UAFAA Benefactor Fund

The UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association Benefactor Fund brings alumni together in a shared commitment to support the university through collective giving. Each year, the UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association (UAFAA) Board selects recipients of Benefactor Fund awards that enhance programs, projects, and initiatives across the Troth Yeddha’ campus.

The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association is pleased to recognize the following alumni benefactors for their generous contributions to the association. The contributions pay for projects that enhance student life at the University of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Fairbanks.

  • The UAFAA Benefactor Fund application period for the 2025–2026 academic year is now closed.
    Looking ahead, you can of up to $1,000 to support your department or club during the 2026–2027 academic year.

    Application deadline: Monday, October 26, 2026

Benefactor Awards at Work

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Photo by Theresa Bakker.
UAF ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Association board members visit with Brooke Fisher '23 (center), then-president of the UAF Anthropological Society. The organization received a UAFAA Benefactor Fund grant for the Bunnell Building mural project.

Benefactor Award Recipients

2026

  • UAF ACS Chemistry Club
  • Aeronautics Club
  • ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society
  • Biology Graduate Student Association
  • English Graduate Organization
  • Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Student Association
  • Honors Student Advisory Council
  • Mosaic
  • Natural Resources & Environment Graduate Student Association
  • Physics Graduate Student Association
  • Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Rasmuson Library
  • Sigma Tau Delta: The International English Honors Society
  • Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
  • Student Veterans of America
  • UAF Tennis Club
  • Volleyball Club

2025

  • ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Alpine Club
  • ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Baptist Student Koinonia
  • Aurora Aerial Arts
  • UAF Chill Games Club
  • UAF Community Yoga Club
  • UAF English Department
  • Geo Learning Community
  • German Club
  • Japan ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Club
  • Natural Resources and Environment Graduate Student Association
  • Sculpture Club
  • Society of Advocacy for Gender Equality
  • Society of Women Engineers UAF Chapter
  • UAF Student Success Center
  • Women *and marginalized genders in Science and Engineering

2024

  • Festival of Native Arts
  • UAF Cadet Club
  • UAF Film Club
  • UAF French Club
  • Pre-Veterinary Association
  • Rural Student Services Sports Club
  • Rural Student Services Study Hall

2023

  • UAF Beading Club
  • Student Ceramics Arts Guild
  • Rural Student Services
  • The Wildlife Society UA Student Chapter
  • Yugtun Egmilta
  • UAF Native Games Club
  • Pre Veterinary Club
  • Troth Yeddha Dance Group
  • UAF Anthropological Society
  • Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group