• Assistantships: Awarded to graduate students only, such as research assistants.
• Employment: Campus jobs for students (Federal Work Study, etc.).
• Fellowships: Grants to do specific project or research. Usually for graduate students.
• Grants: Grants do not have to be paid back. They are usually based on financial need and are usually for undergraduate students.
• Loans: Money you receive to go to school that has to be paid back, and sometimes with interest.
• Programs: There are various levels of financial aid available that students can qualify for. Below are resources and links to connect our students with funding.

Federal Funding Financial Aid (FAFSA) (Qualifies you for Pell Grant: use code 001063 for this region)

• FAFSA

University Of Alaska Financial Aid

• UAA Scholarships
• UAS Scholarships
• UA Scholars Program
• UAF Financial Aid
• UAF Scholarships
• UAF Scholarship Deadlines
• AlaskAdvantage Programs (Alaska State Loans)

Regional/Local Financial Aid

• CACHE (Combined Application for College & Higher Education)(PDF 1MB) - Kawerak, NSHC, NSEDC, Sitnasuak, Bering Straits scholarships included
• CACHE Continuing Students Kawerak, NSHC, NSEDC, Sitnasuak, Bering Straits scholarships included(PDF 822K)
• Caleb Pungowiyi Scholarship
• Nome Eskimo Community
• TelAlaska Scholarship Application - information posted annually in January on the front page of the TelAlaska website
• NWC Scholarship Guidelines (PDF 56K)
• NWC Scholarship Application(PDF 44K)
• Needs based tuition wavier application(PDF 71K)

Other Financial Aid Resources

• CIRI Education Resource Handbook
• Fast Web (over 600,000 scholarships)
• Gates Foundation
• Minority Scholarship List
• Bureau of Indian Education