UAF Graduate School
The Graduate School supports the creativity and productivity of our graduate students as they pursue their discoveries here at UAF. We oversee graduate programs, academic processes and policies at UAF. We support grad students through our professional development and training programs, orientation programs, social and wellness events, advisory board, and scholarships and fellowships. We work closely with departments and programs to follow students’ progress and are ready to help with questions and concerns. We host a student advisory board to guide our practices and programming.
Earn your graduate degree at UAF
The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers post-baccalaureate certificates, graduate certificates, master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and it supports professional licenses. In addition to degrees in distinct disciplines, we offer a graduate interdisciplinary program where students can design a degree that draws on multiple disciplines.
About our students
UAF enrolls nearly 1,000 students in graduate studies from all 50 states, the territories and countries around the world. They pursue both professional and research degrees. Graduate study areas span the arts, business, education, engineering, humanities, Indigenous studies, and social and natural sciences.
News, events and deadlines
Elizabeth Parry
Ph.D. Biological Sciences
Parry's Ph.D. is focused on developing a new tool to measure food security using a One Health lens, with a particular focus on Alaska Native populations.
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Responsible Conduct of Research training Nov. 14
November 01, 2023
Responsible Conduct of Research training will be offered via Zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. RCR is a required training for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers supported by National Science Foundation awards.
Paul H. McCarthy Awards accepting applications
September 29, 2023
Individual undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines at the University of Alaska are eligible and invited to apply for an award of $2,500 to support their research using the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. One award is available annually. The deadline to apply is Nov. 5, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.
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