Apply for URSA Climate Change Project funding by Sept. 8

Jessie Skalisky, 2023-2024 Climate Change Project awardee, and mentor Katie Spellman performing a vegetation analysis within a quadrant.

This grant opportunity of up to $5,000 is open to all undergraduate students (from any discipline and any UAF-affiliated campus) who are interested in conducting scholarly work on various aspects of climate change, including but not limited to climate science, climate policy, visual or written communication of climate issues, and climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. We encourage proposals featuring interdisciplinary projects.

Visit the Climate Change Project Award homepage for additional information and to apply. Applications accepted through Sept. 8, 2024.

Undergraduate Student URSA eligibility:

Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate student. Students of any year of study, from any UAF-affiliated campus, working toward an occupational endorsement, certificate, associate degree or bachelor's degree in any discipline are eligible to apply for and participate in this award. Middle college students, graduated undergraduate students and graduate students are not eligible undergraduate students.
Registration: Students must be enrolled in at least 3 credits at any UAF-affiliated campus for the funded award term.
GPA of 2.3 or higher: Students with a GPA lower than 2.3 are not eligible.
Students that have received full funding from another UAF program for the same project are not eligible for additional funding from URSA (for example, BLaST, INBRE, EPSCOR, Alaska Space Grant Program and URISE, among others).

FAQs

Who may serve as an URSA mentor? Faculty, research staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and staff may serve as an URSA mentor.
Which campuses are affiliated with UAF? UAF campuses include: Bristol Bay, Chukchi, Community and Technical College, Troth Yeddha’, Interior Alaska, Kuskokwim and Northwest.

For more information, contact Erin Kirchner at uaf-ursa@alaska.edu.