URSA Community
Welcome!
Our Community encompasses students, staff, and faculty from all disciplines at UAF. Explore the sections below to learn more about the URSA experience.
About URSAURSA students and mentors accomplish great things! Read their stories to learn more about their interests, projects, reflections, and more!
Research and Creative Activity (RCA) Day is UAF's annual celebration of undergraduate
student experiences across campus!
This annual event allows students to showcase their scholarly experiences from the
current academic year through posters, presentations, creative displays, and public
performances. Both URSA-funded and non-URSA students are encouraged to participate.
URSA NEWS & EVENTS
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Apply for URSA Spring 2025 Project Awards
October 09, 2024
Undergraduate students planning to pursue creative projects or conduct research during the spring 2025 semester are invited to apply for funding. Applications will be accepted through Sunday, Nov. 3.
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Paul H. McCarthy Award accepting applications
October 09, 2024
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. 3, 2024, by 11:59 p.m.
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URSA Spring 2025 Mentor Awards accepting proposals through Nov. 3
October 09, 2024
Faculty, research staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from all disciplines of UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to apply for up to $3,000 to engage undergraduate students on their research and creative projects taking place during the spring 2025 term.
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Invitation: Undergraduate student research mixer
September 26, 2024
Undergraduate students and mentors from all academic disciplines are invited to attend an Undergraduate Student Research Mixer hosted by URSA on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. in the BP Design Theater (JUB 401).