Alaska Power Association offers two $1,000 Hank Nikkels Scholarships for Alaskans; May 6 is deadline

Applications Deadline: Friday, May 6, 5 p.m.

The Alaska Power Association is offering two $1,000 Hank Nikkels Scholarships for Alaskans studying electrical engineering or power generation.

APA is the statewide trade association for the electric utilities that supply power to more than a half-million Alaskans in communities from Barrow to Adak, through the Interior and Southcentral regions and down the Inside Passage.

Hank Nikkels was a 25-year management employee of the Municipality of Anchorage at Municipal Light & Power and a leader in Alaska's electric industry who died in 2002. The Alaska Power Association membership established a scholarship in his memory to help ensure future electric utility leaders have an opportunity to further their education in the electric power industry.

The scholarships are available to Alaska residents attending college in Alaska full-time or part-time working toward obtaining a doctoral, master's or bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering or an associate of applied science degree in power generation/technology. At the time of application, students must be at least a sophomore if pursuing a bachelor degree or have completed two semesters if pursuing an associate degree. Applicants must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average in college at the time of application.

For more information, please contact Crystal Enkvist at (907) 771-5711 or cenkvist@alaskapower.org. Fill out the PDF application here.