Tom and Mary Lou Friesen Scholarship
Direct application
Over $2,000
Eligibility
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
Recent graduates or seniors from Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District or Metlakatla High School in Alaska who demonstrate financial need and community service during high school may apply. Recipients must be accepted into or intend to enroll full-time in a two- or four-year community college, accredited university, or vocational school. The fund especially seeks students committed to a vocational career path, including those whose strengths are not primarily academic.
Award size depends on annual fund balance but is at least $2,000 per recipient. Apply through the Alaska Community Foundation universal application.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Essay describing personal successes and commitment to a vocational career
- Evidence of community service
- Financial-need information
- Proof of acceptance into or intent to enroll in an eligible institution
- Examples of community service
- Demonstrate financial need
- Acceptance into or intent to enroll in a college or vocational school
- Apply through the Alaska Community Foundation universal application.
- The fund especially seeks applicants whose strengths are not primarily academic.