Rasmuson Fisheries Expansion
Scholarships available to students majoring in Fisheries at UAF:
New Student Scholarships
Each semester, scholarships from the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences are available to new students (freshmen or transfer) entering the UAF B.S. or B.A. Fisheries degree programs. The number of awards given and award amounts vary, but typically range from $500.00 to $2,000.00. To be eligible, students must apply and be admitted to the UAF B.S. or B.A. Fisheries degree program.
To apply:
- Submit a one-page, typed essay on why you have chosen to earn a degree in fisheries, to: tsutton@sfos.uaf.edu
UAF Hutton Junior Fishery Biology Award
Students receiving the American Fisheries Society Hutton Junior Fishery Biology Award will be awarded a $1,000.00 tuition scholarship if they are admitted to and enroll in the UAF B.S. or B.A. Fisheries degree program.
Returning Student Scholarships
Each spring, the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences awards four merit-based tuition scholarships, and one leadership scholarship to our most outstanding undergraduate fisheries students. To be eligible, students must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credits) and in either the UAF B.S. or B.A. Fisheries degree program.
The following tuition scholarships are awarded each spring:
- Outstanding Freshman – award amount $1,500.00
- Outstanding Sophomore – award amount $1,500.00
- Outstanding Junior – award amount $2,000.00
- Outstanding Senior – award amount $2,000.00
- Outstanding Leadership – award amount $1,000.00
For more information on the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences undergraduate fisheries scholarships, please contact Katie Murra Straub, SFOS Recruitment and Retention Coordinator at: kmstraub@alaska.edu, or 907-474-6786.