RAHI 2021 applications are open
February 2, 2021
The application period for the Rural Alaska Honors Institute is now open. Applications are due by Monday, March 1.
RAHI 2021 will be from June 1-July 16.
The Rural Alaska Honors Institute is a competitive six-week college exploration program offered to Alaska Native and
rural Alaska students with at least a 3.0 GPA following the completion of their junior
or senior year of high school. During the program, approximately 50 students live
on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ campus and earn 8-11 credits in courses that cover a wide array
of subjects from foundational writing and math to industry exploration through process
technology. Weekends are spent adventuring in the interior and volunteering for local
organizations. The program is tentatively slated to be held in person, but will transition
to virtual depending on the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program is in its 39th year and has had nearly 1,800 participants. RAHI students
average a 3.55 GPA while at RAHI and have gone on to earn over 1,204 degrees ranging
from occupational endorsements to Ph.D.s. Most are putting their education to work
in Alaska.
The entire experience, including room and board and travel to and from Fairbanks,
is free. Find more information and the application form online.