Most financial aid requires you to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Please use school code 001063.

Scholarships are financial awards that can be used to pay for tuition, housing, books and other costs related to college. Merit-based scholarships are awarded based on academic performance, community involvement and other achievements. Need-based scholarships are awarded based on financial need.

College scholarships are awarded by the federal government, state agencies, universities, private organizations and other donors. The donor or department funding the scholarship typically sets the criteria for how it’s awarded.

 

Scholarship opportunities include:

• Alaska Performance Scholarship
• Alaska State Fair Scholarship
• BBAHC Richard Tilden Sr. Health Scholarship
• BBEDC Harvey Samuelson Scholarship
  • Scholarship Application
  • Affidavit of Residency Form
  • Relationship Disclosure Form
• BBEDC College Development Fund
• BBEDC VOC/TECH Funding Program
• BBNA Natural Resources Scholarship
• BBNA Workforce Development- Adult Vocational Training
• BBNA Workforce Development- Higher Education Scholarship
• BBNC Education Foundation
• Bristol Bay Housing Authority Scholarship
• Bristol Bay Fly Fishing & Guide Academy
• Choggiung Educational Endowment Foundation
• Nushagak Cooperative Scholarship
• UAF scholarships
• Renewable Energy Scholarship
• Scholarship for Asian  American and Pacific Islander Students
• Scholarship for First Generation Students
• Scholarship for Mothers
• Scholarship for Students of Color

Scholarships by region:

• Aleutians
• Bristol Bay

 

Have you received a scholarship? If so, consider writing a thank you letter!

Grants do not need to be repaid. Your name will be submitted for eligible federal grants once your FAFSA has been processed.

Popular grant sources include:

• AK Education Grant
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
• The Edward & Anna Range Schmidt Charitable Trust
• EPSCoR Grants
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
• Pell Grant
• Student Support Services Program (SSSP) Grants
• University of Alaska (UA) Grant

Search grants to find additional opportunities.

Educational loans generally have long-term repayment schedules, offer low-interest rates, and often allow deferring payments. To learn more about loans visit UAF Loans page.

To update UA login (ELMO)

• Select an option:
  • Option 1: I know my UA Username/ ID # & password
  • Option 2: I know my UA Username or UA ID
  • Option 3: Search for my UA Username and ID #
• Once logged into ELMO, your UA ID Number and UA Username display on the left side of the screen. Passwords are changed here.

Need help? Contact Office of Information Technology (OIT)1-800-478-8226.

Your UA username is used to login to Blackboard, Google Apps, UA Webmail, NetReg.

Log in to UAOnline.

UAOnline provides you with a wealth of information:

• Updating your personal information
• Registering for classes
• Adding or dropping classes
• Viewing your class schedule
• Tuition or Scholarship payments
• DegreeWorks -a road map of your degree
• Printing or reviewing your Unofficial Academic Transcripts
• Requesting and Printing Tax information (1098T)
• Student Account Balances and Payment

Remember, students in degree programs will need to consult with an advisor each term, before registering for courses. Faculty and student services staff can assist with this. 

• Sign In
• Under your photo in the Student Profile, click on "Schedule Planner and Registration"
• Click on the term attending classes
• Click on "Current Schedule" 
• Enter the CRN for the Class and "Register" 

Go to: Easy Login Maintenance Option (ELMO).

This site will:

• Ask you several security questions
• Find your UA username and student id
• Allow you to create/change your password

Note:  This username/password will be for UA Mail, Blackboard, and Blackboard Collaborate.

See Google Mail FAQs.

Blackboard Collaborate enables meetings and classes to be held online using a computer or smartphone.

We suggest viewing these short videos First Time Users.

The instructor has not yet allowed student access. Registered students will not see a course in Blackboard until the instructor makes the courses available.

• Log in to UAOnline
• Select Student Services & Account Information
  • Registration
  • Week at a Glance or Student Detail Schedule

• Log in to UAOnline
• Select Student Services & Account Information
• Select Student Account
• Select Account Detail for Term (Semester)/Pay Term Balance

NOTE:  View holds on your account under Student Account

• Log in to UAOnline
• Select Student Services & Account Information
  • Student Records
  • Academic Transcript -  Unofficial
• or, Select Student Services & Account Information
  • Official Transcript Request Service

DegreeWorks is a road map of your degree program -  a checklist of your accomplishments toward your degree. Try the " What IF"  scenario to consider progress in a degree or other degrees.

• Log in to UAOnline
• Select Student Services & Account Information
  • DegreeWorks and Electronic Degree Audit
  • UAF DegreeWorks 

If all graduation requirements are completed by the end of the semester, the certificate/degree will be awarded within six weeks after final grades have posted. Diplomas will be sent out approximately six weeks after the end of the semester.

Once your degree is posted you can view it on your unofficial transcript on UAOnline.