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Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education is the state agency for student aid and loans. Its Alaska Performance Scholarship section explains the three award levels, the required high school curriculum, GPA and test score options, continuing eligibility and the Step-Up Award, with pages for private and homeschool students and links to the student aid portal.
Best for: Alaska high school students planning ahead who want the official curriculum, GPA and test rules for the state merit scholarship.
Limitation: The section covers one merit program, so need-based and other state aid sit on separate pages of the site.
Our rating
3.4out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.0 / 5)
- One merit program with three award levels.
- A table shows the GPA or test score per level.
- Eligible institutions and training providers are listed.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- A yearly FAFSA priority deadline is stated.
- The commission runs the scholarship it describes.
- Levels, amounts, rules and how to apply are all shown.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Menus and links are readable on a phone screen.
- Programs are listed on one page with links onward.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (2.5 / 5)
- The policy says customer lists are not sold or rented.
- Data may be shared with partners to send you email.
- The policy explains its cookies and page tracking.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.