The Alaska State Employees Association Kachemak Bay Chapter is offering a scholarship of $750 to a graduating senior from the Kachemak Bay area for continued education at an accredited college, university or technical school. Contact school counselors or call 235-5111. Application deadline is April 6.

The Anchor Point Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Xi Upsilon is offering a $750 scholarship to a graduating senior living within the Anchor Point Fire Service District. Applications are available from high school counselors and must be received or postmarked by April 14.

The Homer Chamber of Commerce will award two $500 scholarships to graduating students from the greater Homer area for educational costs at college, university, vocational or trade school. Application deadline is 5 p.m. April 9. Applications are available at high school guidance counselors’ offices, at the chamber of commerce at 201 Sterling Highway, and online at www.homeralaska.org.

The Homer Emblem Club No. 350 is offering four $1,000 scholarships for graduating seniors in the Homer, Anchor Point, Ninilchik and Seldovia area. See high school counselors or call 235-6131. Applications must be received by April 27.

The Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club offers two $1,000 scholarships for Homer High School graduates this year. Interested students should pick up application forms from the school counselor’s office.

The Homer Elks Lodge is accepting applications from graduating seniors and other students who desire to continue their education. Both academic and vocational scholarships are available. This year, $5,000 will be available for this program. Submit applications to Homer Elks Lodge No. 2127, 215 W. Jenny Lane, Homer, AK 99603, Attn: Scholarship Application Committee. Application packets are available from school career counselors or from the Homer Elks Lodge at 235-2127. Deadline is April 9.

The Homer Foundation has five scholarships available for area students: the Alain and Daniel Rieser Scholarship for foreign language study, the Homer Community Science Scholarship supporting post-secondary education in the life sciences, the Health Care Providers Scholarship supporting students interested in pursuing a health care field, the Drew Scalzi Memorial Maritime Scholarship supporting students of fishing families and/or students wishing to pursue a career in Alaska’s maritime industry and the Diane Wambach “Shoot for the Stars” Scholarship supporting education and training for young people with a plan to pursue their dream. Applications may be requested via mail, phone or email, picked up at the Homer Foundation or the Homer High School counselor’s office, or downloaded from the Homer Foundation’s website at www.homerfund.org. The deadline for all applications is May 1. Call 235-0541.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is sponsoring scholarships for a 2007-2008 full-year tuition waiver from AVTEC, the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, and a 2007-2008 full-year tuition waiver from Kenai Peninsula College. The two scholarships apply to this year’s 2007 graduating seniors. Applications are available at on the Web at www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/departments.aspx?id=50, or contact school counselors for information. Applications must be postmarked by March 23. Call (907) 714-8885.

The Kenai Borough Employees Association scholarship committee is accepting applications for four scholarships of $500 each. The scholarships are available to all 2007 graduates of the Kenai Peninsula Borough (including public schools, private schools, and home-schooled). Applications and instructions are available from any Kenai Peninsula Borough High School counselors’ office, at the information desk of the borough building in Soldotna or on the borough’s web site at www.bo-rough.kenai.ak.us. Applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 31. They can be mailed or dropped off at the Kenai Peninsula Borough, KBEA Scholarship Committee, 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, AK 99669.

AAA Alaska offers the Academics, Athletic and Arts scholarship to graduating Alaska high school seniors. To be eligible, seniors must maintain at least a 2.75 grade point average, actively participate in academics, athletics and the arts and attend a college or accredited technical school in Alaska, Montana or Wyoming during the 2007-2008 school year. Eligibility requirements and an application can be downloaded from the Web at www.aaa.com.

The University of Alaska Foundation offers $500 to $8,000 scholarships for students attending any campus of the University of Alaska in 2007-08. Complete the UA Foundation statewide application at the Kachemak Bay Campus financial aid office or online at www.alaska.edu/ uafound/processPolicy/awards.xml.

The American Legion Auxiliary has the following scholarships available; call 235-6789: American Legion Sept. 11th Memorial Scholarship and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16 Scholarship, May 1 deadline.