Staff Development Funds
Staff Alliance offers Professional Development support
Staff Alliance is offering support for staff professional development activities that directly support their professional development in FY26. Examples include but not limited to: Professional certifications, attending or presenting at a conference, professional society memberships, online or in-person trainings, webinars. (Please note, this is not applicable to UA class fees.)
This support is good for any activities occurring within the next 12 months, and is for up to $500 per employee, while the funds last.
Requirements:
Must be a “fully benefited” STAFF member. Temporary part time employees, grad students, and student employees are NOT eligible.
Selection: The Staff Development Fund Committee will review applications once per quarter (see review dates below). They will score the applications and award the top applications until funds are exhausted for that quarter.
Application review dates have changed to align with the FY Quarters:
Q1: August 1 –September 30 = Review 1st week of October (shorter quarter due to FY rollover)
Q2: October 1–December 31 = Review 2nd week of January (due to holidays)
Q3: January 1–March 31 = Review first week of April
Q4: April 1–June 30 = Review first week of July
**Personal reimbursements are to be avoided at all possible costs. Please work with a ProCard holder or your fiscal technicians to make the purchase through UA Procurement approved avenues. Travel related expenses are required to be submitted through Concur. Please work with your travel department if you have questions. Spending guidance will be included in your award letter. **
Thank you to President Pitney and the UA Board of Regents for providing these funds and supporting professional development for staff.
For questions please email the Staff Alliance Fund Committee,
ua-sa-staffdevelopmentfund@alaska.edu
Staff Alliance offers Summer 2026 semester fee support
The UA Staff Alliance is pleased to once again offer a class fee scholarship for UA classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The scholarship, good for the 2026 Summer Semester, is for up to $250 per employee. **This scholarship will only be applied to tuition fees in your student account. This will NOT apply to bookstore or parking fees.
There are limited funds available. After the application period closes, if there are more applicants than funds available, recipients will be randomly selected from all eligible applications.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Must be a UA STAFF member.
Temporary part time employees, grad students, and student employees are NOT eligible - Tuition Fee support is exactly that - fee support for taking classes at UA. The goal is to help you advance in your professional career.
- Recreational/Personal/Self Care classes are only allowed if they are used as an elective within a degree program. **Must submit an unofficial transcript with RECR class registration.**
TO APPLY:
- Submit a fee scholarship request here by May 1, 2026.
NOTE: a Tuition Waiver is no longer necessary
Thank you to President Pitney and the UA Board of Regents for providing these funds and supporting professional development for staff.
For questions please email Staff Alliance Development Fund Group:
ua-sa-staffdevelopmentfund@alaska.edu
Staff Alliance offers professional development support
Staff Alliance is once again offering support for staff for activities that directly support their professional development in FY24. Examples include but not limited to: Professional certifications, attending or presenting at a conference, professional society memberships, online or in-person trainings, webinars. (Please note, this is not applicable to UA class fees.)
This support is good for any activities occurring within FY24*, and is for up to $500 per employee, while the funds last.
*If you have a situation where you need to pay for something in FY24 that will not take place until after FY24, please email neromanovsky@alaska.edu. We'll review this on a case-by-case basis.
Requirements: Must be a current regular staff person at UA, excluding Executive staff classifications. Must fill out the application linked below.
Selection: The Staff Development Fund committee will review applications once per quarter in FY24 (see review dates below). They will score the applications and award the top applications until funds are exhausted for that quarter.
Submit your request for funding here:
Staff Professional Development Support Application
Application review dates:
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September 29, 2023
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December 1, 2023
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February 1, 2024
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April 1, 2024
Thank you to President Pitney and the UA Board of Regents for providing these funds and supporting professional development for staff.
For questions please email Staff Alliance governance support, neromanovsky@alaska.edu.
This offer is available while the funds last, on a first come, first served basis, so apply early!
- To apply, you must first have submitted an employee tuition waiver form.
- Then, submit a fee scholarship request here.
- Submit your request for funding here: Staff Professional Development Support Request Form
staff development survey and held numerous discussions to determine how to allocate
this funding to have the greatest impact on UAF staff.
1. $12,500 allocated; will cover approximately 50 employees up to $250 each for tuition or fees.
2. This process will be coordinated along with the Bursar’s Office and treated in a similar
manner to the tuition waiver process.
3. Status: A Next-Gen form and approval process has been created; advertising will
begin prior to the hard closure and funds will be awarded on a rolling basis until
the fee payment deadline or the funds have been extended (whichever comes
first).
Conference Registration Stipend:
1. $6,000 allocated; first come first serve until funds are expended.
2. Must be used for professional development conferences and/or online professional
development classes
fund/org to provide to their procurement specialist.
LinkedIn Learning (lynda.com) Subscription:
1. $13,000 allocated for 250 licenses. Licenses will be managed by UAF Staff Council and
will be good for one calendar year from the date of the agreement’s execution.
2. Licenses will be issued to those that don’t have access through their local library.
3. Status: Partially Implemented: the procurement has been submitted and awaits
approval.
Guest Presenter Stipend:
1. $5,000 allocated.
2. The University Advocacy Committee will seek opportunities for new brown bag lunches
with guest speakers. These funds may also be used to support a presenter for Staff
Recognition and Development Day.
3. Status: Pending implementation in spring 2022.
UAA/UAS/SO Staff Council Collaboration:
1. $5,000 allocated; will be coordinated with Staff Alliance membership.
2. Funds will be used to support staff development opportunities and open other councils’
activities to UAF staff members.
3. Status: Pending implementation in spring 2022.
Affinity Group Support
1. $3,000 allocated; will be coordinated with the Staff Alliance affinity groups committee.
2. Funds will be used to support the implementation of affinity groups; groups will be
provided an opportunity to request start-up funds and funds for ongoing activities and
operations.
3. Status: Pending implementation of the Staff Alliance affinity groups proposal in
spring 2022.
Staff Leadership Institute:
1. $4,500 allocated.
2. UAF Staff Council has held discussions with G2 Diversified Services as well as faculty in
CTC’s applied business program to explore options to create a series of professional
development workshops with a specific focus on supervision and growing skills for
employees who wish to become supervisors.
3. Status: Pending; it is likely that research, planning and assessment will take place
in spring 2022 with workshops taking place during FY23.
UAF Staff Council will continue to review progress towards the implementation of each of these
initiatives. Unused funds may be allocated to other initiatives or new projects as needed.