We strongly recommend that you apply for all available financial aid (UAA Financial Aid, Federal Funding (FAFSA) or Native Corporations). You should begin apply in early January of each year if you are planning on attending school in the summer or fall. Most funding sources have application deadlines in the spring, often as early as March or April.

Make an appointment to discuss your individual needs with the UAA Financial Aid Office. You must fill out a FAFSA form (you may be eligible for federal grants, loans or work studies) to manage any funding through the Financial Aid Office. Check also with your Native Corporation, Village Councils and Community Service organizations in your specific region for scholarship opportunities.

The Alaska Center for Rural Health at UAA was created in 1987 by rural health care providers, educators, and administrators. It is a private, non-profit corporation housed within the School of Nursing, University of Alaska Anchorage. ACRH is overseen by a board comprised of leaders that reflect a myriad of disciplines: physician assistant, physician, health administrator, higher education, nursing, borough government, tribal provider, private practice, health consumer, oral health, and mental health.

The Alaska Center for Rural Health is located near the University of Alaska Anchorage campus:
3211 Providence Drive - DPL 404
Anchorage, AK 99508-4614
Phone: (907) 786-6589
Fax: (907) 786-6576
http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh/

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit health organization owned and managed by Alaska Native tribal governments and their regional health organizations. The Consortium was created in 1997 to provide statewide Native health services. Through its six divisions, the Consortium works in cooperation with tribes, Native health organizations, and municipalities to achieve its goals. ANTHC divisions are Aaska Native Medical Center (owned and managed with SouthCentral Foundation); Environmental Health and Engineering; Community Health Services; Information/Technology; Human Resources; and Administration.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Scholarship and Internship Opportunities:
4000 Ambassador Drive, Suite 114
Anchorage, Alaska
99508 Phone: (907) 729-1917
Fax: (907) 729-1335
Toll Free: 1 (800) 684-8361
http://www.anthc.org/jt/int/

The Indian Health Service (IHS) awards a nationally competitive scholarship that pays tuition, related fees, a small amount for travel, books, room/board and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses.

Alaska Area Indian Health Service
Attn: Scholarship Coordinator
400 Ambassador Dr
Anchorage AK 99508
Phone: (907) 729-1913
1-800-684-8361
Fax: (907) 729-1335
http://www.ihs.gov/jobscareerdevelop/dhps/

The UA System (UA Scholars, UA Foundation) UAA awards scholarships throughout the year, therefore, deadlines will vary.

Karrie Trautman
UAA Office of Student Financial Aid
Senior Financial Aid Technician
Scholarship Coordinator
(907) 786-6170
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/scholarships/

AlaskAdvantage Programs are a suite of outreach and student financial aid products and services designed to increase Alaskans’ access to the benefits of higher education. AlaskAdvantage education financial aid products are designed to provide Alaskans and students attending school in Alaska with the lowest possible costs of financial aid. By packaging federally guaranteed aid with state supplemental education loans, ACPE is able to leverage savings that result in greatly reduced student costs.

AlaskAdvantage Programs
707 A Street, Suite 206
Anchorage, AK 99501-3625
(907) 269-7980

3030 Vintage Boulevard
Juneau, AK 99801-7100
907-465-2962

1-800-441-2962
http://alaskaadvantage.state.ak.us/

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education was established along with the Alaska Student Loan Fund by the Legislature to coordinate, provide comprehensive planning and low-interest student loans to Alaska residents. The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) is committed to promoting, supporting, and providing access to postsecondary education for Alaskans.

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
707 A Street, Suite 206
Anchorage, AK 99501-3625
(907) 269-7980

3030 Vintage Boulevard
Juneau, AK 99801-7100
907-465-2962

1-800-441-2962
www.state.ak.us/acpe

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