Key: Get Organized

1. Create a Scholarship Portfolio with the following tabs:

• Completed Letter of Recommendation Request Form
• Official Transcripts
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Test Scores
• Letters of Recommendation
• Scholarship Schedule 
• Copies of completed scholarships

2.  Contact Lisa Fitzhugh, the transcript secretary for your transcripts lisa.fitzhugh@k12northstar.org

• 5 copies of your Official Transcripts (after January 25, 2021, get updated Official Transcripts)
• 5 copies of your Unofficial Transcripts (after January 25, 2021, get updated Unofficial Transcripts)
• 3 copies of Test Scores: ACT, SAT,
  

3. Acquire Letters of Recommendation. Fill out Letter of Recommendation Request Form. Copy it 10 times to give out to different people (teachers, advisors/coaches, counselors, employer, clergy, life long friends of the family, etc.). Give writers two weeks to write the Letter of Recommendation. Make sure you write down the date that YOU need to pick the letters up from the writer!

4. Research for scholarships

• check out our scholarship list below
• at your College that you have been accepted to
• on the internet (Unigo, Scholarship.com, FastWeb)
  

5. Read the application carefully, especially the eligibility requirements, and follow ALL directions.

6. On your essays, you are welcome to ask people to proofread it for you! 

7. Once the scholarship application is completed, copy the entire thing for your records. This is very important! You might need to refer back to it.

8. Mail BEFORE the postmarked date and/or deadline, sometimes it takes two weeks for mail to get to the lower 48!!!

9. Annotate on your Scholarship Schedule the required information. This information will be useful at tax time.

10. It is very important to inform your School Counselor when you are awarded a scholarship. He/She will want to know the name of the scholarship and the amount awarded for graduation purposes. 

NPHS SCHOLARSHIP LIST
Below is a list of local scholarships mixed in with some national scholarships.  There are a lot more scholarships out there, use the scholarship datebases mentioned above. 
Don't limit yourself just to this list!

Scholarships for military connected students click here! Several scholarships are available with various due dates

Check out these online scholarship sites:   Unigo, Scholarship.com, FastWeb)

September Scholarships:

Quest Bridge- Full four year scholarships to top schools for academically outstanding seniors/low income.  APPLY ASAP

October Scholarships:

Horatio Alger Association- $25,000- Demonstrate critical financial need, GPA minimum of 2.0 Available Dec 2021-Mar 2022
SHC Youth Leadership and Scholarship- Youth that have experienced homelessness.  $2000 Due 10/15/2021
VFW Voice of Democracy- $30,000- 9th-12th grade students.  Turn in recorded speech to Chief Spilinek in ROTC Due 10/31/2021

November Scholarships:

Elks Most Valuable Student-All high school seniors- $4000-$50,000, Due 11/15/2021
Eduation Matters- All high school seniors $5000 Due 11/30/2021

December Scholarships:

Alaska Air Carriers- $1000-$5000-Students pursuing aviation, Due TBA
Forest Jones Memorial- TBA- Students interested in Alaska aviation- TBA
Jim Snead Memorial-TBA-Students interested in Alaska aviation- TBA
Unigo $10K- $10,000 All high school seniors Due 12/31/2021

January Scholarships:

GE- Reagan Foundation- Up to $40,000- Student leaders with a minimum GPA of 3.0, TBA
Alaska Engineering Education Scholarship-$500-$4000- Engineering students, Due TBA
Red Boucher- $1000- Students going into a technology related career- TBA
FAC Theta Sorority-Book scholarship- Due TBA

Scholarships for military connected students click here! Several scholarships are available with various due dates

February Scholarships: (check back for more)
2020 SWE Greatland Section Scholarship- One $2000 & two $1500- Female pursuing engineering- TBA
Marathon Petroleum Scholars Program- Children of Marathon Petroleum Company, formerly known as Flint Hills- TBA
UA (UAF, UAA, UAS) Scholarships- $500-$8000-TBA
John Kelly Scholarship- $1000-Students attending UAF or CTC in specific degrees- TBA

March Scholarships: (check back for more)
Beauty & Wellness Professionals Scholarship- $2500- Cosmetology & more!- Due TBA
True North Credit Union- 4 awards in the amount of $2500- GPA 3.00-3.75- TBA
GVEA- $3500-$16,000-Must be a GVEA customer and meet GPA requirements- TBA
Ducks Unlimited- $500-$10,000- Must be a Ducks Unlimited Member- Due TBA
Fairbanks Retired Teachers' Association- Four $1500 awards- Graduating from FNSBSD- TBA
The GCI Scholarship- 50 scholarships awarded @ $2000 each- Seeking degree in STEM, GPA 2.8-3.5 Due TBA
Kids Voting-$500- Graduating student from FNSBSD- TBA
June Nelson Scholarship- $1500- Graduating senior- Due TBA
ADK Gamma Chapter-$750-Parent is or has been in education- TBA
ADK Theta Chapter- $500-$1000- FNSBSD Senior- Due TBA
Fairbanks Emblem Club- $1000- Minimum GPA 2.0-TBA
AGC Scholarship-Up to $20,000- Students going into construction or accounting, insurance and bonding- Due TBA
Art Jess Scholarships-$4000-Alaska Native, Alaska resident, minimum GPA of 2.5- Due TBA
Harry H Hirshik- $1500- Pursuing automotive mechanics- Due TBA
JJ Klein Scholarship- $10,000- GPA 2.0-3.2-Alaska resident- Due TBA
Donald R DeWitt Scholarship- $2500- Student in the FNSBSD with a GPA 2.75-3.5 - Due TBA
Liam Hood Memorial Scholarship- $3000- Alaska resident, minimum GPA 3.0- Due TBA
Chef Cotter Scholarship- $1000- Alaska senior pursuing a career in culinary arts-Due TBA
Tim Akers Memorial Scholarship- $1000- Alaskan resident with minimum GPA 3.0 pursuing technology-Due TBA

April Scholarships:
Credit Union One- Amount TBA- Be a member of Credit Union One- Due TBA
Bettye Davis Memorial Scholarship- $1000- Women of color and/or from a minority community pursuing social work- Due TBA
The American Legion of Alaska- Several Scholarships due at various times
2020 Dream to Fly- Alaska resident with a dream to fly as a professional pilot- TBA
The Gary Martin Swim Scholarship- $1000- Applicant must have been involved in competitive swimming- Due TBA
Scott Fibranz Memorial Baseball Scholarship- $1000- Participant in either baseball or softball- Due TBA
Dr John Halligan Scholarship- $2500- Must plan on attending a UA school pursuing health sciences- TBA
Kathryn E and John P Doyle Scholarship- $5000- Female studying science related degree at a UA school- TBA
Sven and Lorraine Eriksson Alaska Scholarship- $10,000- Must plan on attending at a UA school in engineering or music- TBA
David E Knox Memorial Nursing Scholarship- $2500- Must commit to 1 year to practice nursing in a small Alaska Community- TBA
Fairbanks Principal Association Scholarship- $1000- GPA minimum 3.5- TBA
Frank Belts Scholarship- $500- Parents are members of a local union- Due TBA
Quota International-Amount TBA- Due TBA
The KIA Great Unknows Scholarship- $5000- First 500 applications will be accpepted. 
PTSA Scholarship- $250- Must be a current NPHS PTSA member. TBA
2020 Nursing Corps Scholarship-Amount is needs base- OPEN
North Pole Rotary- $5000- Be a graduating senior attending a high school in North Pole with a minimum GPA of 2.5- TBA
NAACP Scholarship- Four $500 scholarships- FNSBSD senior with minimum GPA of 2.0- Due TBA

 May Scholarships:

MLK Scholarship- $1000-Graduating senior with GPA minimium of 2.0- Due TBA

 June Scholarships:

Hank Nikkels Scholarship- $5000- Alaska resident studying engineering- Due TBA
IBEW Scholarship- $2000- Alaska resident who intends to work in the electric industry-Due TBA

July Scholarships:

LGBTQ Awareness- $500- Students who identify as part of the LGBTQ community- Due TBA