Apply now for competitive and basic scholarships for fall 2019
At Doyon Foundation, we are gearing up for our biggest scholarship deadline of the year – Wednesday, May 15 is the deadline to apply for basic scholarships for fall 2019 and competitive scholarships for the 2019 – 2020 academic year.
If you are planning to attend school this coming year, be sure to mark your calendar and start working on your application for:
- Competitive scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $9,000
- $1,200 basic scholarships for full-time students (12 or more credits, or 9 or more credits for graduate students)
- $800 basic scholarships for part-time students (3 to 11 credits, or 2 to 8 credits for graduate students)
Wondering about the difference between the scholarships? Competitive scholarships are awarded through a competitive review process, while basic scholarships are awarded to all students who meet the eligibility guidelines and submit a completed application by the appropriate deadline. (Also, our basic scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to get your application in early!) Note that you don’t have to fill out separate applications for competitive and basic awards.
Before you apply, make sure you meet the eligibility guidelines, which state that applicants must:
- Be enrolled to Doyon, Limited or be the child of an original enrollee
- Be accepted to an accredited college, university, technical or vocational school
- Meet our minimum GPA requirements
- Be enrolled in the required minimum number of credits
Get all the details on scholarship eligibility and application requirements by reviewing our scholarship resource handbook.
Ready to apply? Get started at our online scholarship application portal. If you have applied previously, simply log in using the same email address and password. If you are a first-time applicant, you will need to create a new account. Need help? See our step-by-step account creation instructions or view our detailed application instructions.
Once you are logged in, select “apply” and the system will ask for an access code. If you do not already have an access code, please call 907.459.2049 or email us at [email protected] to obtain one.
If you are in the Fairbanks area and need computer access to complete the online application, you are welcome to come to the Foundation office at the Doyon Industrial Facility, 615 Bidwell Ave., Suite 101 in Fairbanks.
We always get a lot of questions about transcripts: Do I need to submit them? Do they need to be official or unofficial? What is the deadline? Here’s what you need to know:
- Official transcripts only need to be submitted once per academic year (which runs August through July).
- If you’re a “new” student (in other words, you didn’t receive a fall 2018 or spring or summer 2019 scholarship), then you need to submit official transcripts by the May 15 deadline.
- If you’re a “returning” student (meaning you received a fall 2018 or spring or summer 2019 scholarship), you can submit unofficial transcripts. We know you won’t have transcripts for the spring semester by May 15, so the deadline for you to submit them is August 21, 2019.
It is very important to log in to your student account before the scholarship application deadline to check that you have submitted all the required materials. (Put a reminder on your calendar now!)
Questions? We’re here to help! Contact our new scholarship program manager, Jenna Sommer, at [email protected] or 907.459.2049.