UAF College of Indigenous Studies
Your gift to CIS uplifts Alaska Native cultures, languages and communities across the state. Support strengthens rural student scholarships, regional campuses, Native language revitalization, the Festival of Native Arts and One Health initiatives that honor the deep connections between people, animals and the land. Together, we are sustaining knowledge, opportunity and cultural celebration for generations to come.
Click on the funds below to add to your UA Giving Day cart:
- College of Indigenous Studies Support: Partner with the College to develop a new generation of leaders focused on Alaska Native culture and Indigenous leadership practices.
- Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI): Sustain a legacy of empowering our next generation to discover their potential, at no charge to the student. For over 40 years, RAHI has welcomed rural and Alaska Native high school juniors and seniors from across the state to the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus for six transformative summer weeks.
- Strengthening Alaska's Native Languages: Preserve and revitalize endangered languages through supporting the teaching, research, and documentation of Dene, Yup’ik and Inupiaq languages and more, providing cultural connection opportunities around the state.
- Festival of Native Arts: Support the annual, student planned and led celebration of Alaska Native traditions hosted at UAF, by funding dance groups, artists, elders, hands-on workshops, and more.
Other UAF College of Indigenous Studies priorities:
Bristol Bay Campus Support, Chukchi Campus Support, Kuskokwim Campus Support, Northwest Campus Support, One Health Program Support, First National Bank Kuskokwim Scholarship, and Rural Student Services Support.
A Race to the Finish!
Mar 26, 2026
Join us for a special final day challenge! All UA Giving Day donors that give today [26th] are automatically entered into a drawing for a $600 mini-grant for any program or scholarship that is listed on the UA Giving Day website.
We've reached our 2,026 donor goal!
Mar 25, 2026
Friends, families, and communities supporting UAA, UAF, and UAS students: Thank you so much for everything you have done to help us reach our goal of 2,026 donors! There are still 18 hours left in UA Giving Day, and we are at 752 of our 1,000 new donor goal! Please continue to share and spread the word about Giving Day to help us reach this.
$2,000
UAF Alumni Challenge
Thank you to our 400 UAF Alumni donors and to UA President Pat Pitney for helping us unlock $2,000 to support UAF's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics!
400 / 400 Donors
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$1,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Alaska counts on our incredible engineers to find the solution to complex Arctic concerns. 75% of UA's grads stay in Alaska long-term, which is something to be proud of; the challenge at hand is ensuring bright students receive the support they need to enroll and graduate. Stephanie Erickson, University of Alaska Foundation board member, challenges Alaska's engineers to be part of the solution. To represent 75% of alumni staying in Alaska long-term, when we reach 750 donors to any program or scholarship, Stephanie will donate $2,000, split between UAA College of Engineering and UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
749 / 749 Donors
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$5,000
UAF Support Kuskokwim Students Challenge
First National Bank Alaska thanks the donors who are investing in Kuskokwim Campus students. Donors have unlocked a $5,000 gift from FNBA for scholarships for students at the rural campus.
5 / 5 Donors
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$1,000
UAF New Donors for Troth Yeddha' Initiative Challenge
Thank you President Pitney and Troth Yeddha donors! $1,000 has been unlocked in support of the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Students Initiative.
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$1,000
UAF Flower Power Hour
Thank you President Pitney and UAF donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the upkeep of the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
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Leaderboard
Donors per Fund: UAF College of Indigenous Studies
Number of donors who gave to each fund for UA Giving Day 2026
| Rank | Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) | 50 |
| 2 | Chukchi Campus Support | 29 |
| 3 | Bristol Bay Campus Support | 24 |
| 4 | Northwest Campus Support | 20 |
| 5 | Kuskokwim Campus Support | 20 |
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$5,000
UA Supporting Alaska's Educators Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thank you, Mary K. Hughes and the John C. Hughes Foundation, and to our generous UA Giving Day donors. $5,000 has been unlocked to support the Patricia Hughes Eastaugh Teaching Scholarship for education students systemwide. Because of you, future educators across Alaskawill receive the support they need to learn, lead, and make a lasting impact in their communities.
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$1,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Alaska counts on our incredible engineers to find the solution to complex Arctic concerns. 75% of UA's grads stay in Alaska long-term, which is something to be proud of; the challenge at hand is ensuring bright students receive the support they need to enroll and graduate. Stephanie Erickson, University of Alaska Foundation board member, challenges Alaska's engineers to be part of the solution. To represent 75% of alumni staying in Alaska long-term, when we reach 750 donors to any program or scholarship, Stephanie will donate $2,000, split between UAA College of Engineering and UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
1 / 1 Donors
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$5,500
UA Launch Power Hour
The UA Foundation Board of Directors thanks the first-hour donors who have set UA Giving Day on a great foot. UA Foundation Board has made their $5,500 donation to UA General Scholarship. Keep spreading the word about UA Giving Day to make UA Giving Day a success!
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$1,300
UAF Alaska Indigenous Leaders Challenge
Thank you Alaska Indigenous Leaders and CIS donors! $1,300 has been unlocked in support of the College of Indigenous Studies Support fund.
25 / 25 Donors
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$10,000
UAF Rural Student Support Challenge
Thank you Donlin Gold, LLC and RAHI donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Rural Alaska Honors Institute Fund.
35 / 35 Donors
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Help us fill the map!
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK | 175 |
| 2 | WA | 3 |
| 2 | AZ | 3 |
