Academic Scholarships

Diploma, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in early childhood education, special education and physical education, healthcare, human services, and nonprofit management programs at accredited colleges or universities.

• United States citizenship or lawful permanent residency.
• Mat-Su Borough residency for minimum of one year at the time of application.
• Selection of a healthcare or human services career goal.

• VHA dba MSHF directors, officers, employees, members of the MSHF Program Committee (including non-voting community members of the MSHF Program Committee), and their family* members.
• Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Board of Directors members and their family* members.
• Mat-Su Regional Board of Trustees members.

*Family members of a disqualified person include a disqualified person’s spouse, siblings (whether by whole or half-blood), spouses of siblings (whether by whole or half-blood) and their children by whole or half blood or by adoption, ancestors, children (including a legally adopted child), grandchildren, great grandchildren, and spouses of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren (whether by whole or half-blood).

March 5, 2026, for the 2026 scholarship cycle.

By the end of April 2026.

• Cost of Attendance (see below)
• FAFSA Student Aid Index (see below) through your FAFSA Submission Summary.
• Unofficial HS or College Transcript

• Estimated total cost for one academic year, including tuition, fees, and living expenses.
• For one semester enrollment, divide annual COA in half.
• Here is a sample COA.

Your Student Aid Index (SAI) is a number that helps schools figure out how much financial aid you might need. It’s based on your and your family’s financial resources, minus the amount needed for basic living expenses. What’s left over could go toward college costs. The lower your SAI, the more financial help you may qualify for. To learn more visit What is the Student Aid Index (SAI)? | Federal Student Aid.

Visit FAFSA.gov to complete your application. For FAFSA Completion Resources and support, visit the Alaska FAFSA Completion Initiative website.