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UAA Student Needs and Financial Support

Find Your Reason to Give — And Make It Count.

Name: UAA Student Needs and Financial Support
Start: 2025-03-25T12:00:00-0800
End: 2025-03-27T13:00:00-0800
Location: UA Giving Day 2025

Across all of our campuses, from Anchorage to Kodiak, the Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound, and Mat-Su, you’ll discover hundreds of reasons to support UAA students. Each fund reflects a journey, community and purpose that impacts Seawolf Nation.

From now until March 27 at 1 p.m., explore the funds below and uncover new ways to spark innovation, uplift students and build a brighter Alaska. Scroll to see opportunities where your donation could be doubled, tripled or unlock additional support.

This is your moment to give back and pay it forward.

Your Journey. Your Community. Your Impact.

UAA Student Support: Support University of Alaska Anchorage students facing hardship and assist students on their journey to success.

Other UAA Student Needs and Financial Support opportunities:

Sheri Buretta Family Endowed Scholarship

Student Health and Counseling Support

UAA General Scholarships

UAA Food Insecurity/UAA Food Pantry

$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

$1,000

UAA Annual Fund Challenge

You did it! Thanks to you and 248 other generous donors, the $1,000 challenge for UAA's Annual Fund for Excellence has been unlocked! Your support helps fund life-changing opportunities for students and faculty—from conference presentations to special guest speakers—proving that small gifts truly make big things happen!

249 / 249 Donors

Completed

Success!

UAA Pie Attack for Food Insecurity LeeAnne Carrothers

Thank you UAA Food Insecurity fund donors! Tune into the College of Health Facebook page to see LeeAnne Carrothers take a pie to the face.

Completed

$4,900

UAA 49th Finishers Challenge

Thank you Signature Land Services and UA Giving Day donors of $49+ for unlocking $4900 toward UAA's 49th Finishers Scholarship that supports students that are interested in coming back to school after taking a break.

49 / 49 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

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

Match

UAA Students Facing Hunger Match

Thank you to an anonymous supporter and UAA Food Insecurity donors! $1,500 has been unlocked to support the Seawolf Food Pantry.

$1,500 MATCHED

Completed

$30,000

UAA Alumni Association

Thank you Ragu and Gita Bhargava for unlocking $30,000 toward UAA's Alumni Scholarship Fund that supports students through financial assistance!

249 / 249 Donors

Completed

Success!

UAA Pie Attack for Food Insecurity Bridgett Mayorga

Thank you UAA Food Insecurity fund donors! Tune into the College of Health Facebook page to see Bridgett Mayorga take a pie to the face.

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