URSA Community
Welcome!
Our Community encompasses students, staff, and faculty from all disciplines at UAF. Explore the sections below to learn more about the URSA experience.
About URSA
URSA students and mentors accomplish great things! Read their stories to learn more about their interests, projects, reflections, and more!
Research and Creative Activity (RCA) Day is UAF's annual celebration of undergraduate
student experiences across campus!
This annual event allows students to showcase their scholarly experiences from the
current academic year through posters, presentations, creative displays, and public
performances. Both URSA-funded and non-URSA students are encouraged to participate.
URSA supports student projects from all disciplines on campus. Learn more about the
URSA experience from outreach videos made by students just like you!
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See our calendar below for upcoming seminar dates!
Curated photos from the studio, the field, the lab, and beyond!
URSA NEWS & EVENTS
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Call for volunteer reviewers: Research and Creative Activity Day
March 17, 2025
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity seeks volunteer reviewers for the 2025 Research and Creative Activity Day, an undergraduate research and creative project symposium. Faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, graduate students and staff members from all disciplines are invited to volunteer to provide comments and constructive feedback for presenters who opt-in for review.
Apply for URSA Innovative Technology and Education Awards
February 12, 2025
URSA's 2025 Innovative Technology and Education Awards offer up to $5,000 to support technology-related equipment or software purchases for student-based instruction, research or project work. Funds for these awards come from a percentage of student fees.
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URSA announces Spring 2025 Mentor Award recipients
January 22, 2025
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the individuals who received an URSA Spring 2025 Mentor Award.
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Apply for URSA Summer 2025 Student Project Awards through March 2
January 22, 2025
Undergraduate students planning to pursue creative projects or conduct research during the summer 2025 semester are invited to apply for funding. Applications will be accepted through March 2.
