Programs

To encourage the success of our students and increase the return on our donors’ investments, KEF implemented a mentorship program in the fall of 2009. This peer support network provides KEF’s degree seeking scholarship recipients the opportunity to build rapport with more experienced students of similar cultural heritage and fields of study and established professionals who support KEF’s mission by offering their time to coaching and advising our students.

This program is designed to increase the retention and success of our degree-seeking students. If you are an accomplished student, you are a great resource for those who follow in your footsteps. The Mentorship Program provides an opportunity for students to connect, to network and give each other encouragement and support throughout the school year. Click here to learn more.

Student Blog NEW!

Voice your opinion and provide your feedback on a variety of hot topics at KEF’s new Student Blog page. We want to know how you feel on subjects such as cross cultural barriers, your college experiences, barriers you have encountered and how you overcome the challenges that you faced.

This is an opportunity to help and learn from your fellow peers who are just as engaged in the college arena and trying to make ends meet. Topics will be facilitated by KEF Mentors and other volunteer authors.  If you’re interested in becoming a KEF blog author, please send your request to programmanager@koniageducation.org. Visit this blog often as new topics will be introduced on a regular basis. Click here to view the Student Blog.

Topics may include:

  • Educational barriers
  • Cultural barriers
  • Alutiiq cultural awareness
  • Traps to avoid in college
  • Effective time management
  • Balancing school with social activities
  • and much more….

Internships

KEF is continuously engaged in researching partnership opportunities with organizations to develop mutually beneficial internship programs for our students and partner corporations.

  • Koniag Angayuk (partner) Scholarship & Internship (Deadline: January 15)
    Koniag, Inc. and the Koniag Education Foundation (KEF) have jointly coordinated an internship scholarship program to seek out Koniag’s best and brightest shareholders and descendants to intern in subsidiaries of Koniag Development Corporation (KDC) and establish relationships between our future leaders and Koniag, Inc. The selected intern(s) will be awarded an annual scholarship of $10,000 from Koniag, Inc. for the duration of their post-secondary educational training.  Click here to learn more.
  • Alyeska Summer Internship 2011
    Alyeska Pipeline Service Company seeks applications from highly motivated college students currently attending an accredited university. Specifically Alyeska is looking for individuals who are seeking more than just a summer position, but a future career pathway by participating in a 12 – week paid internship program on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS).
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