Bristol Bay Foundation

10/10/2026

Cannot ❤️❤️ this enough. Such a beautiful celebration of culture by Bristol Bay students!

10/10/2026

Deadline is just a week away!

The opportunity to fund your education dreams is here—applications for our spring semester Higher Education Scholarship* and third-quarter Career-Focused Vocational Education (CFVE) Scholarship are open!

Scholarships are available to BBNC shareholders or their direct lineal descendants who are enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, a vocational education program or higher education institution. CFVE applicants must be enrolled at least part-time; Higher Education applicants must be enrolled in at least one 3-5 credit class.

The deadline for both is Friday, October 16th, 2026, at 5pm Alaska time. Submit applications online through the myBBNC portal.

You can find complete eligibility requirements for both scholarships at our webpage: https://www.bristolbayfoundation.org/scholarships

Questions? Need application support? Reach out to Scholarship and Grants Program Manager Joanie at [email protected].

*Please note: The Higher Education Spring 2027 application only applies for the spring 2027 semester. Applications for the full 2027-28 academic year will open in February 2027. If you received funding for the 2026–27 academic year, you do not need to reapply for spring 2027 funding.

10/10/2026

Come work with us!

Bristol Bay Foundation has two current openings: Director of Finance and Finance & Grants Manager. This is a great opportunity to support meaningful work, uplift students, and work with a passionate, driven team.

Visit our website (link below) to read the complete job descriptions or to apply.

📝 www.bristolbayfoundation.org/working-with-us

10/09/2026

Indigenous Peoples' Day activities in Dillingham.

10/07/2026

Sending a huge quyana, chin'an, and quyanaa to everyone who bought raffle tickets (or shared our raffle ticket posts to raise awareness) in our annual fall raffle. Your support helped us raise $19,000!! All proceeds directly benefit BBNC shareholders, students, and Bristol Bay communities through our scholarship and cultural heritage programs.

And now, the winners of our prize packages!

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 #𝟏: David Burkhardt
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 #𝟐: Ingrid Hansen
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 #𝟑: Liz Skonbert
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 #𝟒: Evelyn McClain
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 #𝟓: Dot Flanders

Big thanks to our prize sponsors, Alaska Airlines, Grant Airlines, Alaska Commercial Co., and Bristol Bay Fuels, for their donations.

10/05/2026

Last week, our Scholarship Manager, Joanie Fullwood, and our partners at BBNC Shareholder Development and Shareholder & Corporate Relations hosted the inaugural Bristol Bay Next Gen in Wasilla. The event brought young shareholders and descendants together to learn about scholarships, career opportunities, and other BBNC resources. We look forward to building on this event and bringing Bristol Bay Next Gen to other locations!

10/03/2026

The deadline to apply for the Higher Education (spring semester) and third-quarter Career-Focused Vocational Education Scholarships is just two weeks away.*

Scholarships are available to BBNC shareholders or their direct lineal descendants who are enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, a vocational education program or higher education institution. The deadline for both is Friday, October 16th, 2026, at 5pm Alaska time. Submit applications online through the myBBNC portal.

You can find complete eligibility requirements for both scholarships at our webpage: https://www.bristolbayfoundation.org/scholarships

Questions? Contact Scholarship and Grants Program Manager Joanie at [email protected].

*Please note: The Higher Education Spring 2027 application only applies for the spring 2027 semester. If you received funding for the 2026–27 academic year, you do not need to reapply.

10/01/2026

Less than 48 hours remain to buy a ticket for the Bristol Bay Foundation annual Fall Raffle! Tickets cost $20 each or 6 for $100 (hint, hint: that's 6 tickets for the price of 5!), and the proceeds go to support our scholarship and cultural heritage grant programs.

Every ticket gives you the chance to win 1 of 5 great prize packages, built with our shareholders and descendants in mind! Tickets are sold exclusively online (link below), and only 3,000 are available. We'll draw winners at the BBNC Annual Shareholder Meeting in Naknek on Saturday, October 3. Can't attend this year's meeting? No worries—we'll notify all winners after the meeting is over.

Get your tickets now before they're gone: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2026bristolbayfoundation-fallraffle/event/bbf2026?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0czxqr04

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09/29/2026

Last week, our Scholarship & Grants Program Manager, Joanie Fullwood, visited ANSEP and spoke with their University Success students about scholarship opportunities and resources available to support them throughout their academic and professional careers. BBF has been an ANSEP partner since 2018, and it's always wonderful talking with students, hearing about their future plans, and providing them with the information needed to help turn those dreams into reality.

09/29/2026

Bristol Bay Foundation is excited to sponsor , a Philanthropy Northwest conference that brings Northwest funders together to learn about the future of philanthropy and community-centered practices. Even better, the conference is happening right here in Anchorage next week, October 6-8.

Participants will hear from inspirational speakers, network with peers, discover new ideas, and more! We hope you'll join us. To learn more or to register, visit: https://bit.ly/4ttMFRm