TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID

The following chart is an at-a-glance listing of the types of financial aid available at UAF. Specific deadlines and eligibility criteria are also listed. Follow the links for more information.

Although information about financial aid for graduate students is provided here, you may wish to contact the UAF Graduate School at fygrad@uaf.edu or visit their website at www.uaf.edu/gradsch/ for more details.

For non-University of Alaska (UA) funding resources and financial aid related information, see Other Funding Resources Outside of UA.

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Types of Financial Aid at UAF

Fr = Entering Freshmen
Un = Undergraduate
Gr = Graduate Student
!! = Additional conditions apply
Deadline = Application deadline

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Types of Financial Aid at UAF
Assistantships	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Research			x	x
Teaching			x	x
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Employment	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Campus Jobs	x	x	x		Year-round
Federal Work Study	x	x	x		Sep.-May
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Fellowships	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Alaska Space Grant Fellowships			x
Dissertation & Thesis Completion Fellowships			x	x	Feb. 14
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowships			x	x	Feb. 27
Graduate Fellowship Program			x	x	Apr. 19
IGERT Graduate Fellowships			x	x	Feb. 1
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Grants	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Academic Competitiveness Grant	x	x		x	June 30
AKAdvantage Grant	x		x	x	Apr. 15
Bureau of Indian Affairs	x	x		x	Year-round
Graduate Travel Grants			x	x	Jan. 15 May 15 Sep. 15
EPSCoR Grants		x	x	x	Feb. 27
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)	x	x		x	June 30
Horizon Grant	x		x		Year-round
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant	x	x		x	June 30
Pell Grant	x	x		x	June 30
Student Support Services Grant	x	x		x	Year-round
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Loans, Federal	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students	x	x		x	May-July
Stafford Loan	x	x	x	x	May-July
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Loans, Alaska State	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Alaska Supplemental Loan	x	x	x	x	May-July
Family Education Loan	x	x	x		May-July
Teacher Scholarship Loan	x	x	x	x	May-July
Winn Brindle Scholarship Loan	x	x	x		May-July
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Loans, Alternative	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Citiassist	x	x	x		May-July
Keybank	x	x	x		May-July
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Loans, UAF	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Textbook Loan	x	x	x		Year-round
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Programs	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
International Student Exchange				x	Contact Office of International Programs
National Student Exchange				x	Contact Office of Admissions
UA College Savings Plan	x	x	x		none
Western Undergraduate Exchange		x		x	Contact Office of Admissions
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Scholarships	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Alaska Space Grant Scholarships		x		x
Army ROTC		x		x
Chancellor's Scholarship	x				Contact Scholarship Coordinator
Chugach Gem & Mineral Society Clayton Rasmusson Memorial Earth Science Scholarship		x		x	May 16
Honors Scholarship	x			x	Contact Honors Program
Human Achievement Award	x			x	Contact Scholarship Coordinator
Native Corporation Funding				x	Varies
Summer Research Tuition Scholarship			x	x
Talent Award	x			x	Contact Scholarship Coordinator
UAF Merit Scholarship	x			x	Contact Office of Admissions
UAF Privately Funded Scholarships (see online database)	x	x	x	x	Feb. 15 Contact Scholarship Coordinator
University of Alaska Foundation (more information)	x	x	x	x	Feb. 15 Contact Scholarship Coordinator
University of Alaska Scholars Program	x			x
University Women's Association Scholarship		x		x	Oct. 31
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Veterans' Services	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Veteran's Benefits (Chaps. 31, 32, 35, 1606)	x	x	x	x	Contact Financial Aid
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Other Resources and Links	Fr	Un	Gr	!!	Deadline
Various	x	x	x	x

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