The purpose of the Sven E. & Lorraine Eriksson Scholarship Fund, administered through the Alaska Community Foundation, is to offer financial assistance for tuition and other related educational expenses to full-time students of the University of Alaska Anchorage who are formally admitted into an undergraduate Engineering or Music degree-seeking program.

Qualifications:

• Applicant should demonstrate motivation, academic and leadership potential.
• Applicants will be reviewed for their merit in academic achievements along with extracurricular activities as they relate to the applicant’s potential to constructively use his/her academic abilities.
• Applicant must be an Alaskan resident who has graduated from an Alaskan high school.
• Applicant must be a United States citizen.
• Applicants who are incoming college freshman must have a minimum high school grade point average of 2.5.
• Applicants who have college experience must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 from college and have had a 2.5 GPA from high school.
• Applicant must be formally admitted into an undergraduate Engineering or Music degree-seeking-program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
• Applicant may be an incoming or continuing student at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Preference will be given to University of Alaska Anchorage applicants.
• Preference will be given to applicants who plan to pursue a career in Alaska as demonstrated by a personal essay.
• Prior recipients may reapply every academic year.

To apply for this scholarship, please make sure you meet all of the above qualifications and then log in to the secured area of UAOnline to complete the electronic scholarship application.