Scholarships

About the Ethel Lund Visionaries in Healthcare Scholarships

The Ethel Lund Visionaries in Healthcare Scholarship program awards competitive scholarships to Alaska Native and American Indian students from Southeast Alaska interested in pursuing healthcare fields. Awarded scholarships can be used to pay for tuition, travel, books, living expenses, or other education related fees. In 2026, the program will award $25,000 in scholarships.

This scholarship honors the legacy of Ethel Aanwoogeex’ Lund, who was known by many as the Godmother of Tribal Health. Growing up in Wrangell, Alaska, she saw how poor health care affected Alaska Native people throughout Southeast Alaska. She helped to form the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC); and in 2001, she was also one of the founding members of the Healing Hand Foundation. Ethel Lund believed that building healthy families requires the integration of cultural practices, traditional medicines, and foods. Ms. Lund was the President Emeritus of SEARHC and The Healing Hand Foundation.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements to apply:

• Alaska Native and/or American Indian
• Permanent Alaska resident with ties to Southeast Alaska
• Pursuing a health care-related career
• Current enrollment or acceptance in an institute of higher learning
• In pursuit of an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D., or M.D. degree