UAA alumna Maia Wen was recently awarded the Fulbright Student Scholarship, but her path to earning the prestigious award hasn’t been easy.
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When you designate a portion of your PFD to UAA through Pick.Click.Give., you help students from all walks of life gain access to higher education. Show your support for UAA and give the life-changing gift of education.
Read some of our Amazing Stories about how receiving an education at UAA is impacting students' lives.
Andres Antuna was recently awarded Humanity in Action’s John Lewis Fellowship. This July, he will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, and spend one month learning from leaders who have fought for human rights.
Meet an all-women team of student engineers from UAA who are working to build a rocket capable of exceeding the speed of sound for the annual Space Grant Midwest High-Power Rocket Competition, aka the Efficient Supersonic Rocket Challenge.
UAA biological sciences major Michael Martinez has been conducting research his entire life, but the sophomore researcher has come a long way from his elementary school science fair days and may have helped open a new door for Alaska’s mining resource industry.
Each year, UAA's Diversity Action Council celebrates students' efforts in enhancing diversity at UAA through their volunteerism and community engagement. Five students reflect on their time at UAA, and how being engaged has made all the difference in their undergraduate experience.
With undiagnosed learning disabilities, school was hard for Benjamin Miller. But this summer, the Honors College sophomore is studying abroad in South Africa as a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
Like many Alaskans, Kaasan Braendel grew up around bush planes. But it wasn’t until her first ride in a helicopter that she fell in love with aviation. Learning to fly only made her more curious about how aircraft work. Now, with certifications earned at UAA, she is embarking on a career as a helicopter mechanic.
UAA student Henrique Miller says he’s had a lifelong love of learning and has always been curious about the world around him. In his youth, math and the sciences excited him, but it was when he was introduced to UAA’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) that he felt he’d discovered his educational passion in life. He hopes that one day his research will contribute to the field of plasma nuclear fusion.
Navigating scholarships can be stressful. As a lead coach for the UAA eWolf ePortfolio program, Amanda Magnusen is more than familiar with that feeling, inspiring her to donate her own scholarship.
At Spring Back Utah, owner Jeff Jewett and his wife, Jenny, turn thousands of mattresses into much-needed jobs. It's mattresses with a mission, benefiting people and the planet alike, and it all ties back to the second chance Jeff found at UAA.
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As the cost of an education rises, so does the number of students requiring financial aid. Half of our UAA students rely on scholarships to make their dreams of an education possible. That need can only be met with the help of donors like you.
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