Financial Aid: Summer Research Tuition Scholarships

Application deadline: April 23

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will award Summer Research Tuition Scholarships to UAF graduate students who will receive a teaching or research assistantship during the summer months (between May and September). The Summer Research Tuition Scholarships will pay tuition for research or thesis credits as follows:

TA/RA for 10-14 hours per week during the summer will receive payment of tuition for three credits of thesis or research.

TA/RA for 15- 20 hours per week during the summer will receive payment of tuition for six credits of thesis or research.

Eligibility:

• UAF graduate students who will receive a 10 - 20 hour per week research or teaching assistantship during summer 2008.
  
• Enrolled in a minimum of three UAF credits in the precedeing fall and/or spring semesters.

Application procedure:

Send application form and supporting documents to:

Application Form (pdf format)
Application Form (Word format)

Office of the Graduate School
202 Eielson Building
P.O. Box 757560
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7560

Supporting documents:

• Copy of your TA/RA contract letter for summer 2008. Contract letter must state the dates of assistantship and hours per week.

Award procedure:

• Graduate School will send award letter to student.

• Student is responsible for following the directions in summer sessions catalog for registration and fee payment.
• Student must notify the Graduate School when he/she completes Summer registration for six 698 (Project Research) or 699 (Thesis Research) credits. When the Graduate School receives notification the tuition award will be posted to the student's account.

Contact the Graduate School for more information at (907) 474-7464 or fygrads@uaf.edu.