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COVID-19 Information
Due to COVID-19, our office is currently closed for in-person customer service and our staff are currently working from home to practice social distancing guidelines. We are checking voicemail and regularly responding to email during regular business hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To receive a callback, please leave your name, phone number, student ID number, and a brief message.
Visit the UAF COVID-19 website to learn how UAF is responding to the COVID-19 situation, find information for students and faculty and staff, as well as the latest UAF communications and policies, FAQs and resources.
About the Graduate School
The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers 17 Ph.D. programs, 49 Master’s degree programs, several Post Baccalaureate Certificate programs and a cooperative/collaborative Ph.D. program with the University of Alaska Anchorage. UAF enrolls approximately 1,500 students in graduate studies from all 50 states and territories, and countries from all over the world.
The Graduate School works with the Director and the many UAF graduate programs to provide guidance for your degree completion. We work closely with your department to follow your progress and are ready to help you with questions and concerns.
Spring 2021: COVID-Impact Research Scholarship
We are pleased to announce an opportunity to offer UAF graduate students who do not currently receive any tuition support, three credits of tuition remission for the Spring 2021 semester.
This scholarship is to support research-active graduate students impacted by COVID that are self-funded for Spring 2021. Tuition support is available in Spring 2021 for self-funded students who have been enrolled in project/thesis (698/699) in Fall 2020 at UAF. This support is for additional 698/699 credits to help maintain the student as active in their program (6 or more credits/year). A maximum of three credits of 698/699 is available for each student at the resident tuition rate. Applications will be accepted between November 30 and December 4, 2020. Awards will be announced by Monday December 14.
Eligibility
- The student has no other source of university-based tuition support (e.g., graduate assistantships, grant support, employee tuition waivers).
- Research progress impacted by COVID. Impacts include, but are not limited to, illness, restrictions on travel to communities/fieldwork/conferences, reduced access to campus/lab spaces, increased family responsibilities, personal financial loss, etc.
- Registered for at least 1 credit of 698/699 in the fall 2020 semester.
- Priority will be given to students who have not yet met the 6-credit requirement for this academic year.
- A brief statement outlining the work you intend to achieve on 698/699 in Spring 2021 with a confirmation from your advisor that they will work with you. Please send your advisor the statement and have them reply to you as approval. Print the complete e-mail conversation as a PDF, and submit it through the online form.
- A Report of Advisory Committee (aka Annual Report) on file from this or last academic year (AY20-21 or AY19-20).
Spring 2021 Orientation for New Graduate Students
Come and meet the Graduate School team! We will cover what services and support we offer throughout your new academic endeavour.
Date TBD- Please check back soon.
Upcoming deadlines for funding oppportunities
- Graduate School's Thesis, Dissertation, Project Fellowship Program | Deadline to apply: October 15, 2020
- Graduate School's Degree Completion Scholarship Program | Deadline to apply: October 15, 2020
- Robert and Judy Belous Global Change Research Endowment | Deadline to apply: Accepting applications now
- Graduate School Travel Grant Application Form | Deadline to apply: Not accepting applications at this time.
For Students & Staff: please submit your payment memos for tuition, fees, and fellowship payments at the link below.
For the Spring 2021 semester, please submit memos no later than January 21 , 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate School at uaf-grad-school@alaska.edu.
Discounted recreational (RECR) courses for non-resident graduate students
UAF Community and Technical College is once again offering to discount RECR courses for non-resident graduate students only.
If you would like to take a RECR course for the Fall 2020 semester, and are a non-resident graduate student, please fill out the online form by Sunday, September 6th.
Please note: In order to access the form, you will need to be logged into your @alaska.edu
email account.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact Martha Westphal at mmwestphal@alaska.edu or 907-455-2886.
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