PITAAS Scholarship

PITAAS is a teacher preparation program for Alaska Natives at the University of Alaska Southeast. PITAAS is funded by a grant from USDOE. PITAAS scholarship award levels vary from year to year depending on funding availability. (The average award during fall semester 2005 was $4,250.)

Target Population

1. Alaska Native High School Graduates from Southeast Alaska School Districts;
2. Alaska Native Candidates for the Master’s of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program;
3. Alaska Native Candidates in the Education Leadership Program at UAA;
4. Alaska Native Tlingit and Haida Head Start Employees.