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 over 1,000 students in graduate studies from all 50 states, and numerous territories and countries around the world. Our students 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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Apply now for UAF R1 Troth Yeddha' (Round 5) Ph.D. Financial Awards
April 18, 2025
There are three opportunities to apply for UAF R1 Troth Yeddha’ Ph.D. Financial Awards in this fifth round of funding opportunities. These will support a limited number of prospective/incoming and currently enrolled UAF Ph.D. students for fall 2025 and spring 2026. The deadline to apply is 11:50 p.m. on May 2, 2025.
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Applications open: Arctic Leadership Initiative student cohort
December 09, 2024
The Arctic Leadership Initiative is seeking undergraduate and graduate students to participate in an Arctic Leadership Initiative student cohort. The application deadline is Jan. 6, 2025.
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