Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarship Opportunities
Pave Your Way to Financial Freedom
In the 2019-2020 academic year, the UAF School of Management awarded over $104,000 in privately-funded scholarships to 61 students.
Students receive awards based on merit, financial need, outstanding achievement in specialized fields, or any combination of these criteria. These scholarships are privately funded, meaning that while a FAFSA is encouraged, it is not mandatory.
APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Follow these basic steps to apply for scholarships. More detailed instructions can be found on the UAF Financial Aid website.
- Log in to Academic Works
- Complete the General Application and any supplemental applications presented.
- That’s it! You can check the status of applications by logging back into the system and you will receive an award email to your UA email if you are awarded.
- Follow up. The system also includes information on private and external scholarships. These deadlines change often so check back under "External" opportunities.
Scholarship applications are due by February 15th annually.
Apply now for the following School of Management scholarships, as well as over 300
UAF scholarships.
Scholarship Highlight: Alyeska Pipeline Alaska Native Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to both undergraduate and graduate students of any major within the UAF School of Management (with the exception of students in the BSRB degree program). Students should have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Preference is given to students with Alaska Native heritage. Apply for the Alyeska Pipeline Alaska Native Scholarship.
“The Alyeska Pipeline Alaska Native Scholarship allows me to work less and have more time to focus on scholastic activities and my family. I am doing my best to carry on the tradition of excellence that has become synonymous with this award.” - Rodney Carpluk
Read first-hand accounts of the impact this scholarship has had in the Alyeska Pipeline Alaska Native Scholarship Report.
This scholarship has rolling acceptance with reviews in March for fall awards and
October for spring awards.
UAF School of Management Scholarships
Individual award amounts range between $500-$7,000.
Undergraduate
Alyeska Pipeline Alaska Native Scholarship (at least four awarded)
Criteria: GPA 2.5; undergraduate or MBA; any major; Alaska Native preferred
American Business Women's Association
Criteria: 3.5 preferred (3.0 OK); full-time student; no freshmen; 30+ years old preferred
Associated General Contractors (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 3.0; full-time student; no freshmen; Alaska resident
Associated Students of Business Scholarship (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 3.0; any SOM major; SOM student organization involvement
Hulda Huttula Elieff Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 2.5; full-time student; undergraduate (no freshman); any major; Alaska
resident; Alaska High School graduate; financial need preferred
Ken and Olga Carson Memorial Scholarship (every other year - alternated w/Engineering)
Criteria: GPA 3.0; part-time or full-time student; junior or senior; staying in Alaska
preferred
KeyBank Scholarship (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 2.0; full-time student; any major; demonstrate motivation and academic/leadership
potential
Marion Weeks and Bill Stroecker Scholarship (up to five awarded)
Criteria: GPA 2.0; part-time or full-time student; not the highest GPA or financial
aid
Milner Marketing Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 3.5; part-time or full-tiem student; senior; marketing major
Ron Nerland Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 2.0; part-time or full-time student; any major; marketing major preferred
R.M. and Katherine Boyd Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 2.0; full-time student; undergraduate; staying in Alaska preferred
Spirit of Alaska FCU Scholarship (four awarded)
Criteria: GPA 2.5; full-time student; Alaska resident
Student Investment Fund Scholarship (four awarded)
Criteria: Needs based
Totem Ocean Trailer Express Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 2.0; full-time student; any major; demonstrate motivation and academic/leadership
potential
Usibelli School of Management (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 3.0; full-time or part-time student; any major; Alaska resident; may
receive award up to four years or graduation, whichever comes first
William Paul Scholarship
Criteria: Full-time student; undergraduate with MBA intent; MBA student
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Usibelli Coal Mine HSEM Scholarship (up to five awarded)
Criteria: GPA 2.5 for undergraduate or 3.0 graduate; must be working, or intend to
work, in an HSEM-related field
Accounting
Cook & Haugeberg CPAs/Tom Bartlett
Criteria: Junior or senior; accounting major; need to notify donor
Dorothy Pattinson Accounting Scholarship (two awarded)
Criteria: Accounting major
E. Thomas and Raye Ann Robinson
Criteria: GPA 2.0; full-time student; any class; accounting major
Jean B. Schmitt
Criteria: GPA 2.0; part-time or full-time student; preference to accounting student
who is a mother
Lois E. Meier Accounting Scholarship - $1,500 (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 2.0; full-time student; accounting major
UAF BDO USA, LLP Scholarship (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 3.0; no freshmen
Graduate
Alyeska Pipeline Alaska Native Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 2.5; undergraduate or MBA; any major; Alaska Native preferred
Fred Smits MBA Business Scholarship (two awarded)
Criteria: GPA 3.0; MBA; Alaska resident
Goering Family Scholarship
Criteria: GPA 2.0; part-time or full-time student; MS graduate
William Paul Scholarship
Criteria: Full-time only; undergraduate with MBA intent; MBA student