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UAF College of Indigenous Studies

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Across all our campuses, you'll find hundreds of reasons to support Nanook Nation. Now through 1 p.m. on March 27, explore the university priorities below to discover new ways to empower students, drive innovation and build brighter futures.


Don't miss out! Scroll the bottom of the page to see if your favorite program or scholarship has a match or challenge, so your impact can be doubled or even tripled.


Select UAF College of Indigenous Studies opportunities below to add a gift to your UA Giving Day cart.



College of Indigenous Studies Support: At the UAF College of Indigenous Studies, we offer academic and vocational education and outreach to campuses representing over 160 Alaska Native communities, serving Alaska by building strong individuals and cultivating sustainable communities through developing a new generation of leaders.


Rural Student Services Support: Since 1969, the RSS program at UAF has prioritized culturally competent advising to support Alaska Native and rural students, fostering retention and matriculation through personalized guidance for academic success and creating a home away from home with welcoming community and strong relationships.


Rural Alaska Honors Institute: At RAHI, rural and Alaska Native high school students from across the state live, study and play on the UAF Troth Yeddha' campus for six summer weeks, experiencing life as university students, developing college success skills, earning college credit and benefiting from gifts that allow us to offer this program at no charge for over 40 years.


Strengthening Alaska's Native Languages: Established by state legislation in 1972, the Alaska Native Language Center serves as the major center in the United States for the research and documentation of Interior and Northern Alaska Native languages, cultivating and promoting Alaska's twenty Native languages internationally.


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


Bristol Bay Campus Support: The University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus (College of Indigenous Studies) enriches the quality of life through education for students in remote communities of Bristol Bay, Alaska Peninsula, Pribilof Islands and the Aleutian regions of southwest Alaska.


Chukchi Campus Support: The University of Alaska Fairbanks Chukchi Campus (College of Indigenous Studies) inspires and develops students to contribute to their community's cultural and civic needs across a service area of more than 36,000 square miles, primarily serving Kotzebue along with eleven village communities and the Red Dog Mine site.


Kuskokwim Campus Support: The University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus (College of Indigenous Studies) educates and prepares professional, community and culturally rooted leaders within a healthy, active and culturally relevant learning environment, serving the people of the Yup'ik, Cup'ik and Athabascan lands of Southwest Alaska in Bethel and 56 surrounding villages, covering an area roughly the size of Oregon.


Northwest Campus Support: The University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus (College of Indigenous Studies) offers excellent opportunities for academic, vocational and community education to the Bering Strait region, serving 15 Alaska Native villages in addition to Nome within a 36,000 square mile area, equivalent to the size of the state of Indiana.




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UA John C. Hughes Foundation for Alaska Educators
Thank you John C. Hughes Foundation and UA Giving Day donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Patricia Hughes Eastaugh Teaching Scholarship and education students systemwide.
1,500 / 1,500 Donors
Completed
$2,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Thank you Stephanie Erickson and donors that are investing in UA programs as a solution to keeping and cultivating more bright community members working in Alaska. $2,000 has been unlocked for UAA College of Engineering and UAFA College of Engineering and Mines.
750 / 750 Donors
Completed
$2,000
UAF Alumni Challenge
Thank you President Pitney and UAF alumni! $2,000 has been unlocked to support the UAF General Scholarship!
Completed
$2,000
UAA Alumni Challenge
Thank you President Pitney and UAA alumni! $2,000 has been unlocked to support the UAA scholarships.
350 / 350 Donors
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$10,000
UAF College of Indigenous Studies Challenge
Thank you to an anonymous donor and College of Indigenous Studies donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Alaska Native Language Center.
Completed
$500
UAF Support Education with Choggiung Limited
Thank you Choggiung Limited and UAF Bristol Bay donors! $500 has been unlocked to support the UAF Bristol Bay Campus Support Fund.
Completed
$5,000
UAF First National Bank Alaska Kuskokwim Scholarship Challenge
Thank you First National Bank Alaska and Kuskokwim Scholarship donors! $5,000 was unlocked to support the First National Bank Kuskokwim Scholarship Fund.
Completed
$10,000
UA Supporting Alaska's Educators Challenge
Thank you UA Foundation Director and Former Regent Mary K. Hughes and UA Giving Day donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Patricia Hughes Eastaugh Teaching Scholarship and education students systemwide.
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
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$10,000
UA Launch Power Hour
Thank you UA Foundation Board of Directors and UA Giving Day's first 200 donors! $10,000 has been unlocked for scholarships at UAA, UAF, UAS, and their community campuses.
200 / 200 Donors
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$2,000
UAS Alumni Challenge
Thank you President Pitney and UAS alumni! $2,000 has been unlocked to support the UAS General Scholarship!
65 / 65 Donors
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$6,000
UA Alaska Values Indigenous Knowledge Challenge
Thank you to the 2025+ donors that unlocked this additional support for these important initiatives at the University of Alaska, Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Center, Alaska Leaders Archive, and Cyril George Indigenous Knowledge Collection.
2,025 / 2,025 Donors
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$40,000
UAF One Health Holistic Community Challenge
Thank you Marilyn Russell and UAF One Health Support Fund donors! $40,000 has been unlocked in support of One Health.
Completed
$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.
Completed
$1,000
UAF Flower Power Hour Challenge
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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