UAF Student Scholarship and Support


Your gift to Student Scholarships and Support helps Nanooks thrive — in the classroom and beyond. Contributions provide critical scholarships, leadership development, first-generation and rural student support, honors opportunities, emergency resources like the food pantry and programs that remove financial barriers to earning a degree. Together, we’re opening doors, strengthening student success and ensuring every Nanook has the opportunity to reach their goals.


Register as a UAF Student Scholarship and Support Champion

UAF Student Scholarship and Support needs volunteer Champions to tell their community why donating is important this UA Giving Day. Scroll down to view UAF Student Scholarship and Support priorities you can advocate for and Challenge awards your community can help unlock. Registration is open now.

Advocate for these priorities this UA Giving Day:

  • UAF General Scholarship: Empower the next generation of Nanooks in every field of study and strengthen essential programs like the Nanook Pledge, which guarantees four years of merit-based assistance.
  • UAF Student Support: Support UAF students who need assistance navigating emergencies, unexpected challenges, and other barriers to their educational journeys.
  • UAF Food Pantry: Provide food to students in need at the UAF campus.
  • UAF Honors College Climate Scholars Support: Support the UAF Honors College Climate Scholars Program.

Other UAF Student Scholarship and Support priorities: 

ASUAF Scholarship, UAF First-Gen Support Fund, UAF TRIO Student Support Services (SSS), UAF Honors College Support, UAF Fire Department Support, UAF LION Support, UAF ASUAF Leadership Scholarship, UAF Rural Student Services Support), and UAF Leadership Pr



$5,500
UA Launch Power Hour
If 200 donors make a gift in the first hour of UA Giving Day, the University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors will collectively donate $5,500 to UA General Scholarship, a scholarship open to students at any of the University of Alaska's campuses.
200 Donor Goal
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2026th donor wins $2026
To celebrate the Class of 2026, the 2026th donor this UA Giving Day will win a grant of $2026. The grant will bolster the donor's donation in a big way! The grant will be directed to the same University of Alaska initiative that the 2026th donor donated to.
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1000th new donor wins $1000
To celebrate the efforts of UA Giving Day Champions spreading the word about their favorite programs this UA Giving Day, the 1000th new donor will win a $1000 mini-grant. The mini-grant will be directed to the same University of Alaska initiative that the winner donated to.
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UAF General Scholarship Match
The UA President's Office will match donations to the UAF General Scholarship dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000, with a grant from the President's Office.
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