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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.

University of Alaska Priorities

UAA

UAF

UAS

University of Alaska System

$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
6	UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Annual Fund	$5,809.00
7	Nanook Volleyball	$5,765.00
8	UA Museum of the North Annual Fund	$5,595.00
9	CFOS Graduate Student Support	$5,265.00
10	ACUASI General Support	$5,100.00
11	Nanook Men's Hockey	$4,940.00
12	Rasmuson Library Support	$4,410.00
13	Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden	$3,620.00
14	UAF CBSM Student Support	$3,538.00
15	UAF First Gen Support	$3,310.00

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
6	UAF General Support	32
7	UAF First Gen Support	32
8	Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI)	30
9	UAF CBSM Student Support	29
10	Nanook Men’s Hockey Scholarship	29
11	Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden	26
12	Nanook Rifle	25
13	OneTree Alaska Project Support	24
14	CBSM Support	22
15	College of Engineering and Mines Support	21

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	776
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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