Resource Directory
Here is the Resource List which was compiled for the First Alaskans Institute. If you wish to contribute to the Resource List, please email Sean Topkok.
To see how the directory is categorized, go to Directory Categories
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Koniag Education Foundation:Organization Type: Regional Native Foundation/AEC Category: Student Financial Support Tom Murphy Executive Director kef@alaska.net http://www.koniag.com/koniag/eduindex.cfm 6927 Old Seward Highway, Suite 103 Anchorage, AK 99518 Koniag Education Foundation (KEF) promotes the education of Alaska Natives from the Koniag Region. Approximately 3,400 Alaska Natives of the Koniag region and their descendants are eligible to make application to the KEF for a scholarship or grant. The KEF Scholarship and Grant Programs provide educational opportunities that advance the economic and social needs of Alaska Natives. Native students in Alaska and in the 48 contiguous states and Hawaii are made aware of their common bond of Alaska Native heritage through our programs. School District: Kodiak Island Borough School District ANCSA: Koniag, Incorporated Census Area: Kodiak Island Borough |
Louis Bunyan Memorial Scholarship (Coastal Villages Region Fund):Organization Type: CDQ Category: Student Financial Support Verla Mojin Employment Coordinator verla_m@coastalvillages.org http://www.coastalvillages.org/4site/4site.asp?page=scholarships 711 H Street, Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99501 The Louis Bunyan Memorial scholarship was started in 1993 to provide assistance to Western Alaskans who wish to pursue careers (primarily in fisheries management, but also in other professions) and might not otherwise be able to further their vocational training or academic education because of financial need. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation:Organization Type: CDQ Category: Student Financial Support Jerry Ivanoff EET/Secretary info@nsedc.com http://www.nsedc.com/sub/eet/index.html 601 West 5th Avenue, Suite. 415 Anchorage, AK 99503 The EET program provides $1,250 scholarships for students enrolled full time at an accredited college, university or vocational school. Norton Sound residents must complete a scholarship application and must meet the eligibility requirements. School District: Bering Straits School District ANCSA: Bering Straits Native Corporation Census Area: Nome |
Robert Aqqaluk Newlin, Sr. Memorial Trust:Organization Type: Regional Native Foundation/AEC Category: Student Financial Support Toni Raye Bergan Education Department toni.bergan@nana.com http://www.aqqaluktrust.com/Edcontact.html P.O. Box 509 Kotzebue, AK 99752 The trust awards scholarships to NANA shareholders, their descendents and dependents who are interested in pursuing college and post-graduate degrees, and post-secondary education. The intent of the trust is to encourage and enable Alaska Natives of the region to pursue levels of educational and vocational achievement which they might not otherwise have sought. School District: Northwest Arctic Borough School District ANCSA: NANA Regional Corporation Census Area: Northwest Arctic Borough |
Rural Alaska Health Career Guide:Organization Type: Category: Student Financial Support Janice Troyer anjkt1@uaa.alaska.edu http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/careerguide/default.htm Anchorage, AK The Rural Alaska Health Career Guide 2002 is a yearly publication offering pertinent information about pursuing a health career in Alaska. Native Student Services (NSS) provides quality support services to Native and rural students. It promotes scholastic achievement, student retention, and personal growth. The NSS Center offers a safe affirming place where students can receive academic advising, scholarship information, assistance, and resource support. It is a place where one can participate in scholastically based activities, cultural programming, and traditional workshops. Space is available for study with classmates and interaction with students who share similar experiences as indigenous peoples. The Center houses the CIRI Success Computer Lab and offers summer internships and college introductory programs. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Sealaska Heritage Institute:Organization Type: Regional Native Foundation/AEC Category: Student Financial Support Dionne Cadiente-Laiti Scholarship Program Administrator dionne.cadientelaiti@sealaska.com http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/new_page_9.htm One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 201 Juneau, AK 99801 The Sealaska Heritage Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, offers academic and vocational scholarships targeted to specific fields of study that Sealaska Corporation needs or will need in its business operations. Funding for these scholarships is provided from ANCSA Sec. 7(i) revenue sharing provisions and the ANCSA Regional Corporation 7(i) Revenue Sharing Agreement, which require all ANCSA Regional Corporations to share certain revenues generated from resource development. Sealaska Heritage Institute provides scholarships to Sealaska shareholders and their descendants for college, university, and vocational and technical schools. School District: Juneau School District ANCSA: Sealaska Corporation Census Area: Juneau Borough |
The 13th Regional Heritage Foundation:Organization Type: Regional Native Foundation/AEC Category: Student Financial Support Suzie Villegas Executive Assistant the13threg@earthlink.net http://www.the13thregion.com/shareholder.htm 951 Industry Drive Seattle, WA 98188 The 13th Regional Corporation Heritage Foundation scholarship program is designed primarily to recognize and provide financial support to students with demonstrated scholastic ability and who are seeking higher education. By recognizing successful students, a more consistent image of Native scholars will be presented to other Alaska Native students. School District: ANCSA: The 13th Region Census Area: |
The Aleut Foundation Scholarship Program:Organization Type: Regional Native Foundation/AEC Category: Student Financial Support Sharon Lind President slind@aleutcorp.com http://www.aleutcorp.com/scholar.html 4000 Old Seward Highway, Suite 300 Anchorage, AK 99503 Scholarships awarded twice a year, normally in July and January. TAF strives to ensure the continuation of financial assistance until the student graduates, if the recipient meets standards of achievement that demonstrates an application of efforts toward a degree. The aspiration of the TAF Board is to provide each student with education and training that will help them support the regional communities in becoming more autonomous. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Aleut Corporation Census Area: Anchorage |
The CIRI Foundation:Organization Type: Regional Native Foundation/AEC Category: Student Financial Support Susan Anderson President tcf@ciri.com http://www.ciri.com/tcf 2600 Cordova Street, Suite 206 Anchorage, AK 99503 The CIRI Foundation's mission is to promote individual self-development and economic self-sufficiency through education among Alaska Natives who are original enrollees of CIRI and their lineal descendants. The CIRI Foundation also strives to enhance the heritage of Alaska Natives through programs that foster appreciation and understanding of Alaska Native cultures. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Tribal Training / Tribal Higher Education Scholarships (Cook Inlet Tribal Council):Organization Type: Regional Native Non-Profit Category: Student Financial Support Jorie Zilys Coordinator jzilys@citci.com http://www.citci.com/departments/index.html 2600 Cordova Street, Suite 206 Anchorage, AK 99508 The Tribal Training Scholarship program provides financial assistance for Alaska Natives living in the Anchorage area to achieve short-term certification or assist in achieving job enhancement and/or employability. The Tribal Higher Education Scholarship program provides financial assistance for CIRI shareholders and descendants pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company also provides a matching scholarship for any student entering an eligible field of study which is recognized as necessary in the oil industry. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis for clients who meet the eligibility requirements as stated in the application. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
