Welcome!

The Graduate School staff is here for you!

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, our office is currently closed for in-person customer service and our staff are currently working from home to practice social distancing guidelines.

Phone: (907) 474-7464 
Email: uaf-grad-school@alaska.edu
We are periodically 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.

Webchat | Another option is to visit our homepage and use the chat feature in the left bottom corner

 

 

 Keep looking at these links for latest updates!

WELCOME TO FALL 2020

As the leadership of the Graduate School, we want to take this opportunity to welcome our new and continuing graduate students for the Fall 2020 semester. Whether you are beginning or continuing your studies, we would like to thank you for your commitment to graduate studies at UAF in these extraordinary times. Both of us and the rest of the Graduate School team, Felicia Burud and Erin Kirchner, are here to support you succeed in your graduate studies. Our current plan is to reopen for in-person business in mid-August while still being available virtually. 

To our new students, our Fall Orientation for new graduate students is Friday, August 21, and is an online event. To our continuing students, we are impressed with the stories we have heard from faculty members about the progress you have continued to make over the summer as you have adapted to the realities of this pandemic. Despite these challenges, the opportunities for graduate study that attracted you to Alaska and UAF remain, and new opportunities will continue to emerge. 

In these times, it is more important than ever to stay connected and informed. As well as maintaining contact with your advisors, programs, and peers, please keep in touch with us at the Graduate School.  We want to hear your stories, both to celebrate your successes, and help you address any challenges. Hearing from students across the university allows us to understand the challenges that are common to all students as well as those specific to certain groups of students.  We will be keeping our website updated with details about our operations this semester. The site supports live chat with the staff.  We will also share information through our listserves (GradAcademic-L and GradSchool-L) and Facebook page. 

Thanks once again for choosing to study at UAF, and all the best for the new academic year.

-Richard Collins, Director

-Shelly Baumann, Assistant Director  

 

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We offer one-on-one thesis formatting review sessions! Sessions are primarily intended for those who are planning on graduating in the current semester; and as such, your thesis should be in near final draft form.
These sessions are strictly limited to 30 minutes. Email us to schedule a session!

Fall 2020 Thesis formatting sessions

Please join us for a thesis/dissertation formatting session.  We review the process and timeline for the submission process and review the most common formatting errors that we see when reviewing student submissions.  
This is a great place to ask questions and gain a better understanding of the UAF formatting guidelines.  The students who participate in our formatting sessions usually have fewer errors to correct at the time of submission, which also reduces the amount of stress they experience in the final stages of finishing their degree. 
We hope to see you there!

As soon as the next sessions will be announced, we will ask you to  register by filling a form to secure a spot. Once registered, we will send you an invite with a Zoom link. 

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Fall 2020 Orientation for new graduate students

Come and meet the Graduate School team, and learn what services and support we offer you for this new academic endeavour.

It is always greatly valuable to put a face to a name, as much for us as for you.
And we always have swag and snacks, as we like to spoil you!

Friday, August 21, 2020 
Zoom Session #1: 11:00 AM
Zoom Session #2: 1:30 PM

  

Please RSVP here.

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Upcoming deadlines for funding oppportunities

  •  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 Fall 2020 semester, please submit memos no later than September 3, 2020. 

Submit Your Memo Here!

If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate School at uaf-grad-school@alaska.edu. 

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Have questions about graduate assistant health insurance?

Visit UnitedHealthCare to create your account and:

  • Print your insurance card
  • Add dependents
  • Find providers

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How to access your 1098-B Form:

  • Visit www.uhcsr.com/MyAccount and log in or create your MyAccount.
  • Once logged in, use the left navigation bar to navigate to the Tax Information, My Personal Information, and Email Preferences areas to enter and/or confirm the following information: Name; SSN or ITIN; Date of Birth; Mailing Address; Email Address.
  • Under Tax Information, you can select electronic or paper delivery of your 1095B.
  • UHCSR contact information: 844-206-0374. Please note that customer service representatives will not be able to collect your Social Security Number over the phone.
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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