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UAF Youth Programs

All your gifts during the 49 hours will help unlock UA Giving Day Challenges. Your generosity builds a culture of education, develops a workforce, strengthens our economy, and is invested in cutting-edge research...for Alaska.

Select UAF youth programs opportunities below to add a gift to your UA Giving Day cart.

Rural Alaska Honors Institute: Help offer rural and Alaska Native high school students from across the state a 40+ years-running summer program that provides an opportunity to see life as a university student, develop college success skills, and earn college credit.


UAF Inspiring Girls: Support tuition-free, 12-day backcountry field science and art program expeditions designed to empower high school-aged young women and gender-expansive youth.


Fostering Science Program Support: Help break down barriers in science and summer camp participation for Alaskan youth in foster care by providing free outdoor adventure experiences in science, art, and Indigenous culture.


GeoForce Alaska Support: Support students from the North Slope, Northwest Arctic, and Interior in their exploration around Alaska and throughout the country to learn about geology and career paths in geosciences. Students are recruited in 8th or 9th grade and travel for four summers.


UAF Summer Music Academy & UAF Visual Arts Academy Scholarships: Support scholarships for the intensive two-week music and art education programs held on the UAF campus for middle and high school students, and scholarships for students majoring in fine arts at UAF.


UAF Summer Music Academy: Support the education and artistic activities of the UAF Summer Music Academy.


AK Science Olympiad: Support this nationwide youth competition consisting of hands-on, team-based STEM tournaments including experimental design, knowledge tests, and construction challenges.


National Ocean Sciences Bowl: Support ocean sciences academia among high school students with this exciting research presentation opportunity, trivia quiz bowl, and summer camp hosted in Seward, AK, and partially funded by the UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.

$4,500
Launch Power Hour
Thank you to the UA Board of Directors' Development Committee and the first 100 donors of UA Giving Day! We're off to a great start.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$3,000
Regents Dedicated to Student Success Challenge
Thank you to the University of Alaska Board of Regents and all supporters of this challenge! This challenge has been met.
1,500 / 1,500 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Reaching New Heights Challenge
Thank you to the UA President's Office and all of our UA Giving Day supporters! We have surpassed last year's total donors and are so thankful of the support. This challenge has been met.
1,807 / 1,807 Donors
Completed
$2,000
UAF Alumni Challenge
Thank you UA President Pat Pitney and alumni donors! $2,000 has been unlocked to support UAF scholarships.
361 / 361 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
UAF Giving Day Gift Total Leaderboard
See how much has been given to each UAF Giving Day fund. Who will top the UAF Gift Total Leaderboard?
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 College of Engineering and Mines Support $55,039.00
2 OneTree Alaska Project Support $18,701.00
3 Troth Yeddha' Park Support $15,560.00
4 Usibelli Coal Mine UAF Ski Trail Development $13,118.00
5 UAF General Support $11,960.00
Ended
$1,000
UAF Inspiring Girls Expedition Challenge
Thank you to two anonymous supporters, and other donors, to the Inspiring Girls Expedition Alaska. $1,000 has been unlocked.
Completed
$1,000
UAF Flower Power Hour Challenge
Thank you UA President Pat Pitney and UAF donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the UAF Botanical Garden.
Completed
$1,500
UAF Alaska Tsunami Bowl challenge
Thank you to the Alaska Ocean Observing System and donors. $1,500 has been unlocked to support the UAF Tsunami Bowl.
5 / 5 Donors
Completed
$1,000
Building Work Force Power Hour
Thank you to the UA President's Office and all supporters during this hour! The challenge has been met.
Completed
$1,000
Leading Research Power Hour
Thank you to the UA President's Officer and all supporters who helped us reach this challenge goal! And thank you to all of the UA supporters on a successful UA Giving Day!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$10,000
Supporting Alaska's Educators Challenge
Thank you Regent Hughes and all donors to UA Giving Day! This challenge has been unlocked.
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
UAF Giving Day Donor Leaderboard
See how many donors have given to each UAF Giving Day fund. Who will top the UAF Donor Leaderboard?
Rank Fund Designation Donors
1 Troth Yeddha' Park Support 116
2 Usibelli Coal Mine UAF Ski Trail Development 80
3 Nanook Volleyball 51
4 Nanook Men's Hockey 37
5 UAF Inspiring Girls 37
Ended
Leaderboard
UAF Chancellor Dan White Leaderboard Challenge
Thank you to UAF Chancellor Dan White and donors. The Chancellor's gift of $5,000 has been unlocked to support the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center, coming in at the top spot with 58 alumni donations to their fund.
What is your affiliation with UA?
Rank Answer Donors
1 UAF Alum 388
Ended
$1,000
UAF Fostering Science Program Challenge
Thank you to Andre and Theresa Reed and Steve and Elena Sparrow, and donors. $1,000 has been unlocked to support UAF's Fostering Science Program.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$5,000
UAF Alaska Science Olympiad Challenge
Thank you Dr. Brian Rasley and donors to the Alaska Science Olympiad at UAF. $5,000 has been unlocked.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
49th Donor for the 49th State
Completed! 49 donors gave a gift of at least $49 in the first 13 minutes of UA Giving Day. An anonymous donor earned a $500 mini-grant for Statewide General Scholarships.
Rank $49+ donations Gifts
1 UAF 812
2 UAA 777
3 UAS 109
4 University of Alaska System 51
Ended
Final Hours of UA Giving Day: Race to the Finish Challenge
Mar 28, 2024

We are so thankful for all of the support during our #49HoursforAlaska and have just a few hours left! We are now in the Race to the Finish: All UA Giving Day donors that give today are automatically entered into a drawing open for a $2,000 mini-grant for a program or scholarship of choice. The winner will be notified once UA Giving Day has ended. 

Thank you again for supporting our UA System over these last few hours.

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