Nanook Pledge Scholarship

Non-resident tuition rate (effective fall 2025 and spring 2026)

• First-year, high school GPA 3.8+: $12,000 per year, $48,000 over four years
• First-year, GPA 3.5-3.79: $8,000 per year, $32,000 over four years
• First-year, GPA 3.2-3.49: $5,000 per year, $20,000 over four years
• Transfer, previous college GPA 3.8+: $5,000 per year, $20,000 over four years
• Transfer, GPA 3.5-3.79: $3,000 per year, $12,000 over four years
• Transfer, GPA 3.0-3.49: $1,000 per year, $4,000 over four years

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) tuition rate

• First-year, GPA 3.8+: $8,000 per year; 3.5-3.79: $5,000; 3.2-3.49: $3,000; 3.0-3.19: $1,000 (four-year totals $32,000, $20,000, $12,000, $4,000)
• Transfer amounts are the same as above

The award can cover tuition, fees, on-campus housing and meal plans, and textbook and course material costs charged to the student account. It cannot exceed the cost of attendance and is not refunded if combined gift aid exceeds the student bill. Amounts for students living off campus may be reduced. Available for up to four years of continuous enrollment; students who finish in fewer than four years may use remaining years for a graduate program with permission from the Financial Aid Office.

The amount depends on the student's tuition rate and may change if residency status changes. Under Alaska Unlocked (resident tuition for all students from fall 2027), residency-based scholarships such as the Nanook Pledge are calculated at the Alaska resident scholarship amounts.

The admission application and transcripts must be received by the admission deadlines: June 15 for fall and November 1 for spring.

1. Apply for admission to a bachelor's degree program at UAF, through the UAF application portal or the Common App.
2. Submit high school (or previous college) transcripts by the admission deadline.
3. Recipients are notified at the time of admission; no scholarship application is needed.

• High school transcripts (first-year) or previous college transcripts (transfer)

Awards are determined by previous high school or college GPA and the tuition rate charged. Students may appeal for a policy exemption at any time using the appeal form.