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Scholarship support is available for UAF, UAS, and UAA students enrolled in initial licensure teacher education programs (as listed below).

PLEASE NOTE: Students must research and understand the implications to all of their financial aid resources if their application is funded. The University of 91Ö±²¥will not be held responsible for any loss of financial aid (i.e.: student loans, tuition assistance, VA benefits, etc.).

• • Applicants must have completed an application for their respective University of Alaska initial licensure program. For more information on program options and application procedures, please contact the individual campus advisors listed below, or visit the campus websites by going to teach.alaska.edu.
  • Applicants for all UA system education programs will complete the same Google Application Form. Applicants will be verified for eligibility and ranked using the priority consideration criteria listed above.

Anticipated amount of awards:

• • Undergraduate applicants are eligible for scholarships anticipated at the following levels: 
    • Tuition and fees for final 60 credits of initial licensure BA degree program (average two year total across the UA system is $22,000).
    • Up to $10,000 living stipend during final internship year, distributed at $5000 per semester. Living stipend funding is only available during the final year of preparation and cannot be distributed prior to the final year.
    • If the internship is one semester in length the living stipend awarded will be approximately $5,000.
  • Graduate applicants are eligible for scholarships anticipated at the following levels: 
    • Tuition and fees for post-bac preparation program (average total across the UA system is $20,000).
    • Up to $10,000 living stipend, distributed at $5000 per semester for students completing the program in one year.
    • Funding can be spread out over two years (with the scholarship and living stipend funds distributed equally across the two years), with the total award not exceeding that of a one year student.
    • Please note: tuition is covered for the licensure component of the graduate program only. Additional coursework for a Masters degree (typically 3-9 credits) is not covered under the scholarship, nor is any required content area remediation coursework required for program completion. 
• Additional Information: 
  • Scholarship funding will only cover one attempt at any required program course.
  • Total living stipend awards cannot exceed institutional federally mandated award limits.
  • If tuition and fees are covered by another funding source (i.e. employee tuition waiver, PITAAS or other village or Native Corporation funding, school district support) the scholarship for tuition and fees will not be awarded or will be reduced.
  • Apply by completing the .
  • For priority consideration, please apply by APRIL 15.
  • Notification of awards will occur by May 1, and will be credited to student accounts at the start of the Summer or Fall Semester.
    • Post-baccalaureate, graduate students, and undergraduate students who have earned 60 credits by the end of the Spring  semester will receive funding starting in Summer .
    • Undergraduate students who do not have 60 credits by the end of the Spring  semester, but will have 60 credits by the end of Summer , will receive funding starting in Fall of the next academic year.

• All funded classes must be required for the degree.

• If funding is not exhausted in the first round of awards, additional applications for funding received after the April 15 deadline will be considered on a rolling basis.