☀️ RSS is open all summer! ☀️

(907) 474-7871

Check in with your advisor if needed.

Summer Checklist:

- Check final grades (posted May 10th) 🗓️

- Register for Fall 2023 Semester 📚

- Complete Fall scholarships 💲

- Renew FAFSA for 2023-2024 year 💰

- Apply for housing, space may be limited 🏠

Important Dates and Deadlines

Summer 2023

Full Session

• First day of instruction for six-week session I and full session Monday, May 22
• Memorial Day (no classes, most offices closed) Monday, May 29
• Class registration deadline Friday, June 2
• Drop deadline (course not on transcript) Friday, June 2
• Fee payment deadline Friday, June 2
• Last day for withdrawals (W on transcript) Friday, July 14
• Last day of instruction and final exams Friday, Aug. 11
• Grades posted noon Wednesday Aug. 16

Six-week Session 1

• First day of instruction Monday, May 22
• Drop deadline with refund (course not on transcript) Friday, May 26
• Tuition and fee payment deadline Friday, May 26
• Withdrawal deadline (W grade on transcript) Friday, June 9
• Last day of instruction Friday, June 30

Six-week Session 2

• First day of instruction for six-week session II Wednesday, July 5
• Drop deadline with refund (course not on transcript) Tuesday, July 11
• Tuition and fee payment deadline Tuesday, July 11
• Withdrawal deadline Friday, July 28

Fall 2023

• Financial aid is disbursed Friday, Aug. 18
• Residence halls open to first-year students only, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22
• Residence halls open to all students, 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24

Final grades will be posted by noon, May 10.

Make sure all your grades are posted before ordering your Official Transcripts.

To order your transcript, you must log in to UAOnline. You will find the option to request an official transcript under the Student Services & Account Information menu. If you need any assistance, feel free to give us a call at 907-474-7871. Keep in mind that this is a process that must be done from your student account and make sure to check if your scholarships need an unofficial (which you do not need to pay for) or official transcript.

Last week Rural Student Services held their annual Dennis Demmert Award Ceremony in the Gathering Room located on the 2nd floor of the Brooks Building on University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus. Attendees shared a meal of homemade salmon chowder and listened to students speak about why they nominated each awardee.

The Dennis Demmert Award allows students to nominate someone they feel has positively affected their academic efforts at UAF. 2023 marks the twenty-eighth year the RSS students and staff will recognize individuals at UAF whose efforts demonstrate UAF's goal of being the education center for Alaska Natives.

During the 1994 Native Summit at UAF, Dennis Demmert recommended that something be done to recognize individuals whose actions have proved their support. The name was changed from RSS Appreciation and Recognition Award to the Dennis Demmert Appreciation and Recognition Award in honor of the many years of service that Dennis has given for the betterment of the Alaska Native community.

2023 Dennis Demmert Awardees:

Sam Alexander (Professor of Gwich’in, Alaska Native Language Center)

Nominated by Naatanii Mayo & Kaihinjik Alexander

Kevin Illingworth (Professor, Tribal Governance)

Nominated by Lewis Martin & Tania Beans

Ève Ryan (Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics) 

Nominated by Tania Beans 

Kavelina Torres (Indigenous Media Asst. Professor, Theatre & Film and DANSRD Depts.)

Nominated by Lou Frenzel

Daniel Vazquez (Math Tutor) 

Nominated by RSS advisors and students

FAFSA Information💲

To qualify for the APS (Alaska Performance Scholarship), you need to fill out FAFSA by June 30th! Click here to complete your application.

Scholarships💲

Interior Region (Fort Yukon) 

 Doyon Foundation Scholarship

• Must be enrolled to Doyon, Limited or be the child of an original enrollee
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by May 15th 
• www.doyonfoundation.com 

Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Higher Ed Scholarship

• Tribal member of Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by July 15th
• https://www.fortyukon.org/education-and-employment/

South West Region (Bethel area and surrounding villages)

Calista Corporation (Regional Corporation)

• Must be Calista shareholder
• Full-time or part-time student
• Apply by June 30th
• http://www.calistaeducation.org/scholarships.html

Louis Bunyan Memorial Scholarship (CVRF) 

• Must have resided in one of the Coastal Village member communities for a minimum of 5 years
• Apply by June 30th by 5pm. 
• https://workfishhope.coastalvillages.org/home

 Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP)

• Must be enrolled member of an AVCP compact tribe
• Apply by June 30th
• https://www.avcp.org/scholarships/

Bering Straits Region (Nome and surrounding villages)

 MyCache

• Must be tribally enrolled or are a descendent of tribally enrolled member 
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by June 30th
• https://my-cache.org/

Aleutian Chain (Sand Point and other villages along the Aleutians)

Aleut Foundation

• Must be full-time student
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by June 30th
• https://www.thealeutfoundation.org/education/educational-scholarships/

North Slope Region (Utqiagvik and surrounding villages)

AEF Foundation Scholarship

• ASRC (Arctic Slope Regional Corporation) shareholder or descendant 
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by August 1st
• https://arcticed.com/

UIC Foundation Scholarship

• Shareholders of the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC) and lineal descendants of shareholders of UIC
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by August 1st
• https://uicalaska.com/shareholders/uic-foundation-inc/

NANA Region (Kotzebue and surrounding villages)

Aqqaluk Trust Scholarship

• NANA Shareholders or card descendants
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by August 1st
• https://www.aqqaluktrust.com/

Maniilaq Higher Ed Scholarship

• Tribal Enrollment in Ambler, Deering, Kivalina, Kobuk, Noorvik, and Shungnak
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by August 1st
• https://www.maniilaq.org/tribal-government-services/

Frank R. Ferguson Memorial Scholarship

• Proof of actual residency in the Northwest Arctic Borough
• 2.0 GPA or equivalent
• Apply by August 15th
• https://www.nwabor.org/departments/frank-r-ferguson-memorial-scholarship-program/

UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination/

Contact

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Rural Student Services

PO Box 756320, Fairbanks, AK 99775

(907)-474-7871

"Student success is achieved with the help of family, a group of persons of common ancestry. At Rural Student Services, I feel at home."

- Karly Gundersen, Port Lions