Graduate Student Funding Sources
A variety of funding sources are available to assist graduate students in accomplishing their educational and research goals while at UAF. There are sources within the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, at the Graduate School, and external to the University. Depending on the source, the funds may be used for living expenses (stipend or salary), tuition, equipment, supplies, or travel. This site also provides a list of some fellowships available from grants to individual faculty within SFOS. However, you should contact individual faculty members for up-to-date information on these and other funding sources. More information can be found in the links below
- SFOS
- Dr. H. Richard Carlson Scholarship
- C.L. Anderson Fund: E-mail the UAF Scholarship Coordinator for more information about this scholarship.
- AFSC Population Dynamics Fellowship
- Dieter Family Marine Science Research Scholarship
- Francis “Bud” Fay Memorial Scholarship
- Howard Feder And David Shaw Graduate Student Support Fund
- Ken Turner Memorial Fellowship
- NFI/Sea Grant Fellowship
- Rasmuson Fisheries Research Center
- Teaching Assistantships
- UAF Graduate School / Other university programs
- Graduate School Fellowships
- UAF Graduate School Travel Grant
- UAF Graduate School Thesis Completion Fellowship
- Austin Cooley Talent Grant
- Robert L. And Virginia R. Rausch Scholarship
- Howard Adams Memorial Scholarship
- University Of Alaska (UA) Foundation
- External organizations
- Territorial Sportsmen Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
- American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, Research Assistance Award-Travel
- Alaska Fly Fishers, Natural Sciences Scholarship
- NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program for Graduate Students
- Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid Fund
- Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship
- Seaspace, Inc.
- Senator Ted Stevens Kenai River Sportfishing Association Scholarship
- A.W. "Winn" Brindle Memorial Education Loan Program
- Kuskokwin Native Association, Subsistence Fisheries Education Internship
- Individual faculty fellowships


