AEF Scholarships

The goal of the foundation is to partially finance students who are furthering their education beyond high school or to become job-ready.

AEF’s Higher Education Scholarship is offered four times a year. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to receive funding. To remain eligible, students are required to complete their applications and upload supporting documents by the semester or quarter deadline.

Application Deadlines:

Aug 15 (Fall Semester/Fall Quarter)

Jan 15 (Spring Semester/Winter Quarter)

Mar 15 (Spring Quarter) or

May 15 (Summer Semester)

AEF Competitive Awards

The Anaġi Leadership Award was created to acknowledge the leadership of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s late president, Dr. Jacob Anaġi Adams.

The Aveogan Leadership Award was created to acknowledge the leadership of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s former board member who also held an executive management position with ASRC since 1972, Dr. Oliver Aveogan Leavitt.

The Ivalu Scholarship was created to honor eligible applicants who are making noteworthy and influential contributions to their community through their community cultural service commitment of their personal time to projects and activities which strongly incorporate the Iñupiaq values.

The At-Large High School Scholarship Awards are awarded each year in the amount of $2,000 each. Candidates must display superior academic performance, demonstrated leadership ability and/or community service achievements.

The deadline for all competitive awards is June 30

Short-Term Training

Short-Term Training is defined as training of four (4) months or less that is needed to obtain a certificate or license required to take on a job or to support development within a current position. This program is designed to assist eligible, applicants seeking employment or those who are currently employed needing additional training.

Applications are open year-round, but must be submitted at least 4-6 weeks prior to the training.

Cultural Education

Arctic Education Foundation believes that cultural youth development programs foster creative expression and identity while supporting core social and emotional skills. AEF’s cultural programs strengthen community connections, preserve invaluable cultural knowledge, and ensure time-honored traditions are passed down to future generations.

These cultural programs play a vital role in maintaining a meaningful connection with our youth and sustaining traditional knowledge of the North Slope Iñupiat.

Under the Cultural Education Program, AEF offers:

Youth Culture Camp – The culture camp provides a culturally immersive opportunity in which youth learn about subsistence practices, traditional plants, traditional knowledge of the land, Arctic survival, seasonal camping, Iñupiat language, and arts and crafts.

Youth Traditional Plant Education – These workshops provide education on plant collection and processing, traditional plant uses as food and medicine, and berry picking and processing.

Youth Traditional Art Education– These workshops provide education on Iñupiat art and traditional techniques. Workshops may include topics such as drum making, fur sewing, jewelry making, and carving taught by local artists from the North Slope region.