MyKEF Tutorial

Welcome to the MyKEF Tutorial Page

To help you with getting used to MyKEF and to help you quickly get started with your scholarship applications, we have designed a tutorial to help at every step of the way.  We will continue updating the Tutorial Page as more improvements are made to the MyKEF site that will make the application process even easier for you to use.

Creating your MyKEF account

  1. Go to www.KoniagEducation.org/SA or click on MyKEF from the scholarships page.
  2. Click on “Register”.
  3. Create your Username & Password.
    It’s very important that you enter an e-mail address that you check frequently, to ensure receiving important updates and notifications from KEF regarding your account.

Setup Your Profile

You should always make sure that your MyKEF Profile is completely filled out and updated on a regular basis, to ensure that KEF is mailing your scholarship check to the correct school address, to receive important e-mails and notifications from KEF regarding your account, to receive important updates and reminders, and to find out about new KEF scholarship opportunities.

MyKEF Home

The MyKEF Home is where you get an overview of your account. Use the corresponding numbers from the photo above to learn more about each section.

  1. Home: MyKEF Home (as displayed in image above).
  2. Scholarships: Click to view, add, or edit your scholarship applications.
  3. Financial: View scholarships you have been awarded. You can also view any payments that have been made by KEF to your school’s financial aid office.
  4. Files: This tab will show you all of the files that you have uploaded. From there you can edit, delete, or add files.
  5. Profile: This is where you update your contact information, such as your name, email address, physical location, and profile picture.
  6. School: Here you enter your GPA, major, minor, degree sought, and your school’s address.
  7. Account: Here you can update your primary email and password for your account.
  8. Help: MyKEF Frequently Asked Questions page.
  9. Logout: Click to log out of MyKEF.
  10. Message Bar: Here you will see information, error, and success messages. Information messages are from the myKEF webmaster to inform you of any important changes or upcoming maintenance. Error messages are shown when you encounter an error in any way while using myKEF. Success messages are shown when the action you were performing is completed successfully.
  11. Manage Scholarships: Summary of Scholarships. Click “View/Edit” or click on Scholarships tab (2) to view full scholarships page. Each scholarship listing will show you the Scholarship Name, Username, Status of Scholarship, Last Updated, and any actions you would like to take with that scholarship (ie: archive, edit). You may click on “+ Apply for Scholarship” to begin working on a new application.
  12. Profile: Summary of Profile. Click “View/Edit” to see complete Profile.
  13. Education: Summary of School page.  Click “View/Edit” to see complete School page.
  14. Document Archives: This displays your uploaded files. You can add a file by clicking on “+ Add File”.  To view all of your files click on “View All”.  The Archive section allows you to conveniently store files that are used in conjunction with you scholarship applications.  Each application requires specific attached documents. By saving important scholarship documents in your Archive, you can easily attach them to another application without browsing through your computer files.  Archived documents are saved on your MyKEF account.
  15. Announcements: KEF uses this section to announce important reminders and notifications regarding the MyKEF application system, and important deadlines.
  16. Surveys: At least once per year KEF will conduct a Student Survey that all current KEF scholarship recipients will be asked to participate in.  Surveys are a great opportunity for you to provide KEF with feedback and help KEF improve its programs.

Applying for Scholarships

Click on APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS to navigate to the Applications Page and get started:

Important Tips

  • You can come back and edit your scholarship applications at any time, as long as you save the application each time. Once you have clicked on “Submit” you may no longer make edits to your application.  Applications must be submitted by the application deadline.
  • Submit 1 application per scholarship that you are applying for.
  • General Scholarships: Academic, Basic, Vocational. YOU MAY ONLY APPLY FOR ONE OF THESE THREE.
  • Special Scholarships: Alyeska, ExxonMobil, Glenn Godfrey, Koniag Angayuk, Larry Matfay, Magnel Larsen Drabek, & Career Development. All others. YOU MAY APPLY FOR ANY OF THESE, PROVIDED YOU MEET THEIR GUIDELINES.
  • Among other measures, your application will be scored based on completeness.

    • Frequently Asked Questions

    For Frequently Asked Questions please click here or e-mail your question to scholarships@koniageducation.org.

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