accomplishments and merit, and provide additional financial support to help students make a successful transition from high school to a college or attend/remain in the graduate school of their choice.
Due: Varies
Award: $10,000
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- MTA Scholarships
- Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
- Mat-Su College Scholarships
- Mat-Su Health Foundation Academic Scholarship
- Mat-Su Health Foundation Vocational Scholarship
- Mat-Su Schools Foundation Scholarships
MTA Scholarships
Requirements: MTA proudly offers scholarship opportunities to its members. Encouraging and supporting the pursuit of secondary education. See the MTA website for scholarship details.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Requirements: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. Founded in 1962 by Gen Martin F. Rockmore USMC (Ret.), the Scholarship Foundation has provided more than 33,000 scholarships valued at nearly $90,000,000 since that time.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Mat-Su College Scholarships
Requirements: Visit the Mat-Su College website for a list of their available scholarships.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Mat-Su Health Foundation Academic Scholarship
Requirements: Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) academic scholarships help defray the cost of higher education in degree programs in the fields of health and human services.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Mat-Su Health Foundation Vocational Scholarship
Requirements: Mat-Su Health Foundation Vocational Scholarships help pay for vocational training and certificate programs in health and human services career fields.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Mat-Su Schools Foundation Scholarships
Requirements: The Matanuska Susitna Schools Foundation supports excellence in the Matanuska Susitna School District by providing supplemental funding for education. Mat-Su Schools Foundation is offering the following scholarships to graduates of the Mat-Su School District: First Student Scholarship, MSBSD School Board Scholarship, Mike Simmons Memorial Scholarship, and the Dr. George Brown Memorial Scholarship.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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National FFA Scholarship Program
Requirements: Through the National FFA Foundation, businesses and individuals support scholarships that are awarded to students with a wide variety of higher education plans and career goals. Scholarships support FFA high school seniors and collegiate members as well as non-FFA members. Just one application is required for multiple scholarship opportunities totaling close to $2 million. The application opens in November.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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OppU Achievers Scholarship
Requirements: The OppU Achievers Scholarship celebrates achievement in its many forms and honors those who create opportunity for themselves and others. Founded in 2016, the scholarship provides $2,500 for current or future education costs. Scholarship selections are made four times a year.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)
Requirements: WICHE collaborates with 12 Western states and Pacific Island jurisdictions to provide a solution. Through the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP), students pursuing careers in 10 health fields – ranging from optometry to dentistry to veterinary medicine – may enroll in participating programs across state lines and receive substantial tuition support from their home state or territory.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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QuestBridge: Graduate School Match
Requirements: To be considered for admission with a full-tuition scholarship to the graduate school partners, the first step is to submit a free, online Graduate School Match: MBA application, which will serve as part of the application to their programs. Visit their website for additional information.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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SAE International Scholarships
Requirements: A collection of scholarships, supported by the SAE Foundation, available to high school seniors. Each scholarship is created and funded by an individual, company, or organization. As such, they determine the eligibility requirements (not SAE).
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
SchoolHouse Connection Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program
Requirements: The scholarship programs are designed to support youth that have experienced homelessness. The goal of the program is to provide financial assistance and staff and peer support to ensure success in getting to and through higher education and into the workforce.
Due: 06/01/2024
Award: Varies
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Tulsa Welding School
Requirements: The Tulsa Welding School believes in providing opportunities to quality people within the welding, pipefitting, and electro-mechanical technologies fields. Therefore, TWS offers these scholarships to qualified individuals. Learn more about scholarships that can benefit your educational goals at the Tulsa Welding School website.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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UA Scholars Program
Requirements: The purpose of the UA Scholars Program is to provide an incentive for Alaska's middle and high school students to achieve academic excellence, to nourish efforts of schools to provide high quality education, and to encourage the top high school graduates from every community in Alaska to attend the University of Alaska.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
UAA-Scholarships
Requirements: All of UAA's scholarships require admission or application into a degree program to qualify. In order to receive funds students must be admitted into a degree program by the beginning of the semester. See website for additional details.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
USDA Student Intern Program
Requirements: Students age 16 or older in high schools, community colleges, 4 year colleges/universities, trade schools, career/ technical education programs, graduate programs and other qualifying educational institutions and programs, as determined by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are all qualified to apply. An application must be submitted online at www.studentapplication.usda.gov.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
United Negro College Fund
Requirements: The UNCF website can be used to search through scholarships and grant programs administered by the United Negro College Fund. You may apply to as many scholarships as you want.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
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Varsity Tutors Scholarship Contest
Requirements: Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest offers a monthly chance to win a scholarship. Essays must address the specific question presented during the promotion period. See website for additional scholarship rules and requirements.
Due: Varies
Award: $1,000
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WWAMI The Alaska PreMed Summit
Requirements: WWAMI is a collaborative medical school among universities in five northwestern states, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho and the University of Washington School of Medicine. Prospective students apply to the University of Washington School of Medicine; upon admission, Alaska's WWAMI students complete their first year of medical school at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The first year of training includes courses in basic sciences and an introduction to clinical medicine.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies
Wasilla Rotary Scholarships
Requirements: Scholarships are awarded on high academic achievement, participation in extra-curricular activities, commitment to community service, and a plan to attend college, a university or continuing education program.
Due: 04/15/2024
Award: $5,000
WebstaurantStore Scholarships
Requirements: The WebstaurantStore Scholarship program is now offering two $5,000 grants to eligible students to help further their education in the fields of culinary arts or hospitality. Deadlines for each semester are December 1st and June 15th annually.
Due: Varies
Award: $5,000
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Youth for Understanding (YFU)
Requirements: Scholarships for students who study abroad. More than 250 merit based scholarships are awarded to students for YFU study abroad each year.
Due: Varies
Award: Varies