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UAF Research 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. 

$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 General IAB fund for summer research Challenge
Thank you interim director of UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology, Dr. Diane O'Brien, and donors to the IAB support Fund! $1,000 to support summer research has been unlocked.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$2,100
UAF Toolik Field Station Challenge
Thank you to the Toolik Field Steering Committee and donors. $2,100 has been unlocked to support Toolik Early Career Research.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$500
UAF Geophysical Institute Director Challenge
Thank you to Geophysical Institute Director Robert McCoy and donors. $500 has been unlocked to support the Geophysical Institute Associates Endowment.
15 / 15 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
$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
$5,000
UAF One Health Challenge
Thank you to Marilyn Russell and other donors to UAF's One Health program. $5,000 has been unlocked.
5 / 5 Donors
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
$500
UAF James Alves Alaska Space Grant Challenge
Thank you to UAF electrical engineering alum James Alves '77, and donors to the Alaska Space Grant program. $500 has been unlocked.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
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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