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Find your reason to give.

Ready or not, here it comes – UA Giving Day!


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

 

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


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.


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.


Usibelli Coal Mine Drone Advancement Scholarship: Provide financial assistance for tuition and other related educational expenses to students enrolled in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems or Aerospace programs at UAF.


Geophysical Institute Associates Endowment (spendable): 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.



$10,000
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
$4,900
UAF Denise Thorsen Alaska Space Grant Challenge
Thank you Denise Thorsen and Alaska Space Grant donors! $4,900 has been unlocked to support the Alaska Space Grant Support Fund.
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
Completed
$1,250
UAF Toolik Field Station Challenge
Thank you Toolik Field Station Steering Committee and Toolik Early Career Research Support Fund donors! $1,250 has been unlocked to support the Toolik Early Career Research Support Fund.
Completed
$500
UAF Geophysical Institute Director Challenge
Thank you UAF Geophysical Institute Director Bob McCoy and GI donors! $500 has been unlocked to support the GI Associates Endowment 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
Completed
$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
Completed
2
Match
UAF Match Challenge in Support ACUASI’s Unmanned Aircraft Research and Scholarships
Thank you Dr. Cathy Cahill and ACUASI donors! $10,000 has been unlocked to support the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Program and UCM Drone Advancement Endowed Schoalrship support funds.
Completed
$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
Completed
$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
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.
Completed
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