UA Giving Day: 49 Hours for Alaska

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 research opportunities below to add a gift to your UA Giving Day cart.

Large Animal Research Support Endowment: Support research, education and outreach on Alaskan animals, such as muskoxen and reindeer.

One Health Support: Provides support for the One Health program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Toolik Early Career Research Support: Support early career researchers by granting them access to Toolik Field Station, the world's largest Arctic research facility, and funding future leaders in Arctic science through the Toolik Tundra Award, which enables them to conduct independent research projects at the station. 

Transformative Research in Metabolism (TRiM): Provide support for faculty within the TRiM program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to further the vision of translating hibernation research to improve human health.

Institute of Arctic Biology Support: Support summer research for graduate students in the field at the Institute of Arctic Biology.

Alaska Space Grant Program: Alaska Space Grant connects Alaska students and faculty to NASA and the growing aerospace industry in the state. 

Alaska Center for UAS Integration (ACUASI): This fund supports the mission to maintain a world-class research center for unmanned aircraft systems, providing integration of unique payloads and supporting pathfinder missions within government and science communities, with a special emphasis on the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.

Alaska Climate Change Research at IARC Makes a Difference: This fund makes a difference in the lives of Alaskans needing science-based solutions to climate change.

Geophysical Institute Associates Endowment: This endowment provides critical funding for the GI to address immediate needs and creative opportunities. In recent years, the fund has supported graduate student travel, visiting lecturers, specialized equipment, and building improvements – such as the rocket installation in front of the Elvey Building. 

Rasmuson Library Support: The Rasmuson Library houses one of the world's finest collections of Alaska and Polar Regions materials, encompassing books, periodicals, photography, manuscripts, films, oral histories, rare books, and maps, with this fund supporting programs and facilities at the library.

ACEP Research Support: This fund supports research conducted by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) at UAF, covering expenditures such as salaries, travel, equipment, contractual services, and commodities.