Alaska is absolutely beautiful any time of year, although it's obviously colder during the winter months. There's such a vast array of activities available to the avid outdoorsman or woman. Let's not forget that Alaska also offers great colleges and universities to their student population. Now they only challenge, as for any college student, is to find some financial aid to help pay for their college experience. This is exactly why Alaska offers a variety of scholarship and grant programs to meet the needs of current resident students as well as those out of state, looking to attend college in Alaska.