Mat-Su Health Foundation (Wasilla, AK)
For the seventh year in a row, Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) increased the number and total dollar amount of academic scholarship awards. This week, 436 Mat-Su residents were awarded more than $2.6 million to pursue higher education in the fields of health and human services. Individual awards ranged from $2,000 to $9,000.
This year’s scholarship recipients are diverse in their interest areas and are at different points in their academic journey. The top three fields in pursuit are nursing, behavioral health, and allied health, which encompasses disciplines like physical therapy, pharmacy, and speech therapy. Many of the recipients have received Foundation scholarship assistance before, though 196 are new. Most are undergraduates (291), though 43 are soon graduating from high school and 102 are graduate students.
The Foundation has been awarding scholarships since 2008, and in the last five years has awarded 2,278 academic scholarships totaling more than $11 million.
To access the full list of 2024 MSHF academic scholarship recipients, click here.