Grant Applications Open for Spring 2025 is open!

The grant funding for the Marine Natural Resources Technician OEC for the Spring 2025 Semester is open. 

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• • How to Apply for Grant Funding
    1. Apply for admission to the Marine Natural Resources Technician, OEC, for the Spring 2025 Semester. You will need to send your official transcripts to our pwsc.admissions@alaska.edu email.
    2. Write an essay response to the following prompt:
       • Essay prompt: In approximately 750 to 1000 words, describe why you want to participate in this program, why you are interested in the program, what interests you about mariculture and/or marine science, and how you see this program helping you in the future.
    3. Upload your essay response and your most recent unofficial transcripts with your unweighted GPA in our Google Form below.
    4. Complete your ALEKS Math Placement. Students must complete their ALEKS math placement by the grant application deadline to be considered for grant funding. If you have questions about the math placement testing or whether your previous UAA math prerequisites or math transfer credits count towards MATH A104 or STAT A200, please get in touch with your Academic Advisor, Bernie Irish.
  • Important Grant Information:

    PWSC has limited grant funding available to cover the tuition, fees, and housing for the Marine Natural Resources Technician Occupational Endorsement Certificate. Please be thoughtful in your response to the grant application essay prompt, as this is how we determine who will receive grant funding.

    • Grant funding is available through 2026, and is limited per semester. Students may have additional opportunities to apply again if denied or waitlisted.

    • Grant funding will only pay for grades C or higher in the program. Failing grades (F), Ds, withdrawals (W), incompletes (I), or remedial courses will not be covered by the grant. Students will be responsible for the cost of these courses.

    • Students must be in at least 12 PWSC-credits in the MNRT program (full-time student status) to receive funding for PWSC on-campus housing.

    • Grant funding will cover only program-specific math courses. If you are unable to test into MATH A104 Technical Mathematics or STAT A200 Elementary Statistics, you must take additional Math courses to meet the Occupational Endorsement Certificate graduation requirements.

    • Please note that it may take more than one semester to complete the OEC program. Course-specific grant funding may be available in future semesters for those who do not place into the core MATH or STAT courses.

    • If necessary, you can retake the ALEKS math placement test up to 5 times to improve your placement and qualify for grant funding.

  PWSC has limited grant funding available to cover the tuition, fees, and housing for the Marine Natural Resources Technician Occupational Endorsement Certificate. Please be thoughtful in your response to the grant application essay prompt, as this is how we determine who will receive grant funding.

  • Grant funding is available through 2026, and is limited per semester. Students may have additional opportunities to apply again if denied or waitlisted.

  • Grant funding will only pay for grades C or higher in the program. Failing grades (F), Ds, withdrawals (W), incompletes (I), or remedial courses will not be covered by the grant. Students will be responsible for the cost of these courses.

  • Students must be in at least 12 PWSC-credits in the MNRT program (full-time student status) to receive funding for PWSC on-campus housing.

  • Grant funding will cover only program-specific math courses. If you are unable to test into MATH A104 Technical Mathematics or STAT A200 Elementary Statistics, you must take additional Math courses to meet the Occupational Endorsement Certificate graduation requirements.

  • Please note that it may take more than one semester to complete the OEC program. Course-specific grant funding may be available in future semesters for those who do not place into the core MATH or STAT courses.

  • If necessary, you can retake the ALEKS math placement test up to 5 times to improve your placement and qualify for grant funding.

 

Grant Applications Open for Fall 2025!

The Fall 2025 Grant Funding Application is OPEN! PWSC Student Services will notify students of their grant application status on March 17, 2025. There are limited grant-funded spots available.

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• • How to Apply for Grant Funding

    How to Apply

    1. 1. Apply for admission to the Natural Resources Technician, OEC, for the fall 2025 semester. You will need to send your official transcripts to our pwsc.admissions@alaska.edu email.
       2. Write an essay response to the following prompt: In approximately 750 to 1000 words, describe why you want to participate in this program, why you are interested in the program, what interests you about natural resources and/or environmental science, and how you see this program helping you in the future.
       3. Upload your essay response, two letters of recommendation from someone who can speak to your academic or professional abilities, and your most recent unofficial transcripts with your unweighted GPA in our Google Form below.
          • If your reference prefers to send the letter of recommendation directly to us, please have them email their letter to pwsc.registration@alaska.edu.
       4. The deadline for submitting all documents (application for admissions, transcripts, and grant application) is March 1, 2025, for the fall 2025 Semester.
       5. Students will be notified of their grant application status on March 17th, 2025.
  • Important Grant Information:

    Important Grant Information:

    • • The Natural Resources Technician OEC requires either a 100-level writing level course or a communication course. Students may need to complete placement testing before the grant application deadline if they do not have any prior college-level writing or communication courses.
      • Grant funding is available through 2026 and is limited per semester. Students may have additional opportunities to apply again if denied or waitlisted.
      • Grant funding will only pay for grades C or higher in the program. Failing grades (F), Ds, withdrawals (W), incompletes (I), or remedial courses will not be covered by the grant. Students will be responsible for the cost of these courses.
      • Students must be in at least 12 PWSC credits (full-time student status) to receive funding for PWSC on-campus housing.
      • Students must receive a C or higher in all courses to receive the Natural Resources Technician Occupational Endorsement Certificate (OEC) at the end of the semester.
      • Please be aware that you must be admitted into either PWSC’s Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science in Technology program to receive federal financial aid. Our Natural Resources Technician OEC is not eligible for federal financial aid. Federal financial aid includes the Pell Grant and federal student loans.