Confirm Eligibility
- Demonstrate financial need when required.
- Enroll in an eligible degree program.
- Maintain satisfactory academic standing.
Financial aid
Funding Your Education.
Planning Your Future.
ABC helps students explore grants, scholarships, work-study, loans, veterans benefits, and community resources that may lower their education costs.
Begin here
Financial Aid Starts With a Clear Plan.
Understand the Order
External grants and scholarships are applied first. ABC scholarships are applied afterward and cannot create a credit paid directly to the student.
Build Your Full Plan
Students may combine personal savings, part-time earnings, church or family support, grants, scholarships, work-study, and eligible loans.
Featured Scholarship
Future Educators of Alaska Scholarship
Supporting future educators who want to serve Alaska's students with strong academic preparation, biblical truth, and Christlike character.
Federal aid
Grants, Work-Study & Federal Loans
Submit the FAFSA each academic year. Eligibility and annual amounts are determined under current federal rules.
Federal Pell Grant
Need-based federal grant aid for eligible undergraduate students. Complete the FAFSA each academic year to be considered.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
Additional need-based grant aid for eligible students with significant financial need, subject to available funds.
Federal Work-Study
Part-time employment opportunities for eligible students who demonstrate financial need.
Direct Subsidized Loan
A federal student loan based on financial need. The federal government pays the interest during qualifying enrollment and deferment periods.
Direct Unsubsidized Loan
A federal student loan that is not based on financial need. Interest begins accruing after the loan is disbursed.
Parent PLUS Loan
A federal loan option for eligible parents of dependent undergraduate students to help cover remaining education costs.
Alaska aid
State Grants, Scholarships & Loans
Alaska students may qualify for state programs in addition to federal and institutional aid.
Alaska Performance Scholarship
A merit-based scholarship for qualifying Alaska high school graduates who complete the required curriculum and meet academic standards.
Alaska Education Grant
Need-based grant assistance for eligible Alaska students attending qualifying postsecondary institutions in the state.
Alaska Advantage Education Loan
A state education loan that may help cover remaining qualified education expenses after other aid is applied.
Veterans education benefits
Support for Those Who Served.
Approved education benefits can be an important part of a veteran student's funding plan.
Veterans Education Benefits
ABC supports eligible veterans using approved education benefits. Apply well before enrollment because benefit processing can take several weeks.
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Tribal & BIE Grants
Community-based awards may help eligible Alaska Native and Native American students build their funding plan.
Tribal & BIE Grants
Eligible Alaska Native and Native American students may qualify for grants through tribal organizations and the Bureau of Indian Education.
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Ahtna Heritage FoundationAleut FoundationAqqaluk Trust (NANA)Arctic Education FoundationBering Straits Native CorporationBristol Bay FoundationCalista Education & CultureChugach Heritage FoundationCIRI FoundationDoyon FoundationKawerakKoniag Education FoundationKuskokwim Educational FoundationSealaska Opportunities
Scholarships
ABC & Private Scholarships
Scholarship support may come from ABC, churches, foundations, corporations, agencies, or other private organizations.
Private Scholarships & Loans
Funds from foundations, churches, corporations, and agencies are applied according to the awarding organization's written instructions.
Personal guidance