Study climate change where it matters most

The Arctic is warming fast, and Alaska is the place to engage. Join the nation's first program focused on giving undergraduates the skills and knowledge to make an impact.

Dive into a summer institute — with field trips
Attend climate-themed seminars and classes
Spend a semester abroad and with a local organization
Develop arts and technologies to tackle challenges
Travel with a model council of Arctic nations
Create your own climate thesis project

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All fields are required.

Learn in Alaska, on the cutting edge of the impacts, the science and the adaptations.

You'll enter an interdisciplinary program that melds the arts, humanities and sciences.

Join top scientists on the front lines.

Glaciers, permafrost and sea ice reflect the climate first, and Alaska has them all. Work with UAF's researchers, international experts in everything Arctic.

Find ways to make a difference.

Study solutions to Alaska's climate change challenges. Work on policy. Go abroad on projects. At UAF, you can have an impact like nowhere else.

Get skills for climate change jobs.

Climate careers can be in research, clean energy, education and more. Being a UAF climate scholar will help lead you to the work you want.