How do I apply?  Where do I find scholarships?  Keep scrolling down for answers!

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
Heisman High School Scholarship- Senior athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.0 Due 10/19/2021
Running Club North Scholarship- 2022 senior who is a member of a running program/team $1000 Due 10/29/2021
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 12/1/21
Forest Jones Memorial- TBA- Students interested in Alaska aviation- 12/1/21
Jim Snead Memorial-TBA-Students interested in Alaska aviation- 12/1/21
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 1/6/22
Marathon Petroleum Scholars Program- Children of Marathon Petroleum Company, formerly known as Flint Hills- 1/14/22
Alaska Engineering Education Scholarship-$500-$4000- Engineering students, Due 1/22/2022
Red Boucher- $1000- Students going into a technology related career- 1/20/22
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- 2/9/22
UA (UAF, UAA, UAS) Scholarships- $500-$8000-2/15/22
Fairbanks Principal Association Scholarship- $1000- GPA minimum 3.5- 2/25/22


March Scholarships: (check back for more)
ZETA Chapter ADK-Have a Parent/Guardian/Grandparent work for FNSBSD Several $500 Awards Due 3/1/2022
Fairbanks Emblem Club- $1000- Minimum GPA 2.0- Due 3/1/2022
GVEA- $3500-$16,000-Must be a GVEA customer and meet GPA requirements- 3/1/2022
Alaska Airmen Association- Over $90,000 scholarships Awarded- Aviation students- Due 3/1/2022
Beauty & Wellness Professionals Scholarship- $2500- Cosmetology & more!- Due 3/1/22
Ducks Unlimited- $500-$10,000- Must be a Ducks Unlimited Member- Due 3/1/22
True North Credit Union- 4 awards in the amount of $2500- GPA 3.00-3.75- 3/5/22
Truman D Picard Scholarship- Native American/ Alaskan Natural Resource Students- $2000- Due 3/11/22
Eielson Spouses' Club- High School Senior- Amount TBA- Due 3/12/2022
Fairbanks Retired Teachers' Association- 3 $2000 awards- 2022 Graduate from FNSBSD- 3/15/2022
The American Legion of Alaska- Several Scholarships due at various times
Donald R DeWitt Scholarship- $2500- Student in the FNSBSD with a GPA 2.75-3.5 - Due 3/17/22
The GCI Scholarship- 50 scholarships awarded @ $2000 each- Seeking degree in STEM, GPA 2.8-3.5  3/17/22
Kathryn E and John P Doyle Scholarship- $5000- Female studying science related degree at UAF- 3/17/22
Lucile Hope Special Education Scholarship- $2000- Focus on Special Education- Due 3/17/22
Tim Akers Memorial Scholarship- $1000- Alaskan resident with minimum GPA 3.0 pursuing technology-Due 3/17/22
EMC Engineering Scholarship- $5000-$20,000-Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management- Due 3/17/22
Art Jess Scholarship- $1000-$4000- Alaska Native Students- 3/17/22
David E Knox Memorial Nursing Scholarship- $2500- Must commit to 1 year to practice nursing in a small Alaska Community- 3/17/22
Bettye Davis Memorial Scholarship- $1000- Women of color and/or from a minority community pursuing social work- Due 3/17/22
2022 Dream to Fly- Alaska resident with a dream to fly as a professional pilot- 3/17/22
Dr John Halligan Scholarship- $2500- Must plan on attending a UA school pursuing health sciences- 3/17/22
Liam Hood Memorial Scholarship- $3000- Alaska resident, minimum GPA 3.0- Due 3/17/22
Sven and Lorraine Eriksson Alaska Scholarship- $10,000- Must plan on attending a UA school in engineering or music- 3/17/22
JJ Klein Scholarship- $10,000- GPA 2.0-3.2-Alaska resident- Due 3/17/22
Scott Fibranz Baseball & Softball Scholarship- $1000- Participation in these sports- Due 3/17/22
Harry H Hirshik- $1500- Pursuing automotive mechanics- Due 3/17/22
Kids Voting-$500- Graduating student from FNSBSD- 3/21/22
June Nelson Scholarship- $1500- Graduating senior- Due TBA
ADK Theta Chapter- $500-$1000- FNSBSD Senior- Due 3/25/22
John Kelly Scholarship- $1000-Students attending UAF or CTC in specific degrees- 3/25/22
ADK Gamma Chapter-$750-Parent is or has been in education- 3/31/22
AGC Scholarship-Up to $20,000- Students going into construction or accounting, insurance and bonding- Due 3/31/22
Alaska State Fair- $3000- All seniors- Due 3/29/22
LGBTQ Awareness- $500- Students who identify as part of the LGBTQ community- Various Due Dates

April Scholarships:
Credit Union One- Amount TBA- Be a member of Credit Union One- Due 4/1/22
IBEW Local 1547 Scholarship- $4000-Alaska residents who intend to work in the electric industry- Due 4/3/22
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 accepted. 
PTSA Scholarship- $250- Must be a current NPHS PTSA member. TBA
ASEA Union Scholarship- $1500- Dependents of members of ASEA/AFSCME Union - Due 4/15/22
2020 Nursing Corps Scholarship-Amount is needs base- OPEN
North Pole Rotary- $6000- Be a graduating senior attending a high school in North Pole with a minimum GPA of 2.5- 4/22/22
NAACP Scholarship- Four $500 scholarships- FNSBSD senior with minimum GPA of 2.0- Due TBA

 May Scholarships:

Ester Cunningham Scholarship- 2- $500 awards- FNSBSD senior with minimum GPA of 2.0 Due 5/6/2022
Airport Operator's Scholarship- $2000-Student working towards a career in aviation who intends to work in Fairbanks-Due 5/21/22
MLK Scholarship- $1000-Graduating senior with GPA minimium of 2.0- Due 5/15/2022
Black Excellence Scholarship- Graduating senior with GPA minimum of 3.0 and must be from Black, Indigenous, or People of Color communities.  Due 5/31/2022

 June Scholarships:

Hank Nikkels Scholarship- $4000- Alaska resident studying engineering- Due 6/2/22
IBEW Scholarship- $4000- Alaska resident who intends to work in the electric industry-Due 6/2/22