UAF Alaska Nanooks Athletics


Your gift to Nanooks Athletics supports student-athletes, scholarships and facilities that keep our teams competitive and thriving. Contributions strengthen programs across all sports, while funding equipment, training and trail development that benefit the entire community. Together, we’re building champions in the classroom, in competition and in life.


Register as a UAF Alaska Nanooks Athletics Champion

UAF Alaska Nanooks Athletics needs volunteer Champions to tell their community why donating is important this UA Giving Day. Scroll down to view UAF Alaska Nanooks Athletics 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:

  • Nanook Fund: Support Alaska Nanook student-athletes with essential resources such as meal plans, on-campus housing, books, tutoring expenses, and more.
  • Nanook All-Sports Scholarship Fund: Provide financial assistance for student-athletes across any Nanook varsity sports team.
  • Nanook Facilities and Equipment Futures Fund: Support major facility updates and technology enhancements across Nanook Athletics. Immediate priorities include a new scoreboard as part of the 100-year Nanooks celebration, as well as locker room and equipment upgrades to modernize the student-athlete experience.

Other UAF Alaska Nanooks Athletics priorities: 

Nanook Men’s Basketball, Nanook Women’s Basketball, Nanook Running, Nanook Men’s Hockey, Nanook Skiing, Nanook Rifle, Nanook Volleyball, Nanook Women’s Swimming, and Usibelli Coal Mine Ski Trails



$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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Event
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.
Event
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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